Diction Of The 4th Quarter
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Match the definition with the correct word.
- 1.Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.
- A.
Solemn
- B.
Sullen
- C.
Sorry
- D.
Cryptic
- 2.To act as a go-between in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer. To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses.
- A.
Baker
- B.
Monger
- C.
Broker
- D.
Pander
- E.
Maid
- 3.The intestine. The interior of something.
- A.
Bovine
- B.
Bowery
- C.
Bowel
- D.
Bow
- E.
Bumfodder
- 4.A smallhand tool having a spiraled shank, a screw tip, and a cross handle, and used for boring holes.
- A.
Potato
- B.
Gimlet
- C.
Power drill
- D.
Samson
- 5.Imposingly fashionable or elegant; grand.
- A.
Swank
- B.
Ordinary
- C.
Average
- D.
Lavish
- 6.One that acts as an agent for others, as in negotiating contracts, purchases, or sales, in return for a fee or commission.
- A.
Broker
- B.
Break-dancer
- C.
Baker
- D.
Crypt Keeper
- 7.The often large luxurious country houseof a well-to-do person.
- A.
Villa
- B.
Hut
- C.
Hamlet
- D.
Mansion
- E.
Shack
- 8.A woman considered sexually promiscuous.
- A.
Tart
- B.
Pastry
- C.
Succubus
- D.
Nasty Nate
- E.
Prostitute
- 9.Long and thin; slender; flimsy.
- A.
Brood
- B.
Stout
- C.
Tenuous
- D.
Tender
- 10.A state of reduced or suspended sensibility.
- A.
Aware
- B.
Conscious
- C.
Stupor
- D.
Stupendous
- E.
Stump
- 11.To invent, compose, or recite without preparation.
- A.
Improvise
- B.
Impromptu
- C.
Impudence
- D.
Impugn
- E.
Impact
- 12.In an initial or early stage; incipient.
- A.
Incestuous
- B.
The Squirl Master
- C.
Inchoate
- D.
Incalescent
- E.
Entrance
- 13.Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character; ethical.
- A.
Ethics
- B.
Moral
- C.
Virtue
- D.
Pure
- 14.Moral excelence and reighteousness; goodness.
- A.
Virtuoso
- B.
Virtual Reality
- C.
Virtue
- D.
Conscious
- 15.Acceptance as true or valid; beilef.
- A.
Credential
- B.
Credence
- C.
Credit
- D.
Creditor
- 16.The quailty of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume.
- A.
Timbrel
- B.
Timbale
- C.
Timber
- D.
Timbre
- E.
Tone
- 17.Deep distress or misery, as from grief. Misfortune, calamity. Used to express sorrow or dismay.
- A.
Wood
- B.
Wow
- C.
Woe
- D.
Wo
- E.
What-What
- 18.A small cave or cavern.
- A.
Grotty
- B.
Grotto
- C.
Ground
- D.
Grotesque
- 19.Dismal; bleak. Boring; dull.
- A.
Dreamy
- B.
Dreary
- C.
Drench
- D.
Dummy
- 20.The symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of certain plants.
- A.
Mycorhiza
- B.
My God
- C.
Mycology
- D.
Mycoplasma
- 21.Any of the various neurological disorders characterized by sudden recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures.
- A.
Epileptoid
- B.
Epilogue
- C.
Epilepsy
- D.
Epinasty
- 22.A state of extreme confusion or agitation.
- A.
Turmoil
- B.
Today
- C.
Turnip
- D.
Turnery
- 23.Not straightforward; shifty.
- A.
Devisor
- B.
Devious
- C.
Devitalize
- D.
Devise
- 24.Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, an ideal, or a goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.
- A.
Ideal
- B.
Zeal
- C.
Meal
- D.
Zarf
- 25.A person affected with leprosy.
- A.
The Hamburger Helper
- B.
Leper
- C.
Leprechaun
- D.
Leprous
- E.
Lenny
- 26.The condition or quality of being completely forgotten.
- A.
Isolated
- B.
Solitude
- C.
Oblivion
- D.
Oblivious
- E.
Obvious
- 27.A young woman making a formal debut into society.
- A.
Debunk
- B.
Debug
- C.
Debut
- D.
Debutante
- 28.Any of the various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels, used for pleasure cruises or racing.
- A.
Yacht
- B.
Yagi
- C.
Yack
- D.
Yakima
- E.
Yakisoba
- 29.An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse.
- A.
Pretext
- B.
Pretest
- C.
Preterm
- D.
Pretzel
- 30.Lacking sense or substance; empty.
- A.
Inactive
- B.
Inane
- C.
Inanition
- D.
Invisible Man Syndrome
- 31.An opinion or doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs, esp. dissension from Christian dogma by a chruch member.
- A.
Here
- B.
Heretic
- C.
Hairy
- D.
Heresy
- E.
Holy-molely
- 32.An evil spirit; a demon. A diabolically evil or wicked person. One who is addicted to something.
- A.
Fiend
- B.
Friend
- C.
Fierce
- D.
Fantastic Dan
- 33.To assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- A.
Coincide
- B.
Contra
- C.
Contradict
- D.
Constipation
- 34.A person, esp. a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usually in return for a share of the earnings.
- A.
Pancake
- B.
Procurer
- C.
Pander
- D.
Pimp
- 35.A large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- A.
Protractor
- B.
Parachute
- C.
Paunch
- D.
Plain
- E.
All of the above
- 36.An attendant in a gambling casino who rakes in money or chips and pays winners at a gaming table.
- A.
Crappy
- B.
Croupier
- C.
Croup
- D.
Croupy
- 37.Land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons.
- A.
Follow
- B.
Fallow
- C.
Fall
- D.
Full
- E.
None of the Above
- 38.To disturb or excite emotionally; arouse; perturb.
- A.
Aggravate
- B.
Agitate
- C.
Aggrandize
- D.
Agita
- 39.To walk through water, snow, sand, or any other substance that impedes free motion or offers resistance to movement.
- A.
Walk
- B.
Wander
- C.
Wade
- D.
Waddle
- 40.A large sailing vessel of the 15th to the 17th centuries used as a fighting or merchant ship, square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and generally lateen-rigged on one or two after masts.
- A.
Yacht
- B.
Galleon
- C.
Gallina
- D.
Boat
- E.
A Giant Bathtub
- 41.A container for holding liquids, as for use at table, esp. one with a handle, a spout, and usually a cover.
- A.
Flask
- B.
Flagon
- C.
Flag
- D.
Flat
- E.
Crunchy-Crunchy - Tastes like chicken
- 42.A dealer in or trader of a commodity.
- A.
Monkey
- B.
Montage
- C.
Monger
- D.
Mechanic
- E.
Micheal Jackson
- 43.Any of the tiny wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes resulting from age or constant squinting.
- A.
Crow's-foot
- B.
Crow's-feet
- C.
Crap-shack
- D.
Crow Corner
- E.
Old bag
- 44.A platform or shelter for a lookout at or near the top of a mast.
- A.
Crow you
- B.
Crow's-house
- C.
Crow's-nest
- D.
Cheese ballz
- E.
All of the above
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