What’s Your Crossword Puzzle IQ?
This is a brief quiz on the basics of Crossword Puzzle
Questions and Answers
- 1.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "opposition to conservatism"?
- A.
Uproarious
- B.
Liberalism
- C.
Phlegmatic
- D.
Observance
Correct Answer
B. Liberalism -
- 2.
What is an eight-letter word meaning "to set free or release from bondage"?
- A.
Colossus
- B.
Vehement
- C.
Liberate
- D.
Emaciate
Correct Answer
C. Liberate -
- 3.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "wanton"?
- A.
Licentious
- B.
Reciprocal
- C.
Contingent
- D.
Tyrannical
Correct Answer
A. Licentious -
- 4.
What is a four-letter word meaning "a legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge"?
- A.
Acme
- B.
Lien
- C.
Gibe
- D.
Rote
Correct Answer
B. Lien -
- 5.
What is a four-letter word meaning "stead"?
- A.
Ante
- B.
Lieu
- C.
Abet
- D.
Floe
Correct Answer
B. Lieu -
- 6.
What is an eight-letter word meaning "realistic"?
- A.
Lifelike
- B.
Clothier
- C.
Exegesis
- D.
Preexist
Correct Answer
A. Lifelike -
- 7.
What is an eight-letter word meaning "lasting or continuous through life"?
- A.
Insecure
- B.
Anathema
- C.
Lifelong
- D.
Antiphon
Correct Answer
C. Lifelong -
- 8.
What is an eight-letter word meaning "the time that life continues"?
- A.
Accouter
- B.
Lifetime
- C.
Epicycle
- D.
Intermit
Correct Answer
B. Lifetime -
- 9.
What is an eight-letter word meaning "that which binds objects together"?
- A.
Perverse
- B.
Sergeant
- C.
Miscount
- D.
Ligament
Correct Answer
D. Ligament -
- 10.
What is an eight-letter word meaning "anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying"?
- A.
Finality
- B.
Ligature
- C.
Lawmaker
- D.
Stagnate
Correct Answer
B. Ligature -
- 11.
What is an eight-letter word meaning "having the texture of appearance of wood"?
- A.
Definite
- B.
Ligneous
- C.
Iniquity
- D.
Gourmand
Correct Answer
B. Ligneous -
- 12.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "a probability"?
- A.
Likelihood
- B.
Revocation
- C.
Irrelevant
- D.
Delectable
Correct Answer
A. Likelihood -
- 13.
What is a six-letter word meaning "plausible"?
- A.
Apogee
- B.
Likely
- C.
Evince
- D.
Bungle
Correct Answer
B. Likely -
- 14.
What is a six-letter word meaning "fondness"?
- A.
Liking
- B.
Bolero
- C.
Morose
- D.
Mettle
Correct Answer
A. Liking -
- 15.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "a restriction"?
- A.
Complicity
- B.
Soothsayer
- C.
Coniferous
- D.
Limitation
Correct Answer
D. Limitation -
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