Here are the answers to Tuesday night’s Word Nerd quiz.
Winners will be listed below shortly!
Q.3
A distinctive feature or inherent nature of someone or something is a:
quaintise
quiddity
quondam
quaternion
Q.4
A conundrum is a:
musical instrument
sports equipment
puzzle
solution
Q.5
“Harry’s comely companion was the talk of the annual ball.” Harry’s companion was:
unattractive
funny
attractive
shy
Q.6
Which of the following words means to rebuke or scold?
venerate
obfuscate
upbraid
obganiate
Q.7
A bell ringer is a:
meliorist
belletrist
feuilletonist
campanologist
Q.8
When someone is ardent, he is:
squalid
specious
fervent
petulant
Q.9
On what part of the body would a person wear a wimple?
head
elbow
knee
waist
Q.10
What adjective would be used to describe a lush and fertile garden?
fetid
tepid
fecund
arid
Q.11
If I accepted an invitation with cheerful readiness or willingness, I accepted it with:
apathy
equivocation
dolefulness
alacrity
Q.12
This word can be used to describe a color, a dignitary of the church, or a bird:
bluejay
cardinal
bunting
robin
Q.13
To truncate means:
To celebrate
To shorten
To argue
To cheer
Q.14
If Abigail peruses a stack of documents, she:
Skims them
Ignores them
Reads them carefully
Burns them
Q.15
The opposite of inspired is:
anachronistic
prosaic
reckless
morose
Q.16
To mix or blend two or more (ideas, concepts, etc.) into one:
alate
belate
abate
conflate
Q.17
Which of the following words can mean both “decline” and “trash”?
shrink
spurn
refuse
rebuff
Q.18
Which of the following words could NOT be used to describe an unsightly color scheme in a room?
bilious
dulcet
garish
lurid
Q.19
Someone who is pernicious is NOT:
malevolent
baleful
injurious
magnanimous
Q.20
Empirical is the opposite of:
theoretical
experiential
demonstrable
practical
Winners will be listed here shortly!
WINNERS
The first person to correctly answer all questions was…Mark S! Great job, Mark!
The second person to correctly answer all questions was…Ellen T!
The following three people correctly answered all questions and win a third place prize:
Lisette L.
Marti S.
Olivia G.
Great job, everyone! Winners, contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your prizes.