The following quiz is designed to test your vocabulary. Each word has four choices with one choice closely matching its meaning. Answers are given at the end of the quiz. Enjoy wordabbling.
1. Apathy
a) Absence of romance
b) Absence of lust
c) Absence of passion or emotion
d) None of the above
2. Blowzy
a) A solid support
b) A blindfold
c) Disheveled in appearance
d) None of the above
3. Chino
a) A tough twilled cotton cloth
b) An animal
c) Related to China
d) None of the above
4. Delimit
a) To set free
b) To demarcate
c) Conveying away
d) None of the above
5. Electric Eye
a) Photocell
b) A kind of sensor
c) A kind of shiny metal
d) A laser mirror
6. Hemophobia
a) Fear of fellow human beings
b) A sort of paranoia
c) Abnormal fear of blood
d) None of the above
7. Magniloquent
a) To shout
b) Spoken in a grand style
c) Silent
d) Bear howl
8. Numismatic
a) Related to coins
b) Related to stamps
c) Related to ancient sites
d) None of the above
9. Parody
a) A humorous imitation of a serious work
b) Related to trees
c) Human intervention
d) None of the above
10. Yin (Chinese)
a) Feminine
b) Masculine
c) Two-faced
d) Both a & c
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5 (a) 6 (c) 7 (b) 8 (a) 9. (a) 10 (a)
Your Score
8-10 Excellent
5-7 Good
1-4 Need improvement
