Uselessly Archaic Vocab

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Amusingly obscure and archaic vocabulary words.

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1
What is nuzzing?
Gentle hugging and cuddling
The lint found in pockets
The scraping of wood
The sound made by camels
2
What is a spaneria?
An artichoke
A cable that holds up a bridge
A unit of measurement in copper mining
A scarcity of males
3
Something ugglesome is ...
Controversial
Annoyingly complex
Useless
Terrifying
4
Which of the following is a real word?
Malcable
Semolithic
Unrelentless
Chawbacon
5
If your mother scolds you for your ructations, you are being scolded for ...
Interrupting
Messy room
Burping
Snoring
6
The _________ atmosphere of the airplane had everyone feeling dry and thirsty.
Messuage
Capillose
Xerotic
Sinciput
7
What is mancinism?
Hatred of all others
Excessive love of oneself
Belief in elves
Favoring the left hand
8
A carwitchet is ___________
A horse-drawn carriage
A tire iron
A funny pun
A stethoscope
9
Which of the following is an item you are likely to have in your backpack?
Forfex: a pair of scissors
Trolywag: A keychain
Quirt: Erasers
Hoxter: A protractor
10
If someone is jumentous they ...
Are constantly whistling
Smell like a stable
Use excessively large words
Are stubborn and irritable
11
If you commit a psellism you are guilty of ...
Larceny
Mispronouncing a word
Overselling a product
Breaking a promise
12
What is a whigmaleery?
A whim or impulse
An idle gossipper
A tough math problem
A type of storm at sea
13
What is a poort?
A meaty beef broth
A fool
An alcoholic beverage
A mountain pass
14
What is a gavelock?
A crowbar
A british magistrate
A type of nut tree
Fancy stationery
15
If you are capillose you are ...
Emotional
Conniving
Well-dressed
Hairy
16
If you discalceate you are ...
Taking off your shoes
Cooking breakfast
Crushing chalk
Lying to and cheating someone
17
If something is xanthic it is ...
Yellow in color
Common everywhere
Treacherous and deceiving
Hard to understand
18
If you suffer an obdormition, what has happened to you?
You have been injured at a construction site
You have failed to attain a goal
Your foot has gone to sleep
You have gotten a bad grade
19
Are you ever going to use any of these words?
No
Yes
20
What is pogonotrophy?
Excessive use of the word "onomotopoeia"
The art of beard growing
A type of topiary depicting political figures
The study of extinct amphibians
21
The __________ host made sure that his guests were comfortable at all times.
Colubrine
Menseful
Rimmose
Ugglesome
22
Which of the following words means "a noisy brawl"?
Mullock
Collieshangie
Spanghew
Malectortion
23
What is a hippiater?
The judge at a rodeo
A horse doctor
A rudimentary anemometer
A military advisor
24
Which of the following words means "brilliantly witty"?
Coruscate
Jumentous
Popple
Malensuous
25
Which of the following is a synonym for balatronic?
Histrionic
Grating
Rubbish
Buffoonery

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Uselessly Archaic Vocab

25 termsStudBud Administration313 plays

Amusingly obscure and archaic vocabulary words.

Flashcards25 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 25

Answers

1
What is nuzzing?
Gentle hugging and cuddling
The lint found in pockets
The scraping of wood
The sound made by camels
2
What is a spaneria?
An artichoke
A cable that holds up a bridge
A unit of measurement in copper mining
A scarcity of males
3
Something ugglesome is ...
Controversial
Annoyingly complex
Useless
Terrifying
4
Which of the following is a real word?
Malcable
Semolithic
Unrelentless
Chawbacon
5
If your mother scolds you for your ructations, you are being scolded for ...
Interrupting
Messy room
Burping
Snoring
6
The _________ atmosphere of the airplane had everyone feeling dry and thirsty.
Messuage
Capillose
Xerotic
Sinciput
7
What is mancinism?
Hatred of all others
Excessive love of oneself
Belief in elves
Favoring the left hand
8
A carwitchet is ___________
A horse-drawn carriage
A tire iron
A funny pun
A stethoscope
9
Which of the following is an item you are likely to have in your backpack?
Forfex: a pair of scissors
Trolywag: A keychain
Quirt: Erasers
Hoxter: A protractor
10
If someone is jumentous they ...
Are constantly whistling
Smell like a stable
Use excessively large words
Are stubborn and irritable
11
If you commit a psellism you are guilty of ...
Larceny
Mispronouncing a word
Overselling a product
Breaking a promise
12
What is a whigmaleery?
A whim or impulse
An idle gossipper
A tough math problem
A type of storm at sea
13
What is a poort?
A meaty beef broth
A fool
An alcoholic beverage
A mountain pass
14
What is a gavelock?
A crowbar
A british magistrate
A type of nut tree
Fancy stationery
15
If you are capillose you are ...
Emotional
Conniving
Well-dressed
Hairy
16
If you discalceate you are ...
Taking off your shoes
Cooking breakfast
Crushing chalk
Lying to and cheating someone
17
If something is xanthic it is ...
Yellow in color
Common everywhere
Treacherous and deceiving
Hard to understand
18
If you suffer an obdormition, what has happened to you?
You have been injured at a construction site
You have failed to attain a goal
Your foot has gone to sleep
You have gotten a bad grade
19
Are you ever going to use any of these words?
No
Yes
20
What is pogonotrophy?
Excessive use of the word "onomotopoeia"
The art of beard growing
A type of topiary depicting political figures
The study of extinct amphibians
21
The __________ host made sure that his guests were comfortable at all times.
Colubrine
Menseful
Rimmose
Ugglesome
22
Which of the following words means "a noisy brawl"?
Mullock
Collieshangie
Spanghew
Malectortion
23
What is a hippiater?
The judge at a rodeo
A horse doctor
A rudimentary anemometer
A military advisor
24
Which of the following words means "brilliantly witty"?
Coruscate
Jumentous
Popple
Malensuous
25
Which of the following is a synonym for balatronic?
Histrionic
Grating
Rubbish
Buffoonery