1. Testing your dictionary, thesaurus, and grammar skills since 2014
Word Skills
Testing your dictionary, thesaurus, and grammar skills since 2014

2. What is the definition of imagery?
The art of making images

3. Name one synonym that begins with the letter “R” of the word, narrator.
Raconteur, reporter

4. What are the first 3 synonyms for the verb, desolate?
Ravage, destroy, depopulate

5. What is the definition of abeyance?
A condition of suspended activity

6. When is Kublai Khan’s birth and death year and who was he?
He was a Mongolian leader; grandson of Genghis Khan

7. In the dictionary, on what page do the words beginning with “X” begin?

8. A clause usually contains its own ____ and ____.
Subject and predicate

9. What part of speech is the word fuzziness?
noun

10. What is the population of Seoul, South Korea?

11. Name 3 antonyms for the word, procrastinate.
Accelerate, advance, complete, do, finish, go ahead, quicken

12. What is the definition of couplet?
Two Successive rhyming lines of verse

13. When was Margaret Thatcher born?
1925

14. Name 9 synonyms and 1 antonym for the word conclude that begin with the letter “C.”
Call it a day, cease, cinch, clinch, close, close out, complete, consummate, crown Ant. commence

15. On what page is the word unwary found, and what is its part of speech?
Pg. 881 or 791 adjective

16. In the dictionary, what word follows the word schnauzer?
scholar

17. How many synonyms are there for the word, pastiche?14

18. Name one synonym and one antonym for the word, squirm.
Agonize, flounder, shift, skew, squiggle, toss, twist, wind, worm, wriggle, writhe Ant. Sit still

19. A sonnet has how many lines?

20. What are the first and last entries on the last page for the letter “Z” in the thesaurus?
zip/zoom

21. What is the atomic number for Zinc (Zn)?30

22. What is the first word on page 435 with a synonym of magnification?
hyperbole

23. What is the first definition of theme?
A subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation

24. What re the synonyms for confrontation?
Conflict, affray, battle, contest, crisis, dispute, encounter, fight, meeting, set-to, showdown, strife

25. In Central America between Nicaragua and Panama
Where is Costa Rica?
In Central America between Nicaragua and Panama

26. In the thesaurus, how many entries are there for the word appeal, and what are their 2 parts of speech?
4 Noun, verb

27. What does it mean to infer?
To derive as a conclusion from facts or premises

28. What is the 3rd definition of conjunction?
A word that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words

29. What part of speech is the word sebaceous?
Adjective

30. On what page can synonyms for “turncoat” be found?
858

31. In what country is Nunavut?
Canada

32. How may syllables total are in a haiku?

33. What is the part of speech for the word marmoreal?
Adjective

34. What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?
aabba

35. What type of poem is a ballad?
Narrative poem

36. What are the two examples given for onomatopoeia?
Buzz, hiss

37. On what page can you find the definition of pacifism?
518

38. Name an antonym for the word, confrontation.
Calm, peace

39. What part of speech is a preposition?
noun

40. What is the definition of pun?
The humorous use of a word in a way that suggests two or more interpretations

41. What does the foreign phrase, quo-ad hoc, mean?
As far as this: to this extent

42. What does the foreign word “ex animo” mean?
From the heart; sincerely

43. What is the definition of stanza?
A group of lines forming a division of a poem

44. What is the second definition for the word client?
A person who engages the professional services of another