Crosswords Trivia
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- 1.
What is a 16-letter word meaning "an instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy"?
- A.
Incomprehensible
- B.
Anthropomorphous
- C.
Cat-O-Nine-Tails
- D.
Transcontinental
Correct Answer
C. Cat-O-Nine-Tails -
- 2.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "to burn or sear as with a heated iron"?
- A.
Surcharge
- B.
Intestacy
- C.
Officiate
- D.
Cauterize
Correct Answer
D. Cauterize -
- 3.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "judging severely or harshly"?
- A.
Flatulence
- B.
Deportment
- C.
Censorious
- D.
Descendent
Correct Answer
C. Censorious -
- 4.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years"?
- A.
Centenary
- B.
Laundress
- C.
Bilingual
- D.
Predatory
Correct Answer
A. Centenary -
- 5.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "a hundredth of a liter"?
- A.
Convulsion
- B.
Centiliter
- C.
Conformity
- D.
Paronymous
Correct Answer
B. Centiliter -
- 6.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "a length of one hundredth of a meter"?
- A.
Accelerate
- B.
Centimeter
- C.
Despondent
- D.
Quarantine
Correct Answer
B. Centimeter -
- 7.
What is a six-letter word meaning "pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds"?
- A.
Impugn
- B.
Emerge
- C.
Cereal
- D.
Parlor
Correct Answer
C. Cereal -
- 8.
What is an 11-letter word meaning "observant of ritual"?
- A.
Academician
- B.
Ill-Natured
- C.
Ceremonious
- D.
Indomitable
Correct Answer
C. Ceremonious -
- 9.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "discontinuance, as of action or motion"?
- A.
Olfactory
- B.
Cessation
- C.
Gradation
- D.
Telescope
Correct Answer
B. Cessation -
- 10.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "changeable in appearance"?
- A.
Theocrasy
- B.
Chameleon
- C.
Quadruple
- D.
Financier
Correct Answer
B. Chameleon -
- 11.
What is a five-letter word meaning "any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion"?
- A.
Chasm
- B.
Fetus
- C.
Chaos
- D.
Eject
Correct Answer
C. Chaos -
- 12.
What is a 14-letter word meaning "a distinctive feature"?
- A.
Discontinuance
- B.
Philanthropist
- C.
Indiscriminate
- D.
Characteristic
Correct Answer
D. Characteristic -
- 13.
What is a 12-letter word meaning "to describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities"?
- A.
Misanthropic
- B.
Rehabilitate
- C.
Characterize
- D.
Humanitarian
Correct Answer
C. Characterize -
- 14.
What is a five-letter word meaning "a yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface"?
- A.
Chasm
- B.
Ought
- C.
Caret
- D.
Fetus
Correct Answer
A. Chasm -
- 15.
What is a seven-letter word meaning "a very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc"?
- A.
Ingraft
- B.
Chiffon
- C.
Genesis
- D.
Hexapod
Correct Answer
B. Chiffon -
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