Do You Actually Know English 101?
This is the figures of speech handout. This covers the words definitions and meanings behind their use and description.
- 1.
What is a 10 letter word meaning "coercion"?
- A.
Compulsion
- B.
Separatist
- C.
Salutation
- D.
Benefactor
Correct Answer
A. Compulsion -
- 2.
What is a 10 letter word meaning "anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim"?
- A.
Undersized
- B.
Aristocrat
- C.
Concession
- D.
Accomplice
Correct Answer
C. Concession -
- 3.
What is a 10 letter word meaning "to obtain the friendship of"?
- A.
Demobilize
- B.
Heathenish
- C.
Anesthetic
- D.
Conciliate
Correct Answer
D. Conciliate -
- 4.
What is a 7 letter word meaning "harmony"?
- A.
Fulcrum
- B.
Disrobe
- C.
Disavow
- D.
Concord
Correct Answer
D. Concord -
- 5.
What is a 10 letter word meaning "a violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow"?
- A.
Emancipate
- B.
Noticeable
- C.
Immaculate
- D.
Concussion
Correct Answer
D. Concussion -
- 6.
What is a 10 letter word meaning "expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune"?
- A.
Legitimacy
- B.
Obstetrics
- C.
Univalence
- D.
Condolence
Correct Answer
D. Condolence -
- 7.
What is a 7 letter word meaning "to bring about"?
- A.
Brusque
- B.
Residue
- C.
Dragoon
- D.
Conduce
Correct Answer
D. Conduce -
- 8.
What is an 11 letter word meaning "capable of being conducted or transmitted"?
- A.
Frigidarium
- B.
Presumption
- C.
Conductible
- D.
Anticyclone
Correct Answer
C. Conductible -
- 9.
What is a 7 letter word meaning "a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid"?
- A.
Conduit
- B.
Hexapod
- C.
Earnest
- D.
Chiffon
Correct Answer
A. Conduit -
- 10.
What is an 11 letter word meaning "a number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid"?
- A.
Delectation
- B.
Dissentient
- C.
Consolidate
- D.
Confederacy
Correct Answer
D. Confederacy -
- 11.
What is a 6 letter word meaning "to bestow"?
- A.
Effect
- B.
Confer
- C.
Madden
- D.
Rebuff
Correct Answer
B. Confer -
- 12.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "a spiritual advisor"?
- A.
Confessor
- B.
Intestate
- C.
Nefarious
- D.
Pendulous
Correct Answer
A. Confessor -
- 13.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "one to whom secrets are entrusted"?
- A.
Intercept
- B.
Generally
- C.
Imitation
- D.
Confidant
Correct Answer
D. Confidant -
- 14.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "assured"?
- A.
Zeitgeist
- B.
Confident
- C.
Collector
- D.
Waistcoat
Correct Answer
B. Confident -
- 15.
What is an 11 letter word meaning "restriction within limits or boundaries"?
- A.
Confinement
- B.
Pyrotechnic
- C.
Able-Bodied
- D.
Theological
Correct Answer
A. Confinement -
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