#EVERYDAYQUIZ #ONE WORD #IMP
A person who is more interested in himself rather than anything that is going on around him.
A person who is more interested in himself rather than anything that is going on around him.
a) egoist
b) extrovert
c) introvert
c
Something imaginary or fabricated.
a) fictitious
b) imaginary
c) concocted
d) incredible
a
Make a dish or meal by combining various ingredients.
a) fictitious
b) imaginary
c) concocted
d) incredible
C
A story that can hardly be believed.
a) fictitious
b) imaginary
c) concocted
d) incredible
D
A stated principle of government policy, mainly in foreign or military affairs.
a) doctrine
b) maxim
c) tenet
d) postulate
A
A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
a) doctrine
b) maxim
c) tenet
d) postulate
B
Something which can be taken for granted.
a) doctrine
b) maxim
c) tenet
d) postulate
D
A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.
a) strait
b) archipelago
c) ocean
d) gulf
D
A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
a) strait
b) archipelago
c) ocean
d) gulf
A
A representation, usually on a plane surface, of a region of the earth.
a) lexicographer
b) cartographer
c) mapper
d) graphologist
C
A sea abounding in islands.
a) strait
b) archipelago
c) ocean
d) gulf
B
One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen.
a) alien
b) native
c) foreigner
d) prodigal
A
A person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.
a) alien
b) native
c) foreigner
d) prodigal
D
A person who compiles dictionaries.
a) lexicographer
b) cartographer
c) mappier
d) graphologist
A
One who draws maps.
a) lexicographer
b) cartographer
c) mappier
d) graphologist
B
Preventing the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.
a) serum
b) antiseptic
c) seramycin
d) antidote
B
Anything which can destroy the effect of poison.
a) serum
b) antiseptic
c) seramycin
d) antidote
D
A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
a) elegy
b) ode
c) dirge
d) ballad
D
A lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject, written in varied or
irregular metre.
a) elegy
b) ode
c) dirge
d) ballad
B
One who talks very little.
a) reserved
b) mute
c) phlegmatic
d) stoic
A
A song sung at a burial.
a) elegy
b) ode
c) dirge
d) ballad
C
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.
a) onomatopoeia
b) malapropism
c) neologism
d) pun
D
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
a) onomatopoeia
b) malapropism
c) neologism
d) pun
A
Ridiculous use of words.
a) onomatopoeia
b) malapropism
c) neologism
d) pun
B
A theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, which involves music, topical jokes, and
slapstick comedy.
a) epistle
b) epitaph
c) lay
d) pantomime
D
A friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.
a) colonialism
b) entente
c) pandemonium
d) condominium
B
Joint sovereignty exercised over a country by two or more countries.
a) colonialism
b) entente
c) pandemonium
d) condominium
D
Wild and noisy disorder or confusion.
a) colonialism
b) entente
c) pandemonium
d) condominium
C
A very confident and arrogant or self-important gait or manner.
a) swagger
b) wriggle
c) stumble
d) crawl
A
To momentarily lose one's balance.
a) swagger
b) wriggle
c) stumble
d) crawl
C
To move along with quick, short twistings.
a) swagger
b) wriggle
c) stumble
d) crawl
B
An illicit payment made to someone in return for facilitating a transaction or appointment.
a) hunchback
b) piggyback
c) cuddle
d) kickback
D
A back deformed by a sharp forward angle, forming a hump, typically caused by collapse of a
vertebra.
a) hunchback
b) piggyback
c) cuddle
d) kickback
A
A series of words said as a magic spell or charm.
a) exorcism
b) incantation
c) chauvinism
d) panacea
B
The expulsion or attempted expulsion of a supposed evil spirit from a person or place.
a) exorcism
b) incantation
c) chauvinism
d) panacea
A
A person who boasts about their achievements or possessions.
a) paroxysm
b) megalomania
c) insanity
d) braggart
D
A sudden attack or outburst of a particular emotion.
a) paroxysm
b) megalomania
c) insanity
d) braggart
A
The form of madness which gives a person the idea that his importance is very great.
a) paroxysm
b) megalomania
c) insanity
d) braggart
B
Something persisting in existence.
a) tangible
b) tenacious
c) contagious
d) contingent
B
A group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group.
a) tangible
b) tenacious
c) contagious
d) contingent
D
That which is perceptible by touch.
a) tangible
b) tenacious
c) contagious
d) contingent
C
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