Indexer
Here is the latest in my series of quizzes on word meanings. Can you work out which is the most likely meaning?
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Question of
fabliau
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A dramatic presentation
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An elaborate lie
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A comic tale in verse
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Question of
factious
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A remark that is intended to be funny but misses the mark
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Likely to cause conflict within a group
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Containing truth as opposed to fiction
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Question of
fatsia
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A shrub that is often grown as a houseplant
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An Italian insult
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The cells that comprise excess bodily fat
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Question of
ferntickles
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An allergic reaction to certain types of vegetation
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Another word for giggles
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Another word for freckles
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Question of
figurante
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Someone who excels at mathematics
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A ballet dancer who always dances in a group
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Using language in an obscure way
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Question of
fishplate
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A piece of metal used to bolt two other pieces together
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Part of a dinner service
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A bone that is only found in sharks
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Question of
flense
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A sense of general wellbeing
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An old word for binoculars
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To strip the blubber from a whale or seal
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Question of
forecourse
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The warming-up area at an athletics track
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The lowest of a ship’s foresails
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The most direct route to anywhere
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Question of
freet
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A superstition
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To be afraid of something
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To run quickly for a very short time
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Question of
futtock
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The upper part of the thigh
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A pig farmer
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A curved timber on a traditional wooden boat
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My result 4 out of 10 could be better.
5/10 here INdexer! Fun, fantastic, fabulous quiz!
I scored 3. Those words are foreign to me. It’s was quite difficult making it out. I enjoyed the challenge.
They are not exactly everyday words with me either! The idea is to dig some obscure words out of the dictionary and see how close people can get to working them out. It is not really intended as a test of one’s knowledge.
Very interesting and I discovered that F words are not my forte but I did learn about them
Perhaps I should have included “forte”!
You got 3 out of 10 right!
That was fun. I got 7 right, which I’m quite satisfied with. My favourite is ferntickles, which I intend to use 🙂
I think it is a local dialect word, but I don’t know which locality!
Well I intend to spread it around Wexford 🙂
I missed half, but honestly probably won’t retain the 5 I didn’t know. Not often common usage words!
That’s where the fun comes from! For myself, I don’t by any means know all these words before putting them in quizzes, but flicking through the dictionary turns up some beauties that deserve to see the light of day.
as I have now said, several times, I love the series.
Just managed to get pass marks. (lol)
Well done you! I try not to make these quizzes too easy!
I knew the meaning of some words but most were alien to me!!!
Have not heard of many but enjoyed the knowledge.