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The English language is full of weird and wonderful words that you may never have come across before – and quite likely never will again! Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of obscure English words, or maybe it’s just a case of hazarding a guess at what they could possibly mean. All these words begin with the letter A – if this quiz proves popular there could be other letters to follow!
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armyworm
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A military spy
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An insect larva
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A secret weapon
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akrasia
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Weakness of will
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Part of a Greek Orthodox church
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A form of forgetfulness
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aconite
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A plant with poisonous roots
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A member of a secluded religious order
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A follower or assistant
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acrodont
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A type of word puzzle
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An architect who specialises in church design
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A type of tooth found in reptiles
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althorn
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A prickly shrub used in hedging
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A brass wind instrument
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A drinking vessel
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anaphora
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Yes
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No
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andiron
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The addition of extra metal when making horseshoes
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A plant of the hawthown family
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One of a pair of metal stands used in a fireplace
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anaphora
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Yes
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No
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anion
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A vegetable that is similar to an onion
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An error in grammar
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A negatively charged ion
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anaphora
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Reference to a word or phrase used earlier
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A jar from Classical times
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A reaction to eating certain foods
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apatetic
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Lack of interest
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Protective camouflage colouring
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Relating to certain political views
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azotic
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Not relating to a specific place
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A time period before life emerged on Earth
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Containing nitrogen
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Got 10 out of twelve. One I was ashamed to get wrong was apatetic which I thought was apathetic or pathetic. Guess I need new glasses… I really enjoyed your quiz and I will follow for the upcoming ones…
Three out of 12 on this quiz.
I have never come across any of these letters.
I have not heard these words before, so I have only five correct answers
Just 5 but interesting to make note of all these words. You have the same problem on your quiz that I encountered on mine two questions do not offer choice of answers but just choice of yes or no. I would like to edit my quiz but do not know how to do this but have messaged admin. I am worrited now that when I post a quiz again it will not come out right. What can we do to make sure this does not happen? Any ideas about what goes wrong after we submit?
These are all words I’ve never heard of before, but I got 5 correct, so pleased with that. =)
Well done! The “pure guess” approach, with three alternatives offered, should net a score of three or four, so five means that you are definitely ahead of the game!