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Improve Your Vocabulary: Letter A

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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!

  • Question of

    armyworm

    • A military spy
    • An insect larva
    • A secret weapon
  • Question of

    akrasia

    • Weakness of will
    • Part of a Greek Orthodox church
    • A form of forgetfulness
  • Question of

    aconite

    • A plant with poisonous roots
    • A member of a secluded religious order
    • A follower or assistant
  • Question of

    acrodont

    • A type of word puzzle
    • An architect who specialises in church design
    • A type of tooth found in reptiles
  • Question of

    althorn

    • A prickly shrub used in hedging
    • A brass wind instrument
    • A drinking vessel
  • Question of

    anaphora

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    andiron

    • The addition of extra metal when making horseshoes
    • A plant of the hawthown family
    • One of a pair of metal stands used in a fireplace
  • Question of

    anaphora

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    anion

    • A vegetable that is similar to an onion
    • An error in grammar
    • A negatively charged ion
  • Question of

    anaphora

    • Reference to a word or phrase used earlier
    • A jar from Classical times
    • A reaction to eating certain foods
  • Question of

    apatetic

    • Lack of interest
    • Protective camouflage colouring
    • Relating to certain political views
  • Question of

    azotic

    • Not relating to a specific place
    • A time period before life emerged on Earth
    • Containing nitrogen

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  1. 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…

  5. 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?

    • 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!