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Where is a Joshua tree located?
a) on the cover of a U2 album
b) in the southwestern U.S.
c) in the Sahara desert
d) in the Iraqi desert
These words are all nouns, but which one is NOT also a verb?
a) stomach
b) leg
c) foot
d) arm
Which definition gives the noun version of the word LATHER?
a) foam formed when a detergent is stirred or shaken in water
b) to spread lather over
c) animal skin prepared for use
d) something entirely or partly made of leather
Which words are in alphabetical order?
a) capture, capuchin, car, capybara
b) commissioner, commit, commitment, committee
c) intervene, interval, interurban, intertwine
d) law of definite proportions, law of independent assortment, law of dominance, law of segregation
What is the first word in the dictionary?
a) a
b) aardvark
c) abaca
d) aa
What does the abbreviation CAP mean when it is found in a definition?
a) the word needs to be capitalized
b) the word is a capital of a city
c) that the word is capricious
d) the word is another term for hat
What sound does yü make when it is found in the pronunciation of a word?
a) you, yet
b) few, union, mule
c) furious
d) French rue
The word INTELLIGENT contains three dots within the word. What is the purpose of those dots?
a) to explain the difficulty of the word
b) to show how many definitions it has
c) to give an example of how much the word is used each day
d) to divide up the syllables within the word
Look up the word COTTONY. What part of speech is it?
a) noun
b) verb
c) adjective
d) adverb
What are guide words?
a) words that tell you if something is a noun, verb, etc.
b) words that show you the alphabetical range on the page
c) words that tell you the origin of the words you look up
d) words that are located in the table of contents
What is the adjective form of ESKIMO?
a) Eskimoan
b) Eskimo
c) Eskimoed
d) Eskimos
What does the pronunciation of FLUTE look like?
a) flewt
b) floot
c) 'flut
d) flüt
What is an ibis?
a) a bird
b) a fake eye
c) a disease
d) a type of dog
What is vb short for in the dictionary?
a) variable
b) verbatum
c) verb
d) vinub
What is a synonym?
a) word that means the opposite
b) word that relates
c) all answers
d) none of the answers
What is the definition of PRE-?
a) after
b) before
c) beside
d) above
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