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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

Look up the word COTTONY. What part of speech is it?
a) noun
b) verb
c) adjective
d) adverb

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

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

What is the first word in the dictionary?
a) a
b) aardvark
c) abaca
d) aa

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

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

These words are all nouns, but which one is NOT also a verb?
a) stomach
b) leg
c) foot
d) arm

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

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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