How Well Do You Know Your Endangered Words?

10 Questions - Developed by: - Developed on: 2010-01-15 - 6,664 taken

It seems that certain words are at risk of being lost to the English language - see if you are able to correctly define them. For accurate results please refrain from using a dictionary.

1

AQUABIB

The entrance to an aqueduct
A person who is afraid of being under water
A bib specifically designed to absorb water
A method of fishing involving your hands
Someone who drinks water

2

DODANTRAL

A floral extension to a bride's veil
A branch of dentistry involving the gums
Something which is nine inches in length
The screw used to tighten a person's retainer
A member of the swallow family, indigenous to Tasmania

3

HIRCULATION

The act of breathing through one nostril
When a threat is made against a religion
A disease of vines so that they grow no fruit
The process of the brain sending messages across the body
A symptom of rabies whereby the person coughs up blood

4

KEXY

A small flightless bird in South America
Describing something as dry and brittle
Scottish slang for a prostitute
The smallest bone in the ear
A town located in Arkansas

5

LUTHEROLATRY

The study of the moon and its bearings
The worship of Martin Luther and his teachings
A mythical beast with the head of a crocodile and the body of a fish
The largest canal in the lymphatic system
The alignment of a planet's moons

6

OPOROPOLIST

Someone in favour of euthanasia
Someone who has had their liver removed
Someone who has marital claims to the throne
Someone who collects feathers
Someone who sells fruit

7

PUDIFY

To have your fat burned off via exercise
To scare someone
To be at a loss for words
The act of embarrassing someone
A method of extracting glucose from yeast

8

RHODOLOGIST

Someone who studies bone marrow
Someone who studies rhinoceroses
Someone who studies soil
Someone who studies roses
Someone who studies noses

9

SCELIDATE

To describe something that has legs
A disease where a reptile's skin starts to grow fungi
The goblet which holds the wine in church services
A form of removing lime scale from metal
The clippers used to pluck a person's eyelashes

10

THYSIASTERY

The name given to gardens which specifically grow herbs
The chamber connecting the stomach to the intestines
An altar where sacrifices are made
The art of painting onto ivory
A vial in which cultists will store their blood

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