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Some common words containing 'ae' include Baaed, Daceloninae, Fabaceae. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Baaed Verb Daceloninae Noun Fabaceae Noun (Plural) Fabraea Noun Fabroniaceae Noun Facetiae Noun (plural) Gadaea Proper Noun Habaera Noun Habenulae Noun (Plural) Ibididae Noun Ibidinae Noun (plural) Jacanidae Noun Kae Noun (also a verb in Scots dialect) Kaempferol Noun Kaes Noun, plural (also a verb form in Scots dialect) Kafkaesque Adjective Labiatae Noun (plural; a botanical family name) Labiduridae Noun (plural; a zoological family name) Maccabaeus Noun (Proper) Nabataean Adjective & Noun Nabathaean Adjective Nae Adjective Naebody Pronoun Naegait Adverb Naegate Adverb Naegates Adverb Nael Noun Naemorhedinae Noun Naemorhedine Adjective (also used as a Noun) Naemorhedus Noun (Genus Name) Naether Adjective Naething Pronoun (also used as a Noun) Naethings Noun (Plural) Naevi Noun (Plural) Naevoid Adjective Naevus Noun Sabaean Adjective / Noun Sabaeanism Noun Sabaeism Noun Sabalaceae Noun Tabanidae Noun Tabellariaceae Noun Tabernae Latin noun (plural) Tabernaemontana Proper noun (botanical genus name) Tabernariae Latin noun form (plural) and adjective Vaagmaer Noun Vacciniaceae Noun (proper, plural form) Zabaean Adjective, Noun

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1. In American medical writing, the spelling is:

Naevus Nevus Naevuss Naevi

2. What does the suffix '-ism' in Sabaeism indicate?

A small object A system or practice A geographic location A person's name

3. Which two elements build the word 'naegait'?

Nae and gait Nay and gate Nae and gain Near and gait

4. How many syllables does 'facetiae' have?

Two Three Five Four

5. The name Labiatae comes from the Latin labium. What does labium mean?

Lip Leaf Stem Seed

6. What does the Latin root 'habena' literally mean?

Knot Rein Nerve Brain

7. Which spelling is correct for the past tense of the sheep sound?

Baaed Bawed Baa'd Baeded

8. What is a naevus?

A nerve cell A blood test A birthmark or mole A bone spur

9. How many living species does Jacanidae contain?

Eight Two Forty Over a hundred

10. How many syllables does 'Ibidinae' have?

Two Three Four Five

11. What is Jacanidae?

A single bird species A type of nest The scientific family name for jacanas An order of fish

12. Which phrase means 'no problem' in Scots?

Nae doubt Nae mair Nae bother Nae ava

13. What is Fabroniaceae?

A family of flowering plants A genus of liverworts A family of mosses A type of fungus

14. What does the suffix '-esque' mean?

In the style of Against Before Without

15. How is the word 'Tabanidae' correctly pronounced?

TAB-an-day tuh-BAN-ih-dee ta-BAN-ih-day TAB-ih-nade

16. What did the Nabathaean script eventually evolve into?

The Latin alphabet The Cyrillic alphabet The Arabic alphabet The Greek alphabet

17. In botany, what does the suffix -aceae signal?

A plant family A single species A plant part A habitat type

18. A book of Victorian club jokes would most likely be cataloged as:

A thesaurus Facetiae An almanac A concordance

19. Which bird belongs to the old Ibididae?

The scarlet ibis The mallard The barn owl The peregrine

20. In which century BC did Maccabaeus lead his revolt?

Second Sixth Tenth First

21. What does 'nae' mean in Scottish English?

Yes No Now Never mind

22. How is the plural possessive of 'kaes' written?

kae's kaes's kaeses' kaes'

23. What is the alternative traditional name for the palm family?

Palmae Fagaceae Cactaceae Orchidaceae

24. Which part of speech is 'naegait'?

Noun Adjective Verb Adverb

25. Which two elements form 'naegate'?

Negate and ate Near and gate Nae and gate Nae and gaiter

26. Why do historians value the word 'tabernariae'?

It names a battle It documents women's commercial work It is a month name It is a god's name

27. Which phrase correctly refers to one member bird?

An ibidida An ibis An Ibididae An ibididae

28. Which syllable carries the stress in luh-BY-uh-tee?

The first syllable, luh The third syllable, uh The second syllable, BY The fourth syllable, tee

29. Under what conditions does Fabraea thrive?

Dry and hot Cold and snowy Wet and humid Sandy soil

30. How is Jacanidae usually pronounced?

juh-KAN-uh-dee ja-cha-NEE-duh JAY-kun-aid juh-KAY-nee

31. Which birds do kaes most often share rooftops with?

Penguins Rooks Flamingos Ostriches

32. Which Latin word contributes the 'woodland' half of the name?

Ovis Haedus Capra Nemus

33. Which modern family now contains the former Vacciniaceae?

Rosaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Lamiaceae

34. How should a writer refer to several member genera?

Tabellariaceaes Tabellariaceae's Tabellariaceae plurals Genera of the Tabellariaceae

35. Which language variety does the word belong to?

Latin Scots Gaelic Norman French

36. What does 'nae mair' mean?

Near me Neither more No more Never mind

37. Which sentence uses the family name grammatically?

The Fabroniaceae grows only on stone. A Fabroniaceae is creeping across the wall. The Fabroniaceae was renamed last year. The Fabroniaceae are studied by bryologists.

38. Where is the stress in 'Gadaea'?

First syllable Middle syllable Last syllable No stress

39. Which of the following is the correct part of speech for 'Sabaeism'?

Verb Adjective Abstract Noun Adverb

40. Which word is a close comparison for Gadaea's obscurity?

Household word Slang Trending term Fossil word

41. Which pronunciation is standard for '-inae' in zoology?

NAY IN-ay EN-ee EYE-nee

42. How should the 'h' in 'habaera' be pronounced in authentic Spanish?

As a hard 'h' As a 'j' sound It is silent As a 'g' sound

43. Which German word shares the same double meaning?

Hammer Baum Stern Nagel

44. Why do paleolimnologists value the Tabellariaceae?

They glow in the dark They pollute lakes They eat bacteria Their shells archive water history

45. What is the type genus of the Fabroniaceae?

Fabaceae Hypnum Bryum Fabronia

46. How many syllables does the word 'baaed' have?

Two One Three Four

47. How does the word 'Labiatae' behave in a sentence?

Like a singular noun taking 'a' Like an uncountable noun such as 'water' Like a plural noun that takes a plural verb Like an adjective only

48. Which syllable is stressed in 'Ibidinae'?

First Second Third Fourth

49. What does 'naemorhedine' most nearly mean?

A flowering alpine plant A seabird of the Pacific Of or relating to the gorals of Asia A breed of domestic cattle

50. Which part of speech is 'naething'?

Verb Indefinite pronoun Adjective Conjunction