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Some common words containing 'ce' include Abaisance, Abduce, Cabecera. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Abaisance Noun Abduce Verb Cabecera Noun (countable) Confidence Noun Dace Noun Dacelo Noun (proper) Daceloninae Noun Dacelonine Noun Daces Noun Dacryocele Noun (Medical Term) Dacryocystocele Noun Eaceworm Noun Experience Noun, Verb Fabaceae Noun (Plural) Fabaceous Adjective Fabroniaceae Noun Face Noun & Verb Faceable Adjective Facebar Noun (plural: facebars) Facebow Noun (plural: facebows; also written face-bow) Facebread Noun Facecloth Noun (Countable) Faced Verb (Past Tense and Past Participle) Facedown Adverb / Adjective Faceharden Verb (Transitive) Faceless Adjective Facelessness Noun (Uncountable) Facelift Noun Facelifts Noun (Plural) Facellite Noun Facemaker Noun Facemaking Noun (uncountable; gerund form) Faceman Noun (plural: facemen); informal Facemark Noun (countable) Faceoff Noun (also verb phrase: face off) Facepiece Noun (countable) Faceplate Noun (countable) Facer Noun (countable) Facers Noun (plural; singular: facer) Faces Noun (plural of face) / Verb (third person singular of face) Facesaving Adjective (also noun: the act of preserving dignity) Facet Noun (also a verb in gem cutting) Facete Adjective Faceted Adjective (also the past tense and past participle of the verb 'facet') Facetely Adverb Faceteness Noun Facetiae Noun (plural) Facetiation Noun Faceting Noun (also the present participle of the verb 'facet') Facetious Adjective Habitance Noun Ibices Noun (Plural) Jacens Noun (Latin participle) Jacent Adjective Justice Noun Mace Noun (also a verb: to mace) Macebearer Noun Nace Adjective (Archaic) Nacelle Noun Nacelles Noun (Plural) Nice Adjective Notice Noun, Verb Oariocele Noun (Medical) Paceboard Noun Paced Verb Pacemake Verb Pacemaker Noun Pacemaking Noun Pacer Noun Paces Noun / Verb Pacesetter Noun Pacesetters Noun (Plural) Pacesetting Adjective Paceway Noun Patience Noun Practice Noun, Verb Sabalaceae Noun Success Noun Tabellariaceae Noun Tabescence Noun Vacance Noun Vaccenic Adjective Vacciniaceae Noun (proper, plural form) Vacciniaceous Adjective Voice Noun, Verb Wace Proper Noun Xanthocephalus Noun Xanthoceras Noun

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1. Which specialist builds artificial faces for patients?

Puppet maker Jester Mime Anaplastologist

2. How is the word 'patience' pronounced in American English?

PA-tee-ence pay-SHEE-ens PAY-shuns PA-tee-ons

3. How should 'Daceloninae' be formatted in scientific writing?

Capitalized, not italicized Capitalized and italicized Lowercase and italicized Lowercase, not italicized

4. In modern backstage slang, a facemaker is usually...

A makeup artist A lighting technician A director A costume designer

5. What does 'faceable' mean?

Having many faces Easy to forget Related to a building's roof Capable of being faced or dealt with

6. What is the singular form of 'daces'?

Dacies Dacis Dace Dacy

7. Which sentence uses 'paceway' correctly?

They pacewayed around the track. The paceway was packed on Friday. A paceway of horses charged past. The paceway hosted the car finals.

8. Which suffix builds 'facetiation'?

-ness -ship -ation -let

9. Where are Dacelo species native to?

South America and Africa Australia and New Guinea Europe and Asia North and Central America

10. Which sentence uses 'faceman' correctly?

He facemanned the negotiation. Two facemans entered the club. The faceman's smile opened the door. She is a facemans.

11. Which sentence is grammatically correct regarding the observation of an action?

I noticed him to leave. I noticed him leaving. I noticed him left. I noticed him to leaving.

12. Which word is the fuller synonym that names the tear sac explicitly?

Dacryoma Dacryostenosis Dacryolith Dacryocystocele

13. How should you pronounce 'eaceworm'?

Like 'earthworm' Like 'ee-ace-worm' Like 'eess-worm' Like 'ease-worm'

14. Which word is a near synonym of 'faceless'?

Famous Anonymous Identifiable Distinctive

15. Which spelling is acceptable for the noun in American English?

Facoff Face-off Face of Faceofff

16. What does the '-cele' ending mean in 'dacryocele'?

Tear Swelling or hernia Flow Eye

17. Which sentence uses 'abduce' grammatically and contextually correctly?

The kidnapper abduced the hostage. The muscle abduces the arm from the midline. I will abduce my evidence to the judge. She abduced the rope to pull the boat in.

18. What is the standard pronunciation of the '-ine' ending in 'dacelonine'?

Like 'in' (short i) Like 'fine' (long i) Like 'on' Like 'bean' or 'seen' (long ee)

19. Which work is Wace best known for?

The Canterbury Tales The Roman de Brut Le Morte d'Arthur Paradise Lost

20. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Facelifts is expensive. Facelifts are expensive. Facelifts was expensive. Facelifts been expensive.

21. What parts of speech can the word 'voice' function as?

Only a Noun Only a Verb Both a Noun and a Verb Only an Adjective

22. Where does the spice mace come from?

The bark of a Sri Lankan laurel tree The root of a Caribbean plant The same fruit as nutmeg, being the lacy covering of the seed Dried berries of a climbing vine

23. Which sentence uses 'faced' as a past participle?

He faced the wall. She faces the sea. I will face it tomorrow. She has faced worse.

24. How many syllables does 'faceable' have?

One Three Two Four

25. Where do Fabroniaceae mosses most often grow?

Deep in ocean water On bark, rocks, walls, and even living leaves Only in frozen tundra soil Inside desert sand dunes

26. How many syllables does 'facepiece' have?

One Two Three Four

27. Which version of a facelift uses injections instead of surgery?

Deep-plane facelift Mini facelift Full facelift Liquid facelift

28. Which term is the standard English name for the same bread?

Showbread Gingerbread Cornbread Shortbread

29. Latin 'habitare' is a frequentative form of which simpler verb?

Vivere, 'to live' Habere, 'to have' Ambulare, 'to walk' Tenere, 'to keep'

30. Which genus gives Vacciniaceae its name?

Vaccinium Vaccinia Erica Vitis

31. What is the adjective form of 'justice'?

Justly Justify Just Justification

32. Which famous work fixed 'facetiae' in European memory?

Poggio's Facetiae Beowulf The Canterbury Tales Don Quixote

33. In The A-Team, who was known as 'Faceman'?

The team's pilot The charming con artist Templeton Peck The unit's mechanic The colonel in charge

34. Which word is the counterpart mounted BEHIND the device?

Faceplate Backplate Nameplate Baseplate

35. What does the adjective 'multifaceted' mean?

Shiny on the outside Cut from a single crystal Having many sides or aspects Difficult to polish

36. How do you pronounce 'paceway'?

pah-CHAY-way PAA-see-way PAYK-way PAYSS-way

37. How is the word 'practice' pronounced in American English?

pray-TIS PRAK-tis (stress first syllable) prak-TIS PRAH-tis

38. Which is a classic facesaving arrangement?

Framing a firing as a resignation Publishing the whole audit Doubling the fine Canceling the meeting

39. What does 'long faces' idiomatically describe?

Tall people Sad or disappointed expressions Narrow buildings Portraits

40. Which family word means 'lying near'?

Superjacent Subjacent Adjacent Circumjacent

41. In logic, what does it mean to 'abduce' a conclusion?

To prove it with 100% certainty To infer the most likely explanation To bring forward evidence To dismiss a theory

42. What does the word 'paceboard' most commonly mean in modern English?

A type of boat A board used in speech therapy to pace speech A musical instrument A type of pastry

43. Which of the following is the correct noun form of 'abduce'?

Abducement Abduction Abducer Abducing

44. In British informal English, 'the year's facers' refers to:

Annual equipment sales A year's collected setbacks New Year's resolutions Calendar printers

45. How does a dace typically move in the water?

It floats slowly It darts quickly It crawls on the bottom It walks on land

46. Which part of speech is 'faceharden'?

Noun Transitive verb Adjective Adverb

47. Where does the primary stress fall in 'paceboard'?

First syllable Second syllable Neither Both equally

48. What is the heart's natural pacemaker called?

The sinoatrial node The aorta The mitral valve The left ventricle

49. How is the word 'notice' pronounced in American English?

nah-TIS NOH-tis (long o, rhyming with lotus) NOT-is (short o) noh-TEES

50. Choose the correct preposition: 'The dentist recorded the jaw position ___ a facebow.'

of at with into