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Some common words containing 'ess' include Abbess, Babbittess, Cabbageheadedness. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Abbess Noun Babbittess Noun Cabbageheadedness Noun Dabblingness Noun Eagerness Noun Eagless Adjective Earless Adjective Earliness Noun (Uncountable) Earmindedness Noun Fabricatress Noun Fabulousness Noun Faceless Adjective Facelessness Noun (Uncountable) Faceteness Noun Gabbiness Noun Gaddishness Noun Haberdasheress Noun Habitableness Noun Habitualness Noun Jackassness Noun Labiogression Noun Macabreness Noun Nabobess Noun Nabobesses Noun Nacreousness Noun Oafishness Noun Oarless Adjective Progress Noun, Verb Quackishness Noun Sabbathless Adjective Sabbaticalness Noun (uncountable, abstract) Success Noun Uberousness Noun Ubiquitariness Noun (uncountable) Ubiquitousness Noun Udderless Adjective Vacantheartedness Noun Vacantness Noun Vacationless Adjective Wabbliness Noun Wackiness Noun (uncountable)

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1. What does the suffix '-ess' in 'nabobess' signify?

Plural Past tense Feminine Possession

2. Which word is an antonym for 'progress'?

Advancement Improvement Regress Headway

3. Which word is the male equivalent of 'abbess'?

Monk Abbot Priest Bishop

4. Where does the stress fall in 'faceless'?

On the second syllable Equally on both syllables On neither syllable On the first syllable

5. What part of speech is 'vacationless'?

Adjective Noun Verb Adverb

6. What part of speech is 'nabobess'?

Adjective Verb Noun Adverb

7. How many syllables does 'nabobess' have?

Two Three Four Five

8. Which suffix forms 'ubiquitariness'?

-ary -ness -ism -ous

9. Which sentence uses 'fabulousness' correctly?

She owns two fabulousnesses. The show was a fabulousness. We admired the sheer fabulousness of the gala. It was fabulousness hot today.

10. Which syllable is stressed in 'vacationless'?

The first The second The third The fourth

11. Where does the root of 'uberousness' come from?

Modern German Old English Latin Greek

12. Where is the stress in 'jackassness'?

Second syllable Last syllable First syllable All syllables equally

13. What does the suffix '-ness' do to the word 'dabbling'?

Makes it a verb Makes it past tense Turns it into an abstract noun Makes it plural

14. What does 'udderless' mean?

With a full udder Resembling an udder As much as an udder holds Without an udder

15. Which sentence uses 'fabricatress' correctly?

She fabricatressed the document. Her story was very fabricatress. The man was a known fabricatress. The fabricatress was exposed by the detective.

16. In agriculture, what does 'earliness' usually measure?

Crop color Field size Rainfall Days from sowing to maturity

17. Where does the stress fall in 'habitableness'?

The '-ness' ending Middle syllable First syllable Second-to-last syllable

18. Where does the stress fall in 'gaddishness'?

On the middle syllable On the first syllable It is unstressed On the last syllable

19. Which word does the ending rhyme with?

Stress Bath Sabbath Lust

20. What quality does the archaic noun 'faceteness' name?

Physical strength The quality of being witty or facetious Sharpness of a blade Neatness of handwriting

21. Which word is 'ubiquitariness' built from?

Ubiquitary Ubiquity Ubiquitous Ubiety

22. Which spelling is standard today?

Whackiness Wackiness Wackyness Wakiness

23. How many syllables does the word 'dabblingness' have?

Two Three Four Five

24. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

We achieved a great success. His success on business is well known. The success of the company is impressive. I wish you success on your new job.

25. What does cabbageheadedness mean?

The state of being foolish, dull-witted, or stubbornly stupid A style of 1800s hat The act of cooking cabbage A garden layout pattern

26. Which word is the direct base of cabbageheadedness?

Cabbage Cabbagehead Cabbageheaded Headed

27. Which modifier pairs naturally with 'habitableness' in old surveys?

Doubtful Digital Quantum Startup

28. Which sentence is grammatically correct regarding the verb form?

He progressed the project. The project progressed well. He progressed the team. She progressed the meeting.

29. What does 'quackishness' describe?

A type of duck call The quality of resembling a quack A medical license A style of poetry

30. Which is a common metaphorical use of 'oarless'?

An oarless profit An oarless life An oarless salary An oarless equation

31. How many syllables does 'oarless' have?

One Two Three Four

32. Which sentence uses 'oafishness' correctly?

He oafishnessed the door. That was an oafishness joke. We laughed at his sheer oafishness. He is very oafishness.

33. What part of speech is the word 'haberdasheress'?

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

34. Which quality does 'nacreousness' name?

The hard polish of polished metal The pearly, softly shifting glow of mother-of-pearl The rough sparkle of uncut stone The blinking of city lights at night

35. Which suffix builds 'vacantness' from 'vacant'?

-ment -ity -tion -ness

36. In American English, what does a haberdasheress traditionally sell?

Women's hats Groceries Men's clothing and furnishings Fabric by the yard

37. Which word is the property-level antonym of 'ubiquitousness'?

Rarity Loudness Brightness Generosity

38. Which word family does 'sabbaticalness' belong to?

The 'spect' family The 'port' family The Sabbath family from Hebrew 'shabbath' The 'graph' family

39. Which phrase is a synonym of 'earmindedness'?

Auditory orientation Visual orientation Reading preference Sight-mindedness

40. Where does the primary stress fall in the pronunciation of 'gabbiness'?

Second syllable First syllable Third syllable Equal stress

41. From which Latin root does 'eagerness' ultimately derive?

Acer (sharp) Amor (love) Timor (fear) Vigor (energy)

42. Do earless seals have hearing problems?

No, they hear normally Yes, severe ones Only underwater Only in old age

43. Which of the following is the correct plural form of 'abbess'?

abbess abbesses abbesses abbessies

44. Which word rhymes with 'oarless'?

Timeless Doorless Careless Endless

45. Which sentence uses 'gabbiness' correctly?

He gabbiness the car. She is very gabbiness. The gabbiness was overwhelming. They gabbiness quickly.

46. What is the most practical everyday substitute for 'sabbaticalness'?

Restfulness Government Bravery Velocity

47. Which phrase means 'overflowing with style'?

Fabulousness-free Free of fabulousness Dripping with fabulousness Anti-fabulousness

48. Where does cabbageheadedness fit best?

A humorous essay about language A breaking news headline A laboratory safety report A mortgage application

49. What is the surprising etymological origin of the root word 'oaf'?

An ogre An elf or fairy A bear A giant

50. What does 'far from faceless' mean?

Very anonymous Highly personal and visible Literally without a face Hard to see