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There are 57 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'ic'. You can browse them all using the list above.

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Some common words containing 'ic' include Aaronic, Aaronical, Aaronitic. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Aaronic Adjective Aaronical Adjective Aaronitic Adjective Abdicate Verb Baalitical Adjective Cabalic Adjective Cabalistic Adjective Cabalistical Adjective Cabalistically Adverb Dabchick Noun Dabchicks Noun (Plural) Dacitic Adjective Dedicate Verb Fabric Noun Fabricable Adjective Fabricant Noun Fabricate Verb Fabricated Adjective Fabricates Verb Fabricating Verb (Present Participle) Fabrication Noun Fabricational Adjective Fabricative Adjective Fabricator Noun Fabricators Noun (Plural) Fabricatress Noun Fabricature Noun Fabrics Noun (Plural) Gabbroic Adjective Gabbroitic Adjective Iacchic Adjective Iambic Adjective Iambical Adjective Iambically Adverb Iambics Noun (plural) / Adjective Iatraliptic Adjective Iatraliptics Noun Iatric Adjective Iatrical Adjective Iatrochemic Adjective Iatrochemical Adjective Iatrochemically Adverb Iatrogenic Adjective Iatrogenically Adverb Iatrogenicity Noun Jaboticaba Noun Justice Noun Kaataplectic Adjective Nabalitic Adjective Nice Adjective Notice Noun, Verb Practice Noun, Verb Quick Adjective, Adverb Victory Noun Voice Noun, Verb Xanthamic Adjective Xanthelasmic Adjective

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1. Which term means 'a disease of unknown cause', acting as a conceptual opposite to iatrogenic?

Nosocomial Idiopathic Pathological Therapeutic

2. How many syllables does the word 'dedicate' have?

Two Three Four Five

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

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

4. From what roots does 'iatrochemical' derive?

Latin iatro (doctor) + chemical Greek iatros (physician) + chemical French iatre (healer) + chemical German iatros (science) + chemical

5. Which beat pattern describes iambics?

DUM-da da-da-DUM DUM-DUM da-DUM

6. Where does the primary stress fall when pronouncing 'iatrogenicity'?

Second syllable Third syllable Fifth syllable Seventh syllable

7. Where does the primary stress fall in 'iatrochemical'?

First syllable Fourth syllable Second syllable Sixth syllable

8. Which phrase is grammatically correct?

Highly fabricationality Highly fabricationalize Highly fabricational Highly fabricationalness

9. Which mineral was famously used iatrochemically to treat syphilis in the 1500s?

Gold Mercury Iron Calcium

10. How is the 'x' at the beginning of 'xanthamic' pronounced in English?

As an 'eks' sound As a 'ks' sound As a 'z' sound As an 'sh' sound

11. Which sentence uses 'jaboticaba' correctly?

He jaboticaba'd the fruit. The jaboticaba vine was heavy. We made jaboticaba jelly. The jaboticaba is native to Africa.

12. Which of the following is NOT a valid use of 'fabricating'?

Fabricating a story Fabricating evidence Fabricating a meal Fabricating metal parts

13. Which of the following is an antonym for "gabbroic" in geology?

Mafic Intrusive Granitic Plutonic

14. How is 'fabricational' spelled correctly?

Fabracational Fabrikational Fabricatinal Fabricational

15. In which region is the term 'dabchick' most commonly used in everyday language?

The United States Australia The United Kingdom South America

16. Which context is most appropriate for using 'fabricative'?

Describing a novel's characters Describing deliberately falsified evidence Describing an honest mistake Describing a creative painting

17. What part of speech is the word 'iatrochemic'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

18. How many syllables does the word 'victory' have?

Two Three Four Five

19. Why must the word 'Aaronic' always be capitalized?

It is always at the start of a sentence It is derived from a proper noun (Aaron) It is a title of a book It is a German noun

20. Which sentence is grammatically correct regarding the use of adjectives and adverbs?

He played nice. He played nicely. He played niceness. He is played nice.

21. What is the etymological root of 'fabrication'?

Greek 'fabros' Latin 'fabrica' French 'fabrique' German 'fabrik'

22. How many syllables does the word 'voice' have?

One Two Three Four

23. Where is the primary stress placed when pronouncing 'iatraliptics'?

First syllable Second syllable Fourth syllable Fifth syllable

24. If a manager asks an employee to do a task for them, but keeps overall accountability, what are they doing?

Abdicating Delegating Resigning Abandoning

25. What is the plural form of 'fabricatress'?

Fabricatresses Fabricatri Fabricatress Fabricatores

26. What does the phrase 'put into practice' mean?

To rehearse a play To implement a theory or plan in reality To close a business To forget a skill

27. Which poet is famously associated with the mastery of iambics?

Dr. Seuss William Shakespeare Maya Angelou E.E. Cummings

28. How is the word 'abdicate' correctly pronounced?

uh-DIK-ayt AB-di-kayt ab-DIK-it AY-bdi-kayt

29. Which part of speech is 'cabalistical'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

30. What does the adverb 'cabalistically' describe?

An action done quickly An action done in a mystical, secret way An action done loudly An action done happily

31. "The lawyer exposed the witness's fabricature." What does "fabricature" mean here?

A physical building A type of legal document A made-up story or lie A piece of evidence

32. What does the rare noun "fabricature" mean?

A type of woven cloth The act or product of fabricating a lie A person who builds large structures A tool used by tailors

33. How many syllables does 'cabalistically' have?

Four Five Six Seven

34. What does the verb 'dedicate' primarily mean when referring to time?

To waste time carelessly To commit time entirely to a specific purpose To borrow time from someone else To count the minutes of a day

35. The word 'iatraliptics' shares its root with which modern medical word?

Pediatrics Cardiology Dermatology Neurology

36. What is the adverb form of 'nice'?

Nicely Niceness Nicer Nicest

37. Which of the following is the standard, more common modern word for 'iambical'?

Iambic Iambiest Iambify Iambus

38. In which English-speaking region is the term 'dabchicks' most commonly used?

The United States Canada Australia The United Kingdom

39. In what context is 'gabbroitic' most appropriately used today?

In everyday casual conversation In specialized petrology and geology texts In cooking recipes In romantic poetry

40. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'notice'?

Notice weather Short notice Notice metal Notice speed

41. What is the opposite metrical rhythm of 'iambically'?

Anapestically Spondaically Trochaically Metrically

42. What is the correct preposition: 'It was very nice ___ you to help.'

for with of to

43. Why is iambic meter so common in English poetry?

It is easy to rhyme It mimics the natural rhythm of English speech It uses fewer syllables It translates well to other languages

44. Which of the following is a correct use of 'cabalistic'?

The cabalistic barked at me. She wrote a cabalistic note. He is very cabalisticly. I bought a cabalistic.

45. What is the correct spelling of the word?

fabrecated fabricative fabricitive fabrickative

46. Which sentence uses 'iatrogenic' correctly?

The patient developed an iatrogenic rash from the cream. The hospital was very iatrogenic. The doctor performed an iatrogenic. The weather caused an iatrogenic storm.

47. What is the noun form of 'iatrogenic', referring to the process itself?

Iatrogenesis Iatrogenicity Iatrogenism Iatrogenics

48. Which word is the closest synonym of 'fabricate' in the sense of deception?

Destroy Verify Concoct Assemble

49. What does it mean if a condition was induced 'iatrogenically'?

It was caused by a virus. It was caused by a doctor or treatment. It was caused by genetics. It healed on its own.

50. What does the adjective 'Aaronic' primarily describe?

Relating to King David Relating to the prophet Moses Relating to the priest Aaron or his descendants Relating to the tribe of Judah