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Some common words containing 'ress' include Fabricatress, Haberdasheress, Labiogression. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Fabricatress Noun Haberdasheress Noun Labiogression Noun Progress Noun, Verb

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1. What does the phrase 'work in progress' mean?

A finished project An unfinished project that is still being improved A financial report A worker's strike

2. Which word shares the same '-gression' root?

Progression Premolar Prosthesis Plaque

3. Why is 'labiogression' considered archaic?

Latin fell out of dental fashion Simpler modern terms replaced it Both of these Neither of these

4. Which word is the closest modern, gender-neutral synonym for 'fabricatress'?

Manager Tailor Actress Liar

5. Movement of a tooth toward the tongue is called what?

Labiogression Extrusion Linguoversion Rotation

6. What part(s) of speech can the word 'progress' be?

Noun only Verb only Noun and Verb Adjective only

7. Where does the primary stress fall?

On 'LAY' at the start On 'GRESH' in the middle On the final '-sion' On every syllable equally

8. What part of speech is the word 'fabricatress'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

9. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'progress'?

Do progress Take progress Make progress Have progress

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

Advancement Improvement Regress Headway

11. Which preposition correctly completes: 'We are making progress ___ a cure for the disease.'

on toward for with

12. What is the origin of the word 'progress'?

Latin 'progredi' (to walk forward) Greek 'progres' (time) French 'progrès' (speed) Old English 'prāg' (path)

13. How is the ending '-ssion' pronounced?

As 'shun' As 'zhun' As 'see-on' Silently

14. Which sentence uses 'progress' correctly as a noun?

I made a progress. I made many progresses. I made progress. I am progress.

15. Which spelling is correct?

Fabritress Fabricatress Fabricateress Fabrecatress

16. Which sentence uses the word correctly?

The incisor labiogressed last spring. Marked labiogression was noted on the cast. He labiogressioned his essay. The tooth felt labiogression yesterday.

17. What is the modern, gender-neutral equivalent of 'haberdasheress'?

Shopkeeper Haberdasher Mercer Seamstress

18. Which of the following best defines a 'haberdasheress'?

A woman who makes hats A woman who sells men's clothing or notions A woman who sews clothes A woman who manages an estate

19. What part of speech is 'labiogression'?

Verb Adjective Adverb Noun

20. How is 'haberdasheress' best described today?

A common job title A modern slang term An archaic, obsolete term A type of politician

21. How is the word 'progress' pronounced when used as a NOUN in American English?

pruh-GRES (stress second syllable) PRAH-gres (stress first syllable) PRAH-gress (rhyming with dress) pro-GREY

22. What does 'labiogression' mean?

Growth of the gums Movement toward the lips Removal of a tooth Whitening of enamel

23. Which modern term has largely replaced 'labiogression'?

Labioversion Gingivitis Malocclusion Bruxism

24. The '-gression' part comes from the Latin word for what?

A tooth A mouth A bone A step or going

25. Which sentence uses 'haberdasheress' correctly?

She haberdasheressed the store. He was a skilled haberdasheress. The Victorian haberdasheress sold ribbons. The haberdasheress is a modern job title.

26. In the word 'fabricatress', which syllable receives the primary stress?

Second Third Fourth First

27. What does the suffix '-ess' indicate in the word 'haberdasheress'?

An action A female A past tense A plural

28. What does the phrase 'a master fabricatress' imply?

A woman who is exceptionally skilled at inventing believable lies. A woman who teaches fabrication. A woman who is highly skilled at weaving cloth. A woman who owns a fabric store.

29. What does the suffix '-ress' indicate in the word 'fabricatress'?

An action A female A past tense A plural

30. In what context is 'fabricatress' most appropriately used today?

In modern everyday casual speech In technical manufacturing manuals In literary, historical, or stylized writing In scientific research papers

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

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

32. 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.

33. Which of the following best defines a 'fabricatress'?

A woman who manages a factory. A woman who sews fabric. A woman who verifies facts. A woman who invents lies or false stories.

34. 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.

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

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

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

Fabricatresses Fabricatri Fabricatress Fabricatores

37. What is the adjective form of 'progress' meaning 'happening in stages or favoring change'?

Progressing Progression Progressive Progressly