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Some common words containing 'ue' include Dacryagogue, Fabrique, Kafkaesque. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Dacryagogue Noun Fabrique Noun Kafkaesque Adjective Macabresque Adjective Macague Noun Macaque Noun Macaques Plural Noun Oaktongue Noun Question Noun, Verb Ubique Adverb (Latin, used in English) Unique Adjective Value Noun, Verb

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1. Where does the word 'macaque' ultimately come from?

Bantu languages Greek Old English Native American languages

2. Which Kafka work opens with Gregor Samsa waking up transformed?

The Castle The Metamorphosis The Trial The Judgement

3. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'question'?

Make a question Do a question Ask a question Take a question

4. What does the word 'fabrique' refer to in English?

A type of French clothing The structural fabric of a building A style of painting A weaving technique

5. An agent that induces sneezing rather than tearing is called what?

A dacryagogue A sialagogue A galactagogue A sternutator

6. Who is the word 'Kafkaesque' named after?

An Austrian composer A French painter A Prague-born writer A British politician

7. Which stress pattern is correct for 'Kafkaesque'?

kahf-kuh-ESK KAHF-kuh-esk kahf-KUH-esk KAF-kah-esk

8. How is the -que ending of macaque pronounced?

like kw like k like kyoo completely silent, with no consonant at the end

9. What is the difference between 'price' and 'value'?

They are identical in meaning Price is what you pay; value is what it is worth Value is the tax; price is the cost Price is emotional; value is monetary

10. What is the correct preposition to use in this sentence: 'This tradition is unique ___ this village.'?

for in to with

11. English borrowed the word macaque through which language?

Japanese Spanish French Latin

12. What tone does borrowing 'ubique' add to a sentence?

Anger Confusion Ceremony and wit Sadness

13. How should 'Kafkaesque' be written in a formal essay?

kafkaesque, all lowercase KAFKAESQUE, all capitals Kafka-esque with a hyphen Kafkaesque, with a capital K

14. What is the common English name for an animal that was once spelled 'macaque'?

Baboon Gibbon Lemur Macaque

15. Which word family does dacryagogue belong to?

Demagogue, pedagogue, synagogue Arthritis, bronchitis Neuralgia, myalgia Neurosis, psychosis

16. What does the Latin word 'ubique' mean?

Rarely Everywhere Yesterday Twice

17. What does 'Deus ubique' mean?

God is everywhere God is one God is good God is watching

18. What causes the tongue-shaped galls called oaktongues?

Frost damage Gall wasps laying eggs Fungal infection only Bird damage

19. Which word is a derived adjective meaning 'extremely useful or priceless'?

Valueless Valuable Valued Invaluable

20. Which situation best deserves the label 'Kafkaesque'?

A bus arriving two minutes late A rainy picnic A loud neighbor An office that requires form A in order to issue form A

21. On which syllable is the primary stress placed when pronouncing 'value'?

First syllable (VAL) Second syllable (yoo) Equal stress Neither

22. Which spelling is correct?

macak macaqué mackaque macaque

23. Which of the following is the correct spelling for the adjective form?

valueful valuable valluable valueable

24. What is the adjective form meaning 'tear-producing'?

Dacryagogic Dacryadenic Dacryogenic Dacrylitic

25. What kind of animal was a 'macaque'?

A bird A reptile A fish An Old World monkey

26. What two words combine to form 'oaktongue'?

Oat + tongue Oak + tongue Ochre + tongue Oath + tongue

27. What part of speech is 'macaque'?

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

28. Where does the only wild monkey population in Europe live?

The Alps Ireland Portugal's coast Gibraltar

29. Which sentence is grammatically correct regarding the idiom 'call into question'?

The scandal called his reputation into question. The scandal called his reputation on question. The scandal called his reputation to question. The scandal called his reputation out question.

30. Which sentence is correct?

We saw much macaques near the temple. We saw many macaques near the temple. We saw a macaques near the temple. We saw macaqueses near the temple.

31. How many syllables does the word 'unique' have?

One Two Three Four

32. Macaque troops are usually organized around what?

Related females sharing family lines Random gatherings each season Males only Pairs that mate for life

33. How is the word 'question' pronounced in American English?

kes-CHUN KWES-chun (stress first syllable) kwes-tee-ON KWAY-stun

34. Which sentence is fully correct?

The snow monkey is an ape that bathes in hot springs. The snow monkey is a macaque that bathes in hot springs. The snow monkey are a macaque. The snow monkey bathes in hot springs it is a bird.

35. Which of the following is a common mistake when using 'fabrique'?

Using it to describe a building's stones Using it to refer to clothing or textiles Using it in an architectural report Pairing it with the word 'historic'

36. Which word is a strict antonym of 'unique'?

Rare Unusual Identical Distinctive

37. What is the modern scientific term for the inner bark that 'oaktongue' can refer to?

Phloem only Cambium Sapwood Heartwood

38. What is the modern, Latin-based synonym for dacryagogue?

Sternutator Vesicant Lacrimator Diuretic

39. Historically, 'unique' comes from the Latin word for what number?

Zero One Two Many

40. What is an oaktongue?

A tongue-shaped growth on an oak tree A type of oak wood A type of oak leaf A type of acorn

41. What does the phrase 'unique to' mean?

Similar to Different from Exclusive to Better than

42. What does the idiom 'take at face value' mean?

To buy a face mask To accept something as it appears without questioning To evaluate a person's face To pay the exact price

43. What part(s) of speech can the word 'question' be?

Noun only Verb only Noun and Verb Adjective only

44. Which sentence uses dacryagogue correctly?

The vapor acts as a dacryagogue. She dacryagogued at the wedding. He felt very dacryagogue today. They dacryagogue the gland.

45. Why is it incorrect to say 'very unique' in strict formal grammar?

Because 'unique' is a noun Because 'unique' is an absolute adjective Because 'very' is informal Because it sounds French

46. What word does 'oaktongue' rhyme with?

Oak tree Oak lung Oak leaf Oak branch

47. How many syllables are in 'macaque'?

One Two Three Four

48. What is the plural of macaque?

macaques macaquees macaqui macaqes

49. When might you encounter the word 'macaque' today?

In a 19th-century natural history book At a modern zoo On a smartphone In a cooking recipe

50. Which is the closest English equivalent in meaning?

Everywhere Rarely Nowhere Someplace