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Noun
The fear of running out of things to read.
Noun
A rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines.
Noun
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Noun
The action of throwing someone out of a window.
Adjective
Lasting for a very short time.
Noun
A frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person.
Noun
Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms.
Adjective
Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
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'Q' is the highest-scoring letter in Scrabble, but it's useless without a 'U'. Memorize "Q" words that don't need a 'U' like Qabala, Qat, and Qophs to gain a massive edge.
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1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
2. Which sentence uses 'need' correctly as a main verb?
3. What is the value of one qindar?
4. Where does the main stress fall in 'gablewise'?
5. What does the word 'gachupin' refer to?
6. What was the primary role of an ealdorman?
7. In formal zoology, Labidura is what kind of word?
8. What does 'babelish' most nearly mean?
9. How many syllables does 'reckoning' have?
10. How is the 'ch' in 'yachan' pronounced?
11. Which word shares the same stress pattern and rhyme as 'cabana'?
12. What does 'oasal' mean?
13. What is an 'oarlop'?
14. In 'the earmarkings in the federal budget,' what does the word refer to?
15. Which part of cabezons must never be eaten?
16. Is 'habilimentary' used to describe modern casual wear like jeans?
17. How should the verb agree with the noun 'sabaigrass'?
18. Who designed the Kabel typeface?
19. What does the archaic word 'wabble' mean?
20. What does 'vacantheartedness' describe?
21. What does 'labialising' mean in phonetics?
22. Which adjective is 'cabbalistically' built from?
23. Which phrase is the signature collocation?
24. What is the correct spelling of the plural of 'fabler'?
25. Why should you avoid using 'habilimental' in everyday casual conversation?
26. How many syllables does 'tabarded' have?
27. What is a common mistake people make with 'rabatte'?
28. Which sentence shows the recommended scholarly hedging?
29. Which metals marked the first qintars?
30. Which phrase is French and still used in English historical writing?
31. On which syllable does the primary stress fall in 'Sabbatarianism'?
32. How many syllables are in the word 'yabbering'?
33. Which final sound does 'cabbalistic' end on?
34. Which word is the present-tense twin with more order?
35. What tone does 'the jackanapeses of the parish' usually carry?
36. What is the primary difference between 'abacterial' and 'sterile'?
37. Which part of speech is 'sabbat'?
38. Which language does 'dabitis' originate from?
39. In what context is the word 'hab' most commonly used?
40. Complete the sentence: Birders paddling the potholes finally heard ____ croaking from the cattails.
41. Which gout drug can produce drug-induced xanthinuria?
42. How many syllables does 'macaronically' have?
43. How many syllables does the word 'kaama' have?
44. What physical problem does rabatment solve in drafting?
45. What do tears drain into before being swallowed?
46. What kind of noun is 'faceteness'?
47. Where does the primary stress fall in 'habitability'?
48. In which field is 'labiose' most at home?
49. The oil distilled from pachoulis is mainly used as what?
50. Which word means a person who keeps the Sabbath?
The letter 'S' starts the most words in the English dictionary, making up nearly 10% of all words. This is followed closely by 'P', 'C', and 'A'.
Words starting with X are relatively rare in English. Many of them are borrowed from Greek (like Xylophone or Xenophobia) or come from Spanish/indigenous languages. They are often referred to simply as 'X-words' or 'Xenonyms'.
'Un' and 'In' are common negative prefixes in English. They are attached to the beginning of existing words to reverse their meaning (e.g., Happy -> Unhappy, Correct -> Incorrect). Because they can be applied to thousands of root words, they create a massive number of valid starting sequences.
