Word Quiz

FLAME

1. The word foolscap (fool’s cap) usually refers to:
a size of paper
a gymnast’s caper
a British crown
a royal clown

2. We would most likely call someone laconic (luh-CON-ik) who:
studies beetles
knits with needles
uses few words
watches birds

3. An archaic (“r”-KAY-ik) word or term is:
oft confused
wrong, like “choosed”
much abused
rarely used

4. To manumit (MAN-you-mitt) is to:
put into jail
hold without bail
let the judge see
let go, Scot free

5. Effervescent (effer-VES-sunt) means:
fading fast
built to last
lively, bubbly
living grubbily