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S Vocabulary Words Quiz #1
Can you guess these vocabulary words that start with the letter S?
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| First submitted | January 4, 2013 |
| Times taken | 46,246 |
| Average score | 75.0% |
| Rating | 3.80 |
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hesasmartone
+5
Level 44
Jan 2, 2013
Ah. Staff as in sceptre, not tending servants. No wonder it didn't make sense that they were ornamental...
zimba
+1
Level 58
Jan 2, 2013
I did the same thing!
sillie
+3
Level 81
May 7, 2015
Took me a while too. Ornamental people makes however perfect sence when you talk about the entourage of a monarch. :)
samiamco
+3
Level 71
Jun 9, 2016
LOL! That's a great image! It makes me think of all the definitely ornamental housewares/staff of Beauty and the Beast.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 87
Jul 22, 2019
The 12 Days of Christmas song has ornamental staff.
CerpinTaxt
+2
Level 51
Apr 3, 2013
I've never heard of Spelunking before but you need to add Speleology as an option as it's another term for 'cave exploring'.
TheWombat
+3
Level 75
Jan 9, 2015
I'm no caver, it gives me the willies, but I would think speleology would be the study of caves, not the exploring of them. No?
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
yes anything ending in -ology is the study of..
nanook
+1
Level 52
Nov 24, 2015
Absolutely, speliology is the correct term
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
for the study of, yes, but not for going into the caves (though ofcourse it can overlap because ofcourse part of that study can involve actually going into caves)
Freestatebear
+3
Level 82
Nov 30, 2015
From Wikipedia: "Speleology or Spelacology is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, their make-up, structure, physical properties, history, life forms, and the processes by which they form and change over time. The term speleology is also sometimes applied to the recreational activity of exploring caves, but this is more properly known as caving, spelunking or potholing." (While the article indicates the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, it also suggests such usage isn't technically correct.)
kogatora
+1
Level 89
Jan 24, 2019
As most cavers I know take it more seriously, they would use the word speleologist rather than spelunker, to describe their cave exploring. Spelunking brings to mind people who do it more recreationally as the wiki page says and so they are not really 'exploring' it.
memer
+1
Level 22
May 7, 2015
Haha you included 'swish'. nice
KinsterPowers
+4
Level 64
Oct 8, 2018
Hmm in my part of the world I think its a swoosh
GrammarBeane1
+1
Level 74
Sep 4, 2022
I did try swoosh first
martay
+1
Level 67
Sep 7, 2022
In my part of the world, the swoosh is the stylized checkmark in the Nike logo
Cezar
+1
Level 52
May 7, 2015
I think speleology should be accepted for spelunky.
mattarosa
+1
Level 70
Nov 21, 2017
I agree, since it is the proper term for exploration of caves. Good quiz, though, caught me out more times than it should have.
ChrisInAfrica
+1
Level 26
May 8, 2015
I think sire should count for an un-castrated male. If a male horse is a sire to another, he definitely is still fertile. Also, I would normally think of a sortie as an attack from a fortress by a besieged party upon their besiegers. Great quiz!
spoolygoo
+4
Level 73
Sep 9, 2018
And stallion!
redsplat
+2
Level 74
Apr 2, 2016
Can you accept strike for sortie?
musicguy
+2
Level 64
Nov 13, 2017
Agreed.
joeythelemur
+2
Level 87
Sep 2, 2022
But you can fly a sortie without striking anything. Patrol and reconnaissance flights are still sorties.
tailsfan11
+2
Level 50
Mar 15, 2018
You cut that grass, Grim Reaper!
twained
+1
Level 61
Sep 9, 2018
This was a great quiz. Challenging. Nice job.
MayaB
+2
Level 71
Sep 9, 2018
On one side I'm proud of myself for thinking of suffrage for "the right to vote". On the other side I'm angry I wrote it "souffrage" so I didn't get the point. The word has always sounded French to me.
jennoo
+3
Level 62
Sep 9, 2018
What about stallion for horse question?
Joe1
+2
Level 55
Sep 9, 2018
I must have written stallion about 20 times lol I guess it doesn't fit the exact description...
ander217
+3
Level 77
Sep 9, 2018
That was my first answer, too, but I guess though all studs are stallions, but not all stallions are studs.
Coyuznik
+2
Level 82
Sep 10, 2018
...and here I was trying "Scalpel Jockey" as a slang term for surgeon. I guess I watched a little too much Scrubs.
Nope
+2
Level 68
Jan 20, 2019
Wouldn't synopsis work for the outline of an academic course clue?
NathanIQMaster
+1
Level 22
Jan 30, 2019
Gottem
JackintheBox
+3
Level 76
Feb 25, 2019
These vocabulary quizzes are quite hard for me because many of these are North American terms.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 72
Mar 3, 2020
I tried "Singe", "Scorch", and "Sizzle" for the burning with hot liquid. Maybe add some as type-ins?
HinesBrothers
+1
Level 74
Apr 7, 2020
Perhaps consider accepting Synopsis for Syllabus?
Koopa
+1
Level 68
Mar 11, 2022
Sire also works for stud.
ghanburighan
+1
Level 77
Sep 2, 2022
Caving is Potholing in UK
JoshPen
+2
Level 78
Sep 3, 2022
The UK really needs a better road repair program if you can spelunk the potholes. :)
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 71
Sep 2, 2022
"Making a basket..." - I genuinely thought that clue was referring to weaving baskets and had no idea why a ball was involved...
Findlay
+1
Level 81
Sep 2, 2022
I also found the basket-making question to be weirdly specific and didn't know why a ball was involved (but given how little I know about making baskets... I figured maybe a ball was involved).
Jango
+1
Level 61
Sep 4, 2022
Prison slang for a makeshift knife is shaft
iambecomedeath
+1
Level 33
Sep 5, 2022
Can "spelunk" be accepted? In addition to "spelunking"
blizzrd33
+1
Level 76
Sep 6, 2022
Please accept stallion
brandybuck96
+1
Level 81
Sep 8, 2022
came so close to trying 'stabby thing' for the knife question
Bubblecat
+1
Level 68
Sep 12, 2022
Aghh, thought it was spelt seisometer. Nearly.
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