Statistics for Word Quiz 1 (Spring 2022)

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Made up of sand and earth left by rivers, floods.	Alluvial	100%
(British English) A large place where people can congregate, such as a hall	Aula	100%
A noisy boisterous band or parade.	Callithump	50%
An association of nations for their mutual benefit.	Comity	50%
Marked by weakness or decadence	Effete	50%
Relating to the art of placing or arranging buildings or other sites auspiciously.	Geomantic	50%
In terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour.	Moribund	50%
(British English) A flock of pheasants	Nye	0%
The use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning, either as a fault of style or for emphasis.	Pleonasm	0%