UIL Dictionary Skills

Which of the following words means a male bee, a lazy person, and an aircraft without a pilot?

• dross

• drub

• drone

• drear

Samuel Clemens ___________ was Mark Twain.

• pseudonym

• psychotherapist

• publicist

• proxy

What is the Roman numeral for 29?

• LXII

• XXIX

• XXVIIII

• XXVIV

Which of the following lists the words in correct alphabetical order?

• metacarpal, metabolite, metallic, metalloid

• homograph, homologous, homologue, homology

• signal, signalize, signature, sign

• curlicue, curling, curly, curler

Who was the Greek God of Wind?

• Eras

• Ceres

• Aeolus

• Daedalus

The word amethyst is from all of the following languages except...

• Greek

• Old English

• French

• Latin

Which of the following is a region in France?

• Eugene

• Gascony

• Edinburgh

• Frankfurt

The word "weird"...

• was derived from Latin meaning "strange".

• was used to describe the Greek goddess of mystery.

• is an adjective and adverb.

• originally came from Old English meaning "fate".

What is the capital of Australia's Northern Territory?

• Douro

• Concord

• Cork

• Darwin

If you live in Illinois, what time zone do you live in?

• Pacific

• Mountain

• Central

• Eastern