I can’t believe it! Summer is ending. But we’ve learned some great words with our beach reads, haven’t we? To prove it, you all are going to ace this quiz I’ve created. Give it a try, and dare a fellow reader to beat you.
Word Nerd Workout
Answer the following vocabulary questions; if you get every one right, I’ll share “link love” and shout out about your word nerd savy all over Facebook and Twitter!
- I wish Honda put an oleophobic coating on all of its minivan windows.
- What does an oleophobic shield do?
- filters the sun
- resists oil
- absorbs sound
- What fine product does have such a coating? __________________
- My friend Leslie refuses to watch the Twilight movies; she finds Robert Pattinson an ersatz Edward compared to the one she imagines in her head. (Note: I disagree with her.) What does ersatz mean?
- taciturn
- immature
- inferior substitute
- Complete the analogy. winsome:pleasing:: supercilious: ___________________
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Julia
I’ve been avoiding this all week because I’ve been busier than a one-armed paper-hanger. I’m guessing at #3 but I love the word “oleophobic” and think about it every time I… 🙂
1.1 = 2
1.2 = iphone
2. 3
3. Bossy
It’s fun to see how you work through these!
1. Sounds like it resists oil. But I’m not sure what product uses it, unless it’s a cosmetic.
2. inferior substitute (I’ve never watched the movies, either)
3. conceited
It’s been fun to play!
~Debbie
Hmmm…
1. Oleo sounds like oil
2. Ersatz must be inferior because I had the same reaction!
3. supercilious: annoying
Good stuff for my brain…! I will come back to see the answers.
Good job ladies! And special applause to Emily for acknowledging both parts of question number one. She’s on to something there…
The answer to #1 is an oleophobic shield resists oil (2).
Question #2 – Ersatz means inferior substitute.
Question #3 – winsome:pleasing :: supercilious:obnoxious
Thank you Julia for helping me w/my vocab!
Monique
Here we go:
1. resists oil. As for something that has an oleophobic coating…hmm, you must have covered this in one of your posts and I wasn’t paying attention. All I can think of is dish soap, but it’s not exactly a coating, just oil-resistant.
2. inferior substitute (I’m with you, Robert Pattinson will do just fine!)
3. arrogant
#1 -filters the sun
#2 – immature
#3 – “delicious” (although I have a feeling that’s not it at all, but it rhymes! 🙂 )
Bless you Julia,
Hester, 🙂