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What part of speech is the word "chancellor"?
It is a noun. "The chancellor of UC Davis is a woman".
100
What is the language of origin for the word "chauffeur"?
It is French!
100
Does the Greek root word "kal(os)" from kaleidoscope mean "beautiful" or "measurement of weight"?
It means beautiful!
100
Does the old French root word "mo-" from mohair mean "more" or "attractive silk"?
It means attractive silk! "Mo-" is derived from the French word "moire" which means "attractive silk". Therefore, mohair means "silky hair" of the Angora goat's fleece.
100
Is jostled derived from the word "jester" or "joust"?
It is joust! A joust is a Middle English word where 2 knights would fight over chivalry.
200
What part of speech is the word "jostled"?
It is a verb. "The crowd jostled him into the subway".
200
What is the language of origin for the word "kaleidoscope"?
It is Greek!
200
Does the Latin root word (-col) from percolate mean to organize or to strain?
It means to strain! Percolator is derived from the Latin word "percolatus", which means to filter or to strain. Per = to and colatus = filter/strain.
200
Does the Greek word "-eido" from kaleidoscope mean "shapes" or "to hear"?
It means shapes!
200
Is chauffeur derived from "calfare" or "show"?
It is calfare! The word "calfare" means "to make heat". Chauff means to rub to make heat and a chauffer is a small portable stove. Since the first automobiles in France were steam powered, the driver was nicknamed a chauffeur.
300
What part of speech is the word "ventured"?
It is a verb. "She ventured out into the blizzard."
300
What is the language of origin for the word "fussbudget"?
It is American English!
300
Does the Latin root word "-vent" in ventured mean "to come" or "to let the air flow"?
It means to come! Ventured is a variant of adventure. Adventure is derived from the Latin word "advenire" which means "a thing to come or about to happen".
300
Does the Greek root word "-phagus" from sarcophagus mean "pest" or "to eat"?
It means to eat! "Phagus" is derived from the Greek word "phagein" which means to eat.
300
Is amassed derived from "massa" or "massage"?
It is "massa". Massa is Latin and means "kneaded dough" because it is a lump of something that is in a pile.
400
What part of speech is the word "fiscal"?
It is an adjective. "Figures for the past fiscal year show an improvement".
400
What it is the language of origin for the word "percolator"?
It is Latin!
400
Does the Greek root word "sarc-" from sarcophagus mean "metal case" or "flesh"?
It means flesh!
400
Does the word "fisc" mean "the checkbook balance" or the "state treasury"?
It means the state treasury! Fisc comes from the Latin word "fiscus" which means the "public money" or literally "the purse".
400
Is exchequer derived from "escheker" or "checks"?
It is escheker! Escheker is an old French word that refers to the cloth divided in squares that covered a table on which accounts were kept track with counters.
500
What part of speech is the word "exchequer"?
It is a noun. "Land values would fund the exchequer".
500
What is the language of origin for the word "exchequer"?
It is middle English!
500
Does the Latin root word "-ras" from abrasion mean "away from" or "shave"?
It means shave! The Latin root word "-ab" means "away from" and "-ras" means "shave". Therefore, abrasion means to "shave away from".
500
Does the word "chancel" from chancellor mean "by luck" or "doorkeeper"?
It means doorkeeper! Chancel comes from the word "cancellus" which means the screen/lattice before the altar of a church. The man standing before it is the cancellarius or chancellor.
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Is abrasion derived from "radere" or "brachium"?
It is radere! Radere in Latin means "to scrape". It comes from the word abradere which literally means "to scrape off".
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