Clues in Context
People and Places
Word Parts and Patterns
What's the Connection?
Challenge Round
100

The excuse was so ridiculous that everyone laughed. What words means ridiculous or unreasonable?

What is absurd?

100

What is a person's regular job, career, or chosen profession called?

What is a vocation?

100

Which word names a group or set of three?

What is a triad?

100

A lion eats meat. Which vocabulary word describes animals that eat meat?

What is carnivorous?

100

Which word means a person's job or career:  vocation or triad?

What is vocation?

200

A loud crash happened, but Maya stayed calm and untroubled. What word describes her?

What is inperturbable?

200

Which school official manages student payments and financial accounts?

What is the bursar?

200

A person who trusts a trick too easily may be described by which word?

What is gullible?

200

A three part musical group contains a ______.

What is a triad?

200

Which word best describes a calm person who does not get upset easily: imperturbable or gullible?

What is imperturbable?

300

Heavy rain may slow or block the hiker's progress. Which word means to hinder or get in the way?

What is impede?

300

What specialist tests hearing and helps people with hearing difficulties?

What is an audiologist?

300

Which words means to gather and arrange pages or information in a particular order?

What is collate?

300

A bee farm is another name for a ___________. 

What is an apiary?

300

A new invention sparks a major change. Which word can mean something that starts  or speeds up change?

What is catalyst?

400

The old blanket had torn edges and looked worn. Which word describes it?

What is ragged?

400

What is a place where bees are kept?

What is an apiary?

400

What word means to block or close a passage or opening?

What is occlude?

400

An audiologist works with hearing. A bursar works with school _______________

What are payments or money?

400

A crowd is described as friendly and eager to talk with one another. Which word fits: ragged or gregarious?

What is gregarious?

500

The manager praised her generous, forgiving response to a rival's mistake. What word means generous and forgiving towards others?

What is magnanimous?

500

What word describes someone who enjoys spending time with other people and is often outgoing?

What is gregarious?

500

Which word combines aero meaning "air" with phobia, meaning "fear" to name a fear of flying or air travel?

What is aerophobia?

500

If an obstacle impedes a plan, does it help the plan move forward or make progress harder?

What is it makes it harder?

500

A passage is blocked, making it difficult to move through. Which word means to block or close it: collate or occlude?

What is occlude?