General Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

A quiz about words

Page 0 + 1 of 3

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. »
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Aug 2007 18:13

wonder why they are not in the dictionary then. OK Off out now. Thanks everyone for joining in and passing the afternoon. Ann Glos

Dawn

Dawn Report 21 Aug 2007 18:03

arterious -- pertaining to artery annelidous-- pertaining to annelid, which is a segmented worm. i must admit i did cheat on this one i got them from http://www.tobylitt.com/vowelanswer.html

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Aug 2007 17:29

Dawn, where did you find arterious and annelidious. I can't find them in the Oxford dictionary. what do they mean?

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Aug 2007 17:27

nonannouncement is correct - 2 more.

Dawn

Dawn Report 21 Aug 2007 17:25

number 7-- nonannouncement(six n's)

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Aug 2007 17:23

Sorry Liz, yes I recognise the play title. Dawn yes subbookkeeper is correct I have facetious abstemious abtentious facetious. will accept teh others if they are in the dictionary.

Dawn

Dawn Report 21 Aug 2007 17:19

number 11--facecious abstemious arterious annelidious

Dizzy Lizzy 205090

Dizzy Lizzy 205090 Report 21 Aug 2007 17:16

11: abstemious; facetious Liz

Dizzy Lizzy 205090

Dizzy Lizzy 205090 Report 21 Aug 2007 17:13

It's Latin for horse and is a play starring Daniel Radcliffe in the buff. You never said they had to be English words... Liz ;-)

Dawn

Dawn Report 21 Aug 2007 17:13

number 10-- subbookkeeper

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Aug 2007 17:12

I have continuum not equus, can't find that one in the dictionary either Liz

Dizzy Lizzy 205090

Dizzy Lizzy 205090 Report 21 Aug 2007 17:07

9: continuum; equus Liz

Dizzy Lizzy 205090

Dizzy Lizzy 205090 Report 21 Aug 2007 17:06

Maybe he used it in both? Liz

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Aug 2007 17:02

2E is Hamlet Liz. there is controversy over 2D. My answer says Anthony and Cleopatra. (see a few posts back from this. ann

Jane

Jane Report 21 Aug 2007 17:00

Thanks Ann x

Dizzy Lizzy 205090

Dizzy Lizzy 205090 Report 21 Aug 2007 16:58

2E: Hamlet Liz

Joy

Joy Report 21 Aug 2007 16:58

Sorry, just got in from work and my brain won't function now .... that's my excuse! ... :-)

Dizzy Lizzy 205090

Dizzy Lizzy 205090 Report 21 Aug 2007 16:56

2D: King John Liz

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 21 Aug 2007 16:52

that is so close dawn but it has only 3 back to back not four. extend it.

Dawn

Dawn Report 21 Aug 2007 16:50

is number 10 bookkeeper