Quiz: Only Literal Geniuses Can Define All These 10 Letter Words. Can You?

Do you know what things really mean?

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 Sep 12, 2018
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Question: 1/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


A very noisy and confused situation
Wallflower
Hullabaloo
Retrograde

Question: 2/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


Excessively sweet or sentimental
Saccharine
Narcissistic
Malevolent

Question: 3/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


Suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
Voluptuous
Aggrandize
Subliminal

Question: 4/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


To cease resisting an opponent or an unwelcome demand
Rhinestone
Headhunter
Capitulate

Question: 5/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


A recruiter of personnel especially at the executive level
Flamboyant
Headhunter
Derivative

Question: 6/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


Moving backward or returning to an earlier and usually worse state or condition
Paranormal
Wallflower
Retrograde

Question: 7/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


To make diverse elements uniform or similar
Homogenize
Retrograde
Saccharine

Question: 8/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


To increase the power, status, or wealth of
Aggrandize
Hullabaloo
Voluptuous

Question: 9/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


An imitation diamond used in jewelry or decoration
Rhinestone
Malevolent
Jeopardize

Question: 10/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


A person who is shy or unpopular and who stands or sits apart from other people at a dance or party
Wallflower
Subliminal
Jeopardize

Question: 11/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


Made up of parts from something else
Paranormal
Flamboyant
Derivative

Question: 12/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


To render something poorer in quality by adding another inferior substance
Adulterate
Hullabaloo
Wallflower

Question: 13/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


Having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person
Rhinestone
Malevolent
Aggrandize

Question: 14/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


Having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention
Hullabaloo
Wallflower
Flamboyant

Question: 15/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


Very strange and unexplainable by what scientists know about nature and the world
Voluptuous
Malevolent
Paranormal

Question: 16/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


Below the threshold of sensation or consciousness
Paranormal
Saccharine
Subliminal

Question: 17/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


To make easier or to help run more effectively
Derivative
Facilitate
Retrograde

Question: 18/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


To put someone or something into a dangerous situation
Jeopardize
Rhinestone
Wallflower

Question: 19/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


To cause someone to become very upset in a way that often leads to serious emotional problems
Hullabaloo
Voluptuous
Traumatize

Question: 20/20Pick the correct 10-letter word!


A typically secret meeting at an agreed place and time
Rendezvous
Saccharine
Aggrandize
QUIZ BLISS | Quiz Facts

Are you an English language aficionado? Are you well spoken or even a writer? Do you have what some would consider a vast vocabulary? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then take this quiz to see how your brain processes words, and see how well you score!

Many people who thought they were pretty smart tried this quiz and failed, but if you've made it this far, you might think you have a mastery of words and know definitions better than most! You won't know for sure until you take this quiz. Sure, some of these words are commonly used—in fact, you may use them every day, but do you know what they really mean?

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