99% Of People Don't Know What These 30 English Words Actually Mean. Do You Know?

Hi everyone, can you work out what these English words actually mean? Let's test it with this difficult words quiz! Have fun and let us know your score in the comments please!

P.S.: we do our best to make good quizzes, do you see something wrong, a mispronunciation or a misspelling? We are sorry for that, but these are for fun. Don't get upset about it please.

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[alanmcgunnigle]

The furlong is actually 220 yards. It has nothing to do with metric units. However, it approximates to about 200m or one fifth if a metre.

[Jeph]

As big words go, 'callipygian' is still my favorite!

[jean-louismorris]

As a french i was helped by some almost identical words in french. Denigrate (dénigrer), abjure (abjurer), ere (ère), malefactor (faire le mal), zenith (zénith), rendezvous (rendez-vous), sojourned (séjourné), oust (oust), desiderata (désidérata ), corbel (corbeille), feign (feindre). 21 out of 30.

[nigelmansfield]

The very poor diction and pronunciation ruined my enjoyment of this quiz. I think this quiz would only be difficult for an American as most of the words are part of everyday speech in the UK.

[leaminnaar]

Im a Afrikaans person and i only got 22

[sarahrussan]

It's a pity the quiz master couldn't actually pronounce some of the words.

[RobCarmina]

NB 'Furlong' is imperial, not metric - also 'Aghast' could mean both 1 and 2. 29/30 - didn't get 'corbel'

[colletteseders]

This would have been better if all YOUR definitions were correct. Noisome - Oxford dictionary says: ‘having an extremely offensive smell. Disagreeable, unpleasant odour.’ It has nothing to do with poison.
Merriam Webster dictionary says: ‘stinking and fetid, suggest foul or disgusting as well as offensive.’ Also does not mention poison.

That said, I got 29/30

[artbyeliza]

noisome - having an extremely offensive smell.
"noisome vapours from the smouldering waste"
very disagreeable or unpleasant.

[Cat-and-mouseyjdm]

If 99 percent could'nt answer correctly, then 99 percent must be very dense. The lady asking the questions even had diffuculty pronouncing the questions correctly. Where did you take the poll? I think I can guess.

[daverobins]

A 'furlong'(a furrow long) is 220 yards.

[vladimirgarcia]

I'm from the Philippines. I did 29/30, the only amiss I had is question #18, this was the word "acersecomic". Lotta thanks for this BRAINPOWER quiz, it just refreshes/enhances my acumen.

[JFW]

A furlong is not a metric distance. It's 220 yards. 28/30.

[seanacameron]

Thank you for such a delightful puzzle. I had no idea I was so into horses. Yelled out gleefully Ostler ! Then Furlong !! Seemed fine to me, The only one at odds was ere. To ere is human, to forgive, devine. oh, aye err. Silly me. Sorry. Lovely work, and again, thanks for making the day that much sunnier. ❤

[krakatoa]

I've never heard the word bedward,

[Robylazarus]

17/30, seriously need to dig into the excellent Quiz! Thanks for sharing.

[Beirut]

26 right answers ☹ but who is that girl who speaks as if she had her mouth full of pebbles or semen or both 😂 ? And the equivalent of a verb in the present tense in the question cannot be a verb in a progressive tense in the answer😈 .

[thelmanunn]

My score was 27. Couple I'd never heard of!

[rcjic]

22 of 30 only missed the obscure ones. Nice brain training.

[tytn]

28 / 30! There were to words I have never encounterd!