communication Online Quiz - 90

Hirsute means hairy or covered with hair, often used to describe excessive hairiness. This is the correct definition. 'Obligatory', 'strongly built', and 'fashionable' are unrelated qualities describing requirement, physical strength, and style respectively.

Prognosticate means to predict or forecast, especially based on signs or current conditions. 'Predict' directly matches this meaning. The other options include a typo ('quiter' instead of 'quieter') and unrelated concepts of intensity or practicality.

A philatelist is a person who collects or studies postage stamps. 'Stamp-collector' accurately defines this term. 'Childish', 'mock', and 'unpredictable' describe qualities of immaturity, ridicule, and inconsistency respectively, which are unrelated to philately.

A catcall is a loud whistle or shout expressing disapproval, especially at a public performance or event. 'Boo' captures this meaning of expressing disapproval vocally. 'Nearness', 'in essence', and 'conclusion of an oration' describe proximity, fundamental nature, and speech endings respectively.

Transgression means a violation or breach of a law, rule, or convention. "Rub out" means to erase, "amoral" means lacking moral standards, and "familiar with" means knowledgeable about something - none of these match the meaning of transgression.

Unabashedly means doing something without embarrassment, shame, or self-consciousness. "With courage" and "without fear" are related but not precise - you can be fearful yet still act unabashedly. "Smartly" means cleverly, which is unrelated.

Abatement means reduction, lessening, or diminution of something. "Increment" means increase (the opposite), while "praise" and "difficulty" are completely unrelated concepts to abatement.

Aberration means a deviation, departure, or divergence from what is normal, typical, or expected. "As usual" means normal behavior (the opposite). "Approbation" means approval or praise, and "reduction" means lessening - both are incorrect.

Abhor means to hate, detest, loathe, or regard with disgust and hatred. "To like" is the opposite meaning. "Make it available" is unrelated. "Horror film" is a movie genre, not a definition of the verb abhor.

Abject means wretched, miserable, contemptible, or hopeless - used to describe extreme degradation, despair, or humiliation. "Exact" means precise, "absolute" means complete (can be positive), and "joyful" means happy (the opposite).

Funambulist means a tightrope walker - someone who performs on a rope or tightrope. "Glad-handing guru" refers to an enthusiastic social networker, "complete fool" means idiot, and "makes fool easily" is grammatically incorrect and unrelated.

Callipygian means having beautifully-shaped or well-proportioned buttocks (from Greek "kalli" = beautiful, "pyge" = buttocks). It refers specifically to buttocks, not thighs, abs, or general body shape.

Onychophagist means a nail-biter (from Greek "onycho" = nail/claw, "phagist" = eater). Walking while sleeping is somnambulist, sleeping while standing is unrelated, and having no phobias is unrelated to nail-biting.

Gargalesis means forceful, heavy tickling that produces laughter (distinct from knismesis - light tickling that produces itching rather than laughter). Washing face, sleeping continuously, and looking intensely are all unrelated concepts.

Somnambulist means a sleepwalker - someone who walks while asleep. "Something creepy" is a subjective opinion. "Loiter or dawdle" means to linger or waste time aimlessly. "One who leads" means a guide or leader.

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is indeed the fear of long words. The name itself is ironically long, constructed from roots meaning 'long word'. Option A (fear of fear) would be phobophobia, while C and D incorrectly isolate parts of the compound word.

Epistemophobia is the fear of knowledge, from 'episteme' (knowledge) + 'phobia' (fear). Option A (fear of ugliness) would be cacophobia, B (fear of going to bed) would be clinophobia, and C appears incomplete but seems to reference ephebiphobia (fear of youth).

Xexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (more commonly hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia) is the fear of the number 666, considered the 'number of the beast' in biblical tradition. This is a well-documented specific phobia. The other numbers (636, 696, 699) have no associated phobia names.

Logizomechanophobia is the fear of computers, from 'logizo' (reasoning/computing) + 'mechano' (machine) + 'phobia'. It's a modern phobia related to technology anxiety. Options A, C, and D refer to screens or devices but miss the core concept of computing technology.

Philophobia is the abnormal, persistent fear of falling in love or being in love, from 'philo' (love/beloved) + 'phobia'. This can interfere with forming relationships. Options A (dark) would be achluophobia or nyctophobia, B (teacher) would be pedophobia, and C (studies) doesn't have a standard name but is different from philophobia.