Quiz D 15

A cavalcade is a procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages.

A causeway is a roadway on a raised bed crossing open water or a wetland.

A cauldron is a large metal pot with a lid and used for cooking over an open fire.

A catwalk is a safe passage for cats in a park where many dogs like to be let loose.

A catheter is an instrument surgeons use to stitch any incision they make.

Catharsis the process of releasing and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions.

Caterwaul refers to a shrill howling or wailing noise such as bobcats make.

A catchword is a secret code that spies use to communicate.

A catcall is a shrill cry of a cat when it is confronted by another aggressive cat.

A catchment is where water collects in a natural drainage area.

Which word beginning with ca means – someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious?

Which word beginning with ca means – a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls?

Which word beginning with ca means – the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food?

Which word beginning with ca means – the savage and excessive killing of many people?

Which word beginning with ca means – the dead body of an animal?

Which word beginning with ca means – a title or brief explanation accompanying an illustration, cartoon, or poster?

Which word beginning with ca means – a broad revolving cylinder with a vertical axis used for winding a rope or cable?

Which word beginning with ca means – a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour?

Which word beginning with ca means – solicit votes from (electors or members)?

Which word beginning with ca means – a restaurant provided by an organization such as a college, factory, or company for its students or staff?

Which word is out of place with clamour n. – uproar, commotion, infarction, hubbub?

Which word is out of place with clamber v. – encumber, mount, ascend, climb?

Which word is out of place with claimant n. – candidate, suppliant, applicant, attendant?

Which word is out of place with civility n. – politeness, clemency, courtesy, refinement?

Which word is out of place with citation n. – quotation, mention, fixation, reference?

Which word is out of place with chicanery n. – trickery, deception, fraud, mockery?

Which word is out of place with chauvinism n. – bias, caprice, prejudice, jingoism,?

Which word is out of place with charisma n. – anima, attraction, magnetism, pull?

Which word is out of place with censure v. – reprove, conjure, reprimand, castigate?

Which word is out of place with catholic adj. – broad, diverse, converse, varied?

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.