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Caricature

Drowsy

Merely

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umbrella

entities

precedence

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corridor

promenade

*Messanine

balcony

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willful

erring
etiquette

*indispensable

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seize

*equiped

disappoint

advice

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ballerina

*descriminate

audience

surrender

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dyed

discern

overall

genuine

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*catastrophy

bailout

triad

sonic

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extravagance

*exhuberance

parlance

elegance

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ambitious

precaution

*sharpnel

sustenance

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edifices

duplexes

outskirts
indices

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factional

stretching

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eminence

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inaugurate

epidemic

authentic

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bouquet

*volumenous

crochet

succeed

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infallible

recurrence

deteriorate

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strategic

incredible

allied

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misnomer

parliament

*revealation

malign

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doubtless

sanction

omission

finesse
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humorous

*flourescent

receipt

erroneous

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Harassed

deserted

*Restaurature

Malaise

no answer

'Completing the sentence.

Even farmers who toil the fields deserve to be treated with ___.

Equality

Preference

*Respect

Kindness

Importance

The government's efforts to ___ the campaign against child abuse received international praises.
Spread

*Intensify

Facilitate

Publicize

Advocate

After a thorough study of the proposed change in the work system, the manager directed all concerned to ___ it
immediately.

*Implement

Evaluate

Discuss

Consider

Learn

We should not listen to slander or gossip and should be ___ in judging the motives of those we meet.

Quick

Curious

Confident

Carefree

*Cautious

A vigilant public servant does not hesitate to call the attention of authorities to acts ___ to public welfare and
interests.

Insensitive

Irrelevant

*Inimical
Oblivious

Impartial

'Vocabulary

Public officials must be circumspect in all their action.

Impressive

Matured

Superior

Sincere

*Prudent

The people got indignant over the attempt to cover up the public official's questionable transactions.

Informed

Doubtful

Disappointed

*Angry

Dismayed

The management and the employee's union reached a deadlock in the on-going negotiations.

Decision

*Standstill

Contract

Compromise

Breakthrough

 
Residents were warned of the imminent danger posed by the mountains of garbage nearby.

*Impending

Terrifying

Great

Obvious

Significant

?Close in time; about to occur; about to happen.

There is certainly no mistake that cannot re rectified.

Repeated

Tolerated

*Corrected

Forgiven

Committed

Splendor marked the church ceremonies.

*Magnificence

Simplicity

Reverence

Loftiness

?The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; A quality that outshines the usual

The United Nations extolled the Philippine government for its peacekeeping efforts with the insurgents.

Acknowledged

*Praised
Favored

Cited

Appreciated

?kudos; glorify; honor.

the director was exasperated by the employee's remarks

*irritated

insulted

ridiculed

flattered

elated

The exorbitant interest rates imposed by moneylenders have kept many poor families in a state of poverty.

Deceptive

*Excessive

Unrealistic

Unfavorable

Burdensome

Iminungkahi ng ina sa kanyang anak na bawasan nito ang pagiging matabil.

Maramdamin

Maluho

Masungit

Mahiyain

*Madaldal
 

'Sentece constructions

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Some social programs   

*are design to affect individuals,   

others to affect

communities or an entire region.  

NO ERROR

?are designed to affect individuals.

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The latest technology has to do  

*with two rice croppings   

during the rainy season,

where before only one crop is grown.  

NO ERROR

?with two rice-cropping.

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Government officials and employees are expected  

to lead modest lives  

appropriate to their positions and income,  

*don't they?  

NO ERROR

 
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The reason he was dismissed  

is because  

he was habitually late  

in reporting for work.  

*NO ERROR

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*Three hundred years are

a long time for a country

to be under

foreign rule.

NO ERROR

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My purse, together with

my gloves and keys, were

stolen from my

locker last night.

*NO ERROR

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The heightened completion from foreign films

*and the increase in production costs is

pushing the Philippine movie industry


into hard times.

NO ERROR

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The year-long conflict

among the two student factions

remains unsettled despite

warnings from school authorities.

*NO ERROR

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The five-year-old girl is

*one of the most valuable witness

in the murder

of her grandmother.

NO ERROR

?one of the most valuable witnesses.

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With more and more people born each year,

the need for food, fuel,

and other natural resources

have likewise grown.

*NO ERROR

 
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*Who did you said

wrote the book

on the life

of the first Filipino saint?

NO ERROR

?who did you say wrote the book

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It was so dark in the room

that you couldn't hardly

see your hand

before your face.

*NO ERROR

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The manager wanted to know

why I was there,

how I got there

*and what I intend to do.

NO ERROR

?and what I intended to do.

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Lahat ng tao

ay naghahanap ng kaibigan,

*ngunit bihira ang nakatagpo

ng tunay na kaibigan.

WALANG MALI

?ngunit bihira ang makatagpo

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Ang mabisang pagbabasa

ay nangangailangan

ng malikhain

at mapanuring pag-iisip.

*WALANG MALI

'Sentence Arrangement

Look for the most satisfactory in terms of grammer and correct usage.

In all hus efforts to please others, got him into trouble.

To please others in all his efforts, he got into trouble.

All his efforts to please others, he got into trouble.

*All his efforts to please others got him into trouble.

All his efforts got him into trouble to please others.

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*Neither the wage increases nor the vacation plans has satisfied the workers.

Neither the wage increases nor the vacation plans have satisfied the workers.
Neither the wage increases or the vacation plans has satisfied the workers.

Neither the vacation plan nor the wage increases has satisfied the workers.

Neither the vacation plan or the wage increases have satisfied the workers.

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No amount of progress will take place if the people do not discipline themselves and no efforts to be self-reliant are
exerted.

No amount of progress will take place if the people do not discipline themselves and exert efforts to be self-reliant.

*No amount of progress will take place if the people not disciplined and if they do not exert efforts to be self-
reliant.

No amount of progress will have taken place because the people do not discipline themselves and exert efforts to be
self-reliant.

If the people do not discipline themselves, no amount of progress will take place, and that they have to exert efforts
to be self-reliant.

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*You can study your lessons either at the library or in your own room.

You can either study your lessons at the library or in your own room.

You can study either your lessons at the library or in your own room.

At the library or in your own room, you can either study your lessons.

Either you can study your lessons at the library or study in your own room.

Look for the most satisfactory in terms of grammer and correct usage.

Our farmers have been helped to cope with the drought brought about by the El NiÑo phenomenon by the shallow
tube wells.

Our farmers have cope with the drought brought about by the El NiÑo phenomenon with the help of the shallow
tube wells.

Coping with the drought brought about by the El NiÑo phenomenon, our farmers have been helped by the shallow
tube wells.
The El NiÑo phenomenon brought about the drought with which our farmers are coping with the help of the
shallow tube wells.

*The shallow tube wells have helped our farmers cope with the drought brought about by the El NiÑo
phenomenon.

Determine the best order in which to put the sentences to form a well-organized paragraph. [CR]A. They throw
their garbage on the streets. [CR]B. Worst of all, they spit everywhere and fill the air with germs. [CR]C. Yet many
people do not cooperate in keeping our communities clean. [CR]D. They also litter in the public parks and public
buildings. [CR]E. Everyone knows that “Health is Wealth”

ECDBA

EBACD

*ECADB

EDBCA

EDCAB

? Everyone knows that “Health is Wealth.” Yet many people do not cooperate in keeping our communities clean.
They throw their garbage on the streets. They also litter in the public parks and public buildings. of all, they spit
everywhere and fill the air with germs.

Determine the best order in which to put the sentences to form a well-organized paragraph. [CR]A. Filipino values
that are naturally good should be preserved and that which corrupt the mind should be rejected. [CR]B. But the fact
that there exists in the Philippines today a plurality of attitudes and customs does not mean that Filipinos should
accept all of them without question. [CR]C. Our society is rigidly ruled by a body of beliefs and traditions which
largely determine our cultural pattern of behavior. [CR]D. In doing so, they preserve and treasure the sence that
makes them true Filipinos--the sense value. [CR]E. This is widely known as Filipino custom.

*CADEB

ACEBD

CEBAD

AECBD

AEBDC
?Our society is rigidly ruled by a body of beliefs and traditions which largely determine our cultural pattern of
behavior. Filipino values that are naturally good should be preserved and that which corrupt the mind should be
rejected. In doing so, they preserve and treasure the sence that makes them true Filipinos--the sense value. This is
widely known as Filipino custom. But the fact that there exists in the Philippines today a plurality of attitudes and
customs does not mean that Filipinos should accept all of them without question.

Determine the best order in which to put the sentences to form a well-organized paragraph. [CR]A. This condition
has been brought about by many factors which include industrial plants belching out smoke, emissions from
vehicles, and improperly burned fuel in private residences. [CR]B. And if conditions warrant, all traffic may be
halted, the burning of trash may be forbidden and in extreme cases, factories may be shut down. [CR]C. Air
pollution is becoming a serious problem throughout the world. [CR]D. Warning is also given to the public when
pollution becomes a real menace to health. [CR]E. To counteract such factors, state health departments now
measure the amount of pollution in the air as well as the kind of pollutants.

*CAEDB

CAEBD

CBADE

CABDE

CEADB

Determine the best order in which to put the sentences to form a well-organized paragraph. [CR]A. The only way to
have a true friend is to be one yourself. [CR]B. Likewise, sacrifices need to be made to maintain and strengthen
friendships, but few human pursuits make sacrifice a pleasure. [CR]C. This is not easy to do because a friend must
have the qualities of the best physician, the best nurse, and the best parent. [CR]D. However, making sacrifices is
one way by which one can reach spiritual nobility. [CR]E. As one humanitarian said, “ An effort made for the
happiness f others lifts us above ourselves.”

ACBDE

AEDBC

*ABDCE

EDCBA

EABCD

 
Determine the best order in which to put the sentences to form a well-organized paragraph. [CR]A. Hinahasa nito
ang mga bata sa pagkakaroon ng disiplina. [CR]B. Sa paglalaro natututo ang mga bata ng pagiging maliksi at
malakas. [CR]K. Mahalaga ang paglalaro. [CR]D. Sa kabuuan, mahalaga ang paglalaro sa pagkatuto ng mga bata
sa papel na gagampanan ng kabataan. [CR]E. Bahagi ito ng buhay ng kabataan.

BAKED

BKADE

BEKAD

*KEBAD

KEADB

'Number series

1  3  6  10  15  21  28  __.

32

33

35

*36

? 1+2=3+3=6+4=10+5=15+6=21+7=28+8=36

97  16  81  12  69  8  61  __.

*4

?16-4=12-4=8-4=4

200  20  220  22  242  24.2  __.


248

252.2

256.2

260

*266.2

?200+20=220+22=242+24.2=266.2

1.21  1.44  1.69  1.96  2.25  2.56  __.

*2.89

2.95

3.12

3.24

4.28

128  320  64  160  32  80  16  __.

20

30

*40

50

60

4/5  1 1/4  3/5  12/3  2/5  2 ½  1/5  __.

*1 ½


5

5 1/5

15  51  16  61  19  91  24  42  31  __.

*13

27

32

49

52

1  ¼  4/16  16/64  __.

64/192

*64/256

32/130

64/512

60/102

7  14  41  82  28  56  __.

59

63

*65

69

75

1  1  2  8  3  27  4  64  5  __.


75

105

*125

235

250

9  6  18  15  45  42  126  __.

*123

129

375

378

420

1/3  1/6  3/6  3/12  9/12  __.

9/18

12/18

*9/24

13/24

11/24

.456  .228  .114  .057  __.

*.0285

.0460

.0740

.0872
.0960

2  3  9  4  5  25  6  7  __.

*49

27

53

43

3/7  8/4  5/9  7/11  12/8  __.

*9/13

12/8

14/10

12/9

11/15

'Mathematical computation

Find x if x ( 14+11 ) = 100.

*4

10

15

?x*14=14x + x*11=11x, 14x+11x=100, 15x=100, 100/15=4.

 
2 ( 4+2 ) / ( 3-2 ) ( 4+2 ) is equal to __.

-2

*2

What is the sum of all prime numbers between 1 and 15?

30

34

*41

39

45

?2+3+5+7+11+13=41

15 is what percent of 80?

53.3

*18.75

15.00

5.33

1.88

?1500/80=18.75

What is four times the square of 15?

120
3600

240

*900

3800

?4(15^2)=4(225)=900.

Suppose the time now is 9:30a.m., what is the time 16 hours from now?

*1:30 a. m.

2:30 a. m.

11:30 p. m.

12:30 p. m.

2:30 p. m.

If x is an odd number, which of the following expressions will give an even number?

X2

3x + 2

*x + x

4x + 3

2x + 1

?odd + odd = even, 1+1=2

What is the least common denominator of the following fractions: 1/7, 1/6, ¼, 1/3?

42

*84

126
168

192

What is the perimeter of a square if its area is 36sq.cm?

*12cm

24cm

36cm

48cm

64cm

What is (2/3 – 3/2) / (2/3 + 3/2)?

5/13

-5/13

*-1

‘Mathematics. Problem solving.

After giving all his grandchildren P150 each, an old man had P270left in his pocket. If he originally had P2,020,
how many grandchildren does he have?

11

12

*13

14

15

 
If 7 meters of yarn costs P75.25, how much will 3 ½ meters of the same yarn cost?

P39.25

*P37.63

P34.13

P32.50

P24.50

An athlete runs 7 kilometers in 1 hour and 15 minutes. At the same rate, how many hours will it take the athlete to
run 21 kilometers?

2.75

3.25

3.58

*3.75

4.00

A larger number divided by a smaller number gives a quoatient of 3 with a remainder of 5. if the sum of two
numbers i77, what is the smaller number?

58

59

*60

61

62

A cigarette factory produces 1,015 packs per hour. If each worker in the factory produces an average of 29 packs
per hour, how many workers does the factory have?

33

55
*35

45

65

A calculator previously sold at P180 is now marked P135, with the same percentage of  discount, what will be the
new price of a camera previously sold at P1800?

P1755

*P1350

P1180

P1135

P1035

A certain number is tripled and then divided by 4. If adding 13 to the result gives 58, what is the original number?

40

120

*60

140

80

There boys weigh 55 kilos, 45 kilos, and 51 kilos, what must be the weight of the fourth boy if the average weight
of the four is to be 52 kilos?

58

*57

54

52

48

 
In a box factory, a worker can make an average of 12 shoe boxes in 30 minutes. How many shoe boxes will 25
workers make in 2 ¾ hours?

1500

1600

*1650

1700

1750

If Freddie has 37 bills of P20 and P10 amounting P520, how many P20 bills does he have?

*15

17

25

20

22

The shorter side of a rectangular fence is 3/5 the length of the longer side which is 25 meters long. What is the area
covered by the rectangular fence?

*225 sq. m.

800 sq. m.

375 sq. m.

625 sq. m.

825 sq. m.

How far can a plane travel if it flies 480 miles per hour from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.?

1580 miles

1600 miles
1650 miles

*1680 miles

1860 miles

How many tiles are needed to cover the floor of a room whose dimensions are 10 feet by 6 feet if the size of each
tile is 6 inches by 6 inches?

60

120

180

*240

300

In an organization of 320 members. 75% are females of which 25% are young. How many old female members
does the organization have?

*180

240

244

260

287

A class of 20 students got an average score of 86% in their Math test. Another class with 25 students got an average
of 80% in the same test. What is the average score of the two classes combined?

82.00

82.67

*83.00

83.77

84.00

 
'Philippine constitution

Who among the following may be appointed as the member of the cabinet without needing confirmation from the
Commission on Appointments?

*Vice-President

Senate President

Speaker of the House

Senator

Congressman

At least how many years must a presidential candidate reside in the Philippines before running for public office?

Five

Six

Eight

*Ten

Fifteen

All of the following are manifestations of the sovereignty of the people. EXCEPT the right to __.

Define the jurisdiction of their government

Define the powers of their government

*Constitute their own government

Change their government

Criticize their government

Which of the following is considered as the basic criterion of a TRUE value?

It is imposed by the government.

It is acquired from a credible person.


It is learned in school or fruit of education.

*It is inculcated by one's parent since childhood.

It is freely chosen among alternatives being fully aware of its consequences.

Every defendant in a criminal case has a right to counsel chiefly because __.

*A counsel is indispensable in a trial.

It is very difficult to get an acquittal without a counsel.

Prosecuting attorneys are capable of providing innocent people guilty.

There is a great risk of being adjudged guilty when one does not have a counsel.

The law is concerned in seeing the every, defendant has adequate opportunities to present his/her case.

Which of the following not a right of a person under investigation allegedly committing  an offense?

To be informed of the person's right to remain silent.

To be informed of the nature and cause of accusations against the person.

To be provided with a free counsel

*To demand that the person be allowed to stay at home during the investigation without police escort.

To have  a competent and independent counsel preferably of the person's own choice.

The school expelled Jericho, a student, because of his refusal to attend the flag ceremony. The school authorities
rejected his argument that singing the national anthem is against his religious belief. Are the school authorities
correct?

Yes, because there is nothing in the Bible that prohibits attending flag ceremonies.

Yes, because the obligation to the country is different from the obligation to God.

*No, because they violate the freedom of religion of the student.

No, because they violate the right of the student due to process of law and equal protection of the law.

No, because the words of God are supreme over all other laws, rules and regulations.
 

Any private individual who enters an abode against the will of the owner and without proper court order shall be
guilty of __.

*Trespassing

Breaking in

Forced entry

Illegal search

Violation of domicile

The right to privacy of a person is defined as one’s right to __.

Go where one pleases

Be a member of any group

Believe whatever one wishes

*Be free from unwarranted publicity

Build one’s home wherever he/she chooses.

Which of the following is the dominant source of air pollution in Metro Manila?

Industry

*Motor Vehicle

Domestic sewage

Garbage disposal

Electric power generation

Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure sustainable fish supply?

Using correct size of nets

Using efficient fishing boat


Having enough fishponds

*Protecting coastal ecosystems

Employing effective fishing technique.

The proper way of disposing of medical and hospital wastes is through __.

Sewer

*Incineration

Dump site

Compost pit

Sanitary landfill

The main purpose of waste segregation is to __.

Export recyclable materials

Prevent water pollution

*Turn waste into resource

Reduce collection costs

Prevent floods

Which of the following is the MOST damaging effect that a cement industry can do on the environment?

*Destructions of aquifers or underground source of water.

Destructions of landscapes

Pollution of the air

Displacement of farmers

Lowering of soil productivity

 
‘Name sorting

A. abridge[cr]B. abbreviate[cr]C. abduction[cr]D. absence[cr]E. abscess

ABCDE

BACDE

BCAED

*C A B D E

DEBAC

A. reversal[cr]B. revoke[cr]C. revile[cr]D. review[cr]E. revolt

*A D C B E

ACDEB

BEDAC

CDAEB

DCABE

A. manipulate[cr]B. manifestation[cr]C. manism[cr]D. mania[cr]E. manicure

ACBED

DBECA

DEBCA

*D E B A C

EBCAD

A. lecher[cr]B. lease[cr]C. legacy[cr]D. legion[cr]E. leaven

AEBCD

BDEAC
*B E A C D

CDABE

EBADC

A. Exotic View Restaurant[cr]B. The Young & Old Beauty Shop[cr]C. Kup & Saucer Macaroons & Sweets[cr]D.
Sunrise Resort Inc.[cr]E. June Panganiban’s Dress Shop

ACEDB

*A E C D B

CAEDB

CBEDA

EACBD

A. Cythia’s Fashion House[cr]B. Manila Appliance Center[cr]C. M. Carillo’s Pharmacy[cr]D. Imperial Electronics,
Inc.[cr]E. The House of Ramie

ACDBE

*A D C B E

AEDCB

CADBE

CAEDB

A. A. Urra Co. Limited[cr]B. Eriberto Romos Construction[cr]C. E. E. Black Limited[cr]D. F. Bernabe and
Sons[cr]E. Jacinto Iron and Steel Corporation

DCAEB

DCEBA

CBAED

BCDEA

*A C B E D
Internet acronyms

AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact


ABT About
ADN Any Day Now
ADSL A-symetric Digital Subscriber Line
AFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK As Far as I Know
AFAYC As Far As You're Concerned
AFK Away From Keyboard
AFTP Anonymous File Transfer Protocol
AFU All Fucked Up
AI As If !
AIIC As If I Care
AISI As I See It
AIUI As I Understand It
AKA Also Known As
ALAP As Late As Possible
AMIGA A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction
AMF Adios Mother Fucker
AML All My Love
ANFAWFOS And Now a Word From Our Sponsor
ANFSCD And Now For Something Completely Different
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AOL America On-Line or Army Of Lamers
APPLE Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity
ASAP As Soon As Possible
ASAFP As Soon As Freakin'/Fuckin' Possible
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASL Age/Sex/Location
ATM At The Moment
ATSL Along The Same Line
AYF All Your Fault
AWGTHTGTATA Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again?
AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?
AWOL Absent Without Leave
AWYR Awaiting Your Reply
AYOR At Your Own Risk
AYPI And Your Point Is

B/C BeCause
B4 BeFore
B4N Bye For Now
BAB Build A Bridge
BAD Bad As Designed
BAF Brain Already Fried
BAIK Boy Am I Confused
BAK Back At Keyboard
BAMF Bad Assed Mother Fucker
BASIC Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
BBFN Bye Bye For Now
BBL Be Back Later
BBIAB Be Back In A Bit
BBN Bye Bye Now
BBR Burnt Beyond Repair
BBS Be Back Soon or Bulletin Board System
BBSL Be Back Sooner or Later
BC BeCause
BCNU Be Seeing You
BEG Big Evil Grin
BF Boy Friend
BFFL Best Friends For Life
BFD Big Fucking Deal
BFN Bye For Now
BG Big Grin
BIOYA Blow It Out Your Ass
BIOYIOP Blow It Out Your I/O Port
BKA Better Known As
BM Bite Me
BNF Big Name Fan
BNI Batteries Not Included
BOC But Of Course
BOF Birds of a Feather
BOFH Bastard Operator From Hell
BOHICA Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
BOS Big Orange Switch
BOT Back on Topic
BRB Be Right Back
BRBGTGP Be Right Back Got To Go Pee
BRBGTP Be Right Back Got To Pee
BRGDS Best Regards
BRS Big Red Switch
BS Bullshit
BSF But Seriously Folks
BSEG Big Shit Eating A Grin
BSOD Blue Screen Of Death or Bill Says Oh Dear
BST But Seriously Though
BTA But Then Again
BTAIM Be That As It May
BTC Biting The Carpet
BTDT Been There, Done That
BTDTGTS Been There Done That, Got the T-Shirt
BTFT Been There, Fixed That
BTFM Beats the Fuck out of Me
BTHOM Beats The Hell Outta Me
BTK Back To Keyboard
BTSOOM Beats The Shit Out Of Me
BTU Back To You
BTW By the way
BTWBO Be There With Bells On
BUGS Bloody User Generated Symptoms
BWFH Bastard Webmaster From Hell
BWK Big Wet Kiss
BWL Bursting With Laughter
BWQ Buzz Word Quotient
BYOB Bring Your Own Booze
BYORL Bring Your Own Rocket Launcher

C4N Ciao For Now


C&B Crash & Burn
C&G Chuckle and Grin
CATCH Come Again? That Can't Help!
CBL Come Back Later
CD-ROM Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months
CE Creative Editing
CFD Call(s) For Discussion
CFV Call For Votes
CID Crying In Disgrace
CLI Command Line Interface
CLM Career Limiting Move
CNP Continued in Next Post
COBOL Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language
COI Come On In
COTFLGOHAHA Crawling on the Floor Laughing Guts Out and Having a
Heart Attack
CP Control Panel or Chat Post
CRAFT Can't Remember A Fucking Thing
CRS Can't Remember Shit
CSG Chuckle Snicker Grin
CSL Can't Stop Laughing
CSS Can't Stop Smiling
CSY Can't Stop Yawning
CU Cracking Up or See You
CUA Common User Access or Commonly Used Acronym(s)
CUIC See You In Church
CUL Catch You Later or See You Later
CUL8R See You Later
CWYL Chat With You Later
CYA Cover Your Ass
CYA See Ya
CYAL8R See You Later
CYPUWIPD Can You Pick-Up What I'm Putting Down

D/L DownLoad
D&C Duck & Cover
DARFC Ducking And Running For Cover
DBA Doing Business As
DBN Doing Business Not
DD Dreaded Disease or Double Density or DiskDrive
DEC Do Expect Cuts
DH Dear Husband or Dick Head
DIAFYO Did I Ask For Your Opinion
DIIK Damned If I Know
DILLIGAD Do I Look Like I Give A Damn
DILLIGAF Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck
DILLIGAFF Do I look Like I give a Flying Figment
DITUIHIBMSL Did I Tell You I Hate IBMs Lately
DITUILIBMSL Did I Tell You I Love IBMs Lately
DIY Do It Yourself
DL DownLoad
DLN Don't Leave Now
DLTBBB Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
DNPM Damn Near Pissed Myself
DOS Dead/Defective/Disk Operating System or Dozing Off
Soon
DSH Desperately Seeking Help
DTHT Delighted To Hear That
DTP DeskTop Publishing
DTRT Do The Right Thing
DUCT Did You See That
DUCWIC Do You See What I See
DUCWIM Do You See What I Mean
DUHWIH Do You Hear What I Hear
DWIM Do What I Mean
DWISNWID Do What I Say Not What I Do
DWOL Drunk While OnLine
DYJHIW Don't You Just Hate It When
DYHABF Do You Have A Boyfriend
DYHAGF Do You Have A Girlfriend

E2EG Ear to Ear Grin


ECP Excessive Cross Posting
EG Evil Grin
EMML E-mail Me Later
EMP Excessive Multiple Posting
EMSG Email Message
EOD End of Discussion
EOF End Of File
EOL End of Lecture
EOM End Of Message
EOQ End Of Question or End Of Quote
EOT End Of Thread or End Of Transmission
ESAD Eat Shit And Die
ESADMF Eat Shit And Die Mother Fucker
ESAL Eat Shit And Live
ETLA Enhanced Three Letter Acronym
EZ Easy

F2F Face To Face or Flesh To Flesh


FAFWOA For A Friend Without Access
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FAWC For Anyone Who Cares
FF French Fry,For Free,Fast Forward
FFS For Fucks Sake
FIFO First In, First Out
FIGMO Forget It, I've Got My Orders
FIIN Fucked If I Know
FISH First In, Still Here
FITB Fill In the Blank
FIWOBATLAAI Fucking Idiot With Out Brains And Talking Like An
Addicted IRC'er
FM Fine Magic
FOAD Fuck Off And Die
FOAF Friend Of A Friend
FOAFOAG Father Of A Friend of a Girlfriend
FOAG Father Of A Girlfriend
FOC Free Of Charge
FOS Freedom Of Speech or Full Of Shit
FOT Full Of Tripe
FOTCL Falling Off The Chair Laughing
FRE Frequently Requested Enhancement
FRED Fucking Ridiculous Electronic Device
FRZ Freakin' Religious Zealot
FTASB Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
FTF Face To Face
FTL Faster Than Light
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FTTT From Time To Time
FUA Frequently Used Acronyms
FUBAB Fucked Up Beyond All Belief
FUBAR Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition (or Repair)
FUBB Fouled Up Beyond Belief
FUD Fear,Uncertainty and Disinformation or
Fear,Uncertainty and Doubt
FUMTU Fucked up More Than Usual
FWIW For What It's Worth
FY Fuck You
FYA For Your Action/Amusement
FYATSYRIO Fuck You And The Sysop You Rode In On
FYDITM Fuck You Directly In The Mouth
FYE For Your Entertainment
FYEO For Your Eyes Only
FYG For Your Guidance
FYI For Your Information
FYO For Your Opinion

G Grin
G1 Good One
GA Go Ahead
GAFIA Get Away From It All
GAL Get A Life
GASP Go Away Silly Person
GBH Great Big Hug
GBH&K Great Big Hug & Kiss
GD&R Grinning, Ducking and Running
GD&RVVF Grinning, Ducking and Running Very Very Fast
GF Girl Friend
GFAK Go Fly A Kite
GFC Going For Coffee
GFN Gone For Now
GFR Grim File Reaper
GG Go Girl or Good Game or Good Going
GGN Gotta Go Now
GH Getting Hard
GIGO Garbage In Garbage Out
GIRO Garbage In Rubbish Out
GIWIST Gee I Wish I'd Said That
GL Good Luck
GLG Good Looking Girl or Goofy Little Grin
GMAB Give Me A Break
GMBO Giggling My Butt Off
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GOB Good'Ol Boy
GOI Get Over It
GOK God Only Knows
GOMF Get Outta My Face
GPY Grumpy
GR&D Grinning, Running & Ducking
GR8 Great
GRUIT Get Ready you Impudent Thing
GTBB Good To Be Back
GTFOOMF Get The Fuck Out Of My Face
GTG Got To Go
GTSY Glad/Good To See You
GTTB Gee That's Too Bad
GUI Graphical User Interface
GW Getting Wet

H Hug
H&K Hug and Kiss
HAB Hot Asian Babe
HAK Hugs and Kisses
HAGN Have A Good Night
HAND Have A Nice Day
HB Hug Back
HF Have Fun
HH Holding Hands
HHID Hanging Head In Disgrace
HHIS Hanging Head In Shame
HHO1/2K Ha Ha Only Half Kidding
HHOJ Ha Ha Only Joking
HHOK Ha Ha Only Kidding
HHTYAY Happy Holidays To You And Yours
HIG How's it Going
HIH Hope It Helps
HILIACACLO Help I Lapsed Into A Coma And Can't Log Off
HIWTH Hate It When That Happens
HMP Help Me Please
HMT Here's My Try
HOMPR Hang On Mobile Phone's Ringing
HORU How Old Are You
HTH Hope That/This Helps
HTML HyperText Markup Language
HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol
HUA Heads Up Asshole
HWS(PEST) Husband Wants Sex (Please Excuse Slow Typing)

IAC In Any Case


IAE In Any Event
IAIYH It's All In Your Head
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer
IANALBIPOOTV I Am Not A Lawyer But I Play One On TV
IARTPFWTSIOWIM I Am Repeating This Parrot Fashion Without The
Slightest Idea Of What It Means
IBC Inadequate But Cute
IBM Inadequate But Marketable/I Blame Microsoft/Idiots
Bought Me
IBN I'm Buck Naked
IBTD I Beg To Differ
IC I See/Intergrated Circuit/Intensive Care
ICBW I Could Be Wrong
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ICUR I See You Are
ICWYM I See What You Mean
IDC I Don't Care
IDGABTT It Don't Get Any Better Than This
IDGAD I Don't Give a Damn
IDGAS I Don't Give a Shit
IDGI I Don't Get It
IDK I Don't Know
IDTT I'll Drink To That
IDTS I Don't Think So
IE Internet Exploder/Explorer
IFF If and only If
IGGNLTL I Gotta Go Now Let's Talk Later
IGP I Gotta Pee
IGTP I Get The Point
IIRC If I Remember Correctly
IITYWIMIWHTKY If I Tell You What It Means, I Will Have To Kill You
IITYWIMWYBMAD If I Tell You What It Means Will You Buy Me A Drink?
IITYWTMWYBMAD If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me A Drink?
IITYWTMWYKM If I Tell You What This Means, Will You Kiss ME?
IIWM If It Were Me/Mine
ILIC I Laughed, I Cried
ILIWTPCT I Love It When the Plan Comes Together
ILSHIBAMF I Laughed so Hard I Broke All my Furniture
ILTNMMAMOTCHYCFAPMSFTJ I'd Like To Nominate Mike Meyers As Moderator Of This
Conference,Honestly,You Couldn't Find A Person More Suited For The Job
ILU I Love You
ILY I Love You
IMBO In My Biased/Bloody Opinion
IMCAO In My Completely Arrogant Opinion
IMCO In My Considered Opinion
IME In My Experience
IMHO In My Humble/Honest/Holy Opinion
IMNSCO In My Not So Considered Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IMOBO In My Own Biased Opinion
IMPE In My Personal/Previous Experience
IMS I Am Sorry
IMSS I Am So Sorry
IMVHO In My Very Humble Opinion
INL I'm Not Laughing
INPO In No Particular Order
IOW In other words
IRC Internet Relay Chat
IRL In Real Life
IRMFI I Reply Merely For Information
ISBAB I Should have Bought A Book
ISDN It Still Does Nothing
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISTM It Seems To Me
ISTR I Seem To Recall
ISWYM I See What You Mean
ITRW In The Real World
ITSFWI If The Shoe Fits Wear It
IUD Insert Usual Disclaimers
IWALU I Will Always Love You
IWBNI It Would Be Nice If
IWBS I Was Being Stupid
IYD In Your Dreams
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean
IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group

J4G Just For Grins


JAM Just A Minute
JAS Just A Second
JASE Just Another System Error
JFG Just For Grins
JIC Just In Case
JK Just Kidding
JMO Just My Opinion
JSNM Just Stark Naked Magic
JTLYK Just To Let You Know
JTYWTK Just Thought You Wanted To Know

K Kiss or Okay
KB Kiss Back/KeyBoard
KBD Keyboard
KHYF Know How You Feel
KISS Keep It Simple Stupid
KIT Keep In Touch
KITB Kick In The Butt
KMA Kiss My Ass
KMYF Kiss Me You Fool
KOC Kiss On Cheek
KOL Kiss On Lips
KOTC Kiss On The Cheek
KUTGSAWYAD Keep Up The Good Spirit And Whatever You Are Doing
KWIM Know What I Mean

L8R Later
L8R G8R Later Gater
LAB&TYD Life's A Bitch & Then You Die
LABTYD Life's A Bitch Then You Die
LAGNAF Lets All Get Naked and Fool Around
LAY Looking At You
LDD La Dee Da
LHM Lord Help Me
LHO Laughing Head Off
LHU Lord Help Us
LIS Lost In Space
LISP Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parenthesis
LLAL Laughing Like A Lunatic
LLAP Live Long And Prosper
LLTA Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LMFAO Laughing My Fucking Ass Off
LMTTA Leave Me the Fuck Alone
LOA Love/Left On Arrival
LOIS Laughing On The Inside
LOL Laughing Out Loud,Lots Of Love
LOLA Laughing Out Loud Again
LOOL Laughing Out Outrageously Loud
LSHMBH Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts
LSHMBIB Laughing So Hard My Belly Is Bouncing
LSHMCIS Laughing So Hard My Computer Is Shaking
LTIP Laughing Til I Puke
LMWIS Lick Me Where I Sweat
LTNC Long Time No See
LTNS Long Time No See
LTNT Long Time No Type
LTS Laughing To Self
LU4E&A Love You For Ever And Always
LUWAMH Love You With All My Heart
LWR Launch When Ready
LY Love You
LYL Love You Lots
LYLAB Love You Like A Brother
LYLAS Love You Like A Sister

MACINTOSH Most Applications Crash,If Not The Operating System


Hangs
MCBTY My Computer is Better than Yours
MEG Mega Evil Grin
MFG More Friendly Garbage
MFTL My Favourite Toy Language
MHBFY My Heart Bleeds For You
MHDC(A) My Hard Drive Crashed (Again)
MHOTY My Hat's Off To You
MIASGB Make It A Short GoodBye
MICROSOFT Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only
Fools Teenagers
MIPS Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed
MLA Multiple Letter Acronym
MMF Make Money Fast
MMIF My Mouth Is Full
MOF Male Or Female
MORF Male Or Female
MOTAS Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTOS Member Of The Other Sex
MOTSS Member Of The Same Sex
MPTY More Power To You
MSG Message
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
MTFBWY May The Force Be With You
MUD Multi User Dungeon
MUG Multi User Game
MUSH Multi User Shared Hallucination
MYOB Mind Your Own Business

N/A Not Acceptable/Not Applicable/Not Available


N1 Nice One
N2S Needless 2 Say
NAA! Not Another Acronym!
NALOPKT Not A Lot Of People Know That
NB Nota Bene
NBD No Big Deal
NC No Comment/Not Connected
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
NDLWSMB Nearly Died Laughing While Shaving My Butt
NE1 Anyone
NEM Nothing Else Matters
NERD National Establishment for Real Dorks
NFA No Flaming Allowed
NFI No Fucking Idea
NFW No Fucking Way
NFWM No Fucking Way Man
NIFOC Nude In Front Of Computer
NIMBY Not in My Back Yard
NJTH Not Just Thinking Here
NK New Kid
NM Never Mind
NMJ Not My Job
NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol
NOMS Not on MY System
NP No Problem
NPNG No Pain No Gain
NQWI Not Quite With It
NRN No Reply Necessary
NSS No Shit, Sherlock
NTK Need To Know/Nice To Know
NTL Nevertheless
NTTAWWT Not That There's Anything Wrong With That
NTTFLS Not Till The Fat Lady Sings
NTYMI Now That You Mention It
NUNP No Users, No Problems
NYCTMI Now You Come To Mention It

OAO Over And Out


OATUS On a Totally Unrelated Subject
OAUS On a Related Subject
OB OBligatory
OBTW Oh By The Way
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OIC Oh, I See
OL Old Lady
OM Old Man
OMG Oh My God
OMKC On My Knees Crying
OMKP On My Knees Praying
ONNA Oh No, Not Again
ONNTA Oh No, Not This Again
OOI Out Of Interest
OOSOOM Out of Sight, Out of Mind
OOTB Out Of The Box
OOTC Out Of The Closet
OOTC Obligatory On-Topic Comment
ORN Oh Really now
OS Operating System
OS/2 Obsolete Soon, Too
OT Off Topic
OTC Over The Counter
OTF On The Floor
OTFM Only The Facts, Mam
OTOH On The Other Hand
OTT Over The Top
OTTOMH Off the Top of My Head
OTTOMHAROOB Off the Top of My Head and Rolling Out of Bounds
OTW On the Whole
OUSU Oh You Shut Up
OWTTE Or Words to that Effect

PABG Pack A Big Gun


PAW Parents Are Watching
PBKAC Problem Between Keyboard and Chair
PCMCIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
PCYLIHOONL Please Cross Your Legs, I Have Only One Nail Left
PD Public Domain
PDA Public Display of Affection
PDE Puppy Dog Eyed
PDQ Pretty Damn(ed) Quick(ly)
PDS Please Don't Shoot
PENTIUM Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect
Understanding of Mathematics
PFM Pure Freaking Magic
PG Pretty Good
PITA Pain In The Ass
PLMK Please Let Me Know
PLOKTA Press Lots Of Keys To Abort
PLS Please
PLUR Peace Love Unity Respect
PM Personal Message
PMBI Pardon My Butting In
PMETC Pardon Me, etc.
PMFBI Pardon Me For Butting In
PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI Pardon My Jumping In
PMIGBOM Put Mind In Gear Before Opening Mouth
PMP Peeing My Pants
PMS Pretty Much Sucks
PMYMHMMFSWGAD Pardon Me, You Must Have Mistaken Me for Someone Who
Gives A Damn
POAHF Put On A Happy Face
POD Piece Of Data
POETS Piss On Everything Tomorrow's Saturday
POQ Piss Off Quickly
POQADCB Piss Off Quickly and Don't Come back
POS Piece Of Shit
POTC Peck On The Cheek
POV Point of View
PPL People
PPP Petty Pet Peeve
PPTSPAHS Please Pass The Salt,Pepper And Hot Sauce
PS Pit Stop
PTB Powers That Be
PTL Praise the Lord
PTMM Please Tell Me More

Q&A Questions & Answers


QDPSH Quick and Dirty Perl Solution Hacker
QDSM Quick and Dirty Solution Manager
QT Cutie

R Are
RAEBNC Read And Enjoyed But No Comment
RAW Rules As Written
RE Regarding
RFC Request For Comments
RFD Request For Discussion
RFI Request For Information
RGDS Regards
ROFFNAR Rolling on the Floor for no Apparent Reason
ROFL Rolling on Floor Laughing
ROFLOL Rolling on the Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROFLMAO Rolling on Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROFLOLBAG Rolling on the Floor Laughing Out Loud Busting a Gut
ROFPML Rolling on the Floor Pissing Myself Laughing
ROTBA Reality on the Blink Again
ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLAHMS Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides
ROTFLBSAOTP Rolling On The Floor Laughing Blowing Snot All Over
The Place
ROTFLBTC Rolling On The Floor Laughing Biting The Carpet
ROTFLBTCUTS Rolling On The Floor Laughing Biting The Carpet Unable
To Stop
ROTFLGO Rolling On The Floor Laughing Guts Out
ROTFLHOLCDF Rolling On The Floor Laughing Hysterically Out Loud
Collecting Dog Fur
ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFLMAOAPMP Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off And Peeing My
Pants
ROTFLMAOAY Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off At You
ROTFLMAOWTIME Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off With Tears In
My Eyes
ROTFLMHO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Head Off
ROTFLSTC Rolling On The Floor Scaring The Cat
ROTFLTC Rolling On The Floor Licking The Glue
ROTFLUTS Rolling On The Floor Unable to Speak
ROTM Right On The Money
RPG Really Pathetic Gamer/Rocket Propelled Grenade/Role
Playing Game
RSN Real Soon Now
RTD Read The Documentation
RTFAQ Read The FAQ
RTFF Read The Fucking FAQ
RTFFAQ Read The Fucking FAQ
RTFI Read The Friendly/Fuckin Instructions/Information
RTFM Read The Freaking/Fucking Manual
RTFMA Read The Manual, Sir
RTFS Read The Fucking Standard/Read The Fucking Source
RTM Read The Manual/Read The Message
RTSM Read The Stupid Manual/Read The Stupid Message
RYFM Read Your Fucking Manual
RUMOF Are You Male Or Female?
RUOK Are You OK?
RWT Repeat Whole Thing

S&N Smile And Nod


SAR Some Assembly Required/Search And Rescue
SASB Sobbing And Sniffing Bitterly
SB Smiles Back/SoundBlaster
SBCN Sitting Behind the Computer, Naked
SCNR Sorry Couldn't Resist
SCSI System Can't See It
SED Said Enough Darling
SETE Smiling Ear To Ear
SF Science Fiction/Speculative Fantasy
SFAIAA So Far As I Am Aware
SFLA Stupid Four Letter Acronym
SHID Slaps Head In Disgust
SHM Shit Happens, Mate
SHTSI Somebody Had To Say It
SICS Sitting in Chair Snickering
SIG Special Interest Group
SIIC See If I Care
SIL Sister In Law
SIMCA Sitting In My Chair Amused
SITD Still in the dark
SLV C'est la vie
SMAO Showing My Ass Off
SME Subject Matter Expert
SMO Serious Mode On
SMOFF Serious Mode Off
SMOP Small Matter Of Programming
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNAFU Situation Normal All Fouled Up
SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio
SO Significant Other
SOB Son Of a Bitch
SOE Silly/Stupid Operator Error
SOI Stunk On Ice
SOL Shit Outta Luck
SOP Standard Operational Procedure
SOS Same Old Story/SomeOne Special
SOVS Someone Very Special
SOW Speaking Of Which
SS So Sleepy
SSDD Same Stuff,Different Day
SSEWBA Someday Soon Everything Will Be Acronyms
ST So There
STFU Shut The Fuck Up
SWAG Scientific Wild Ass Guess
SWAK Sealed With A Kiss
SWALK Sealed With A Loving Kiss
SWL Screaming With Laughter/ShortWave Listener
SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed
SYDWBY See Ya,Don't Wanna Be Ya
SYITFP See You In The Funny Pages
SYL See You Later
SYS System/See You Soon
SYSOP System Operator
SYT See You Tonight

TA Thanks Again
TAFN That's All For Now
TAFT That's A Frightening Thought
TAM Tenner A Month
TANJ There Aint No Justice
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free lunch
TANSTAASQ There Ain't No Such Thing As A Stupid Question
TARFU Things Are Really Fucked Up
TBDL To Be Discussed/Disclosed Later
TBDML To Be Discussed Much Later
TBNT Thanks But No Thanks
TCB Trouble Came Back
TCB Taking Care of Business
TDM Too Damn Many
TDMATBICPLY This Doesn't Mean A Thing But It Confuses People Like
You
TFDS That's For Damn Sure
TFTT Thanks For The Tip
TGAL Think Globally, Act Locally
TGFTCL Thank God For The Chat Line
TGIF Thank God It's Friday
TIA Thanks In Advance
TIATLG Truly, I Am The Living God
TIC Tongue in cheek
TINALO This is Not a Legal Opinion
TINAR This is Not a Recommendation
TINWIS That is Not What I Said
TLA Three Letter Acronym
TLTB Thank you Linesmen, Thank you Ballboys
TM Trust Me
TMI Too Much Information
TMSHTF Too Much Shit Hit The Fan
TMTLTBMG There's More To Love Than Boy Meets Girl
TMTOWTDT There's More Than One Way To Do This
TNOTVS There's Nothing on Television, so...
TNT Till Next Time
TNTC Too Numerous To Count
TNX Thanks
TOBAL There Oughta Be A Law
TOBG This Oughta Be Good
TOY Thinking Of You
TPS(S) This Program Sucks, (Severely)
TPTB The Powers That Be
TRDMC Tears Running Down My Cheeks
TSOHF Total Sense of Humor Failure
TT Take That
TTBOMK To the Best of My Knowledge
TTFN Ta Ta for Now
TTLFN That's The Lot For Now
TTM To The Moderator
TTUL Talk To You Later
TTYL Talk To You Later
TTYRS Talk To You Real Soon
TTYS Talk To You Soon
TTYT Talk To You Tomorrow
TUFD The User File Died
TVM Thanks Very Much
TY Thank You
TYCLO Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off
TYVM Thank You Very Much
TX Thanks

U You
U/L Upload
U2 You Too
UAE Unrecoverable Application Error/United Arab Emirates
UBD User Brain Damage/Dead
UCCOM You Can Count On Me
UCE Unsolicited Commercial E-mail
UL Upload
UOM$ You Owe Me Money
UR You Are/Your
URL Uniform Resource Locator
UTSL Use The Source Luke

VBG Very Big Grin


VC Virtual Community/Voltage Control
VEG Very Evil Grin
VES Very Evil Smile
VETLA Very Enhanced TLA
VFM Value For Money
VLSTGLOI Vodka,Lime,Soda,Tall Glass,Lots Of Ice
VR Virtual Reality/Voltage Regulator
VWG Very Wicked Grin
VWS Very Wicked Smile

WAB What Another Bill/What A Bummer


WAD Without A Doubt
WAG Wild Ass Guess
WAMKSAM Why are My Kitties (Kids) Staring at Me
WAUF Where Are You From
WB Welcome Back
WBASAP Write Back As Soon As Possible
WBMBF Wanna Be My Boy Friend ?
WBMGF Wanna Be My Girl Friend ?
WBS Write Back Soon
WDOI Wouldn't Dream Of It
WDYC Who Do You Call ?
WDYLL What Do You Look Like?
WDYMBT What Do You Mean by That
WFM Works For Me
WG Wicked Grin
WGACA What Goes Around Comes Around
WGAS Who Gives A Shit
WGTG Well,Got To Go
WH What's Happening
WIBAMU Well, I'll be a Monkey's Uncle
WIBNI Would It Be Nice If
WIMP Windows,Icons,Mouse,Pointing
WINDOWS Will Install Needless Data On Whole System
WISP Winning Is So Pleasurable
WMMOWS Wash My Mouth Out with Soap
WNMHGB Where No Man Has Gone Before
WNOHGB Where No One Has Gone Before
WOB Waste Of Bandwidth
WOFTAM Waste Of Flaming/Fuckin'Time And Money
WOL Win Or Lose/World OnLine/WakeOn Lan
WRT With Regard To
WRU Who Are You
WT Without Thinking
WTF What the Fuck
WTFDIK What The Fuck Do I Know
WTFRU Who The Fuck Are You
WTG Way To Go
WTH What the Hell
WTHDTM What The Hell Does That Mean
WTTC Welcome To The Club
WTTM Without Thinking Too Much
WTY Waving To You
WU What's Up?
WWW World Wide Wait/World Wide Waste/World Wide
Web/Waiting While Wanking
WWYL When Will You Learn
WYGIWYAF What You Get Is What You Asked For
WYGIWYG What You Gget Is What You Get
WYLABOCTGWTR Would You Like a Bowl of Cream to go with That Remark?
WYLASOMWTC Would You Like a Saucer of Milk with that Comment?
WYSIAWYG What You See is Almost What You Get
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
WYSINWNWYG What You See Is No Where Near What You Get
WYSINWYG What You See Is NOT What You Get
WYSIWYD What You See Is What You Deserve
WYPIWYG What You Printed Is What You've Got
WYTYSYDG What You Thought You Saw, You Didn't Get
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get

XYL Ex Young Lady

YABA Yet Another Bloody Acronym


YABSA Yet Another Bloody Stupid Acronym
YAFIYGI You Asked For It,You Got It
YAOTM Yet Another Off-Topic Message
YBS You'll Be Sorry
YBTMFML You Belong To Me Forever My Love
YD You're Dead
YG Young Gentleman
YGLT You're Gonna Love This
YGWYPF You Get What You Pay For
YHBM You Have Bin Mail
YHGASPL You Have Got A Serious Problem Lad
YHM You Have Mail
YHMOAU You Have Messed One Acronym Up
YKYARW You Know You're A Redneck When....
YKYBOTLW You Know You've Been On-line Too Long When...
YL Young Lady
YM Young Man
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
YQW Your Quite Welcome
YSWUS Yea, Sure Whatever You Say!
YMMV Your Mileage may vary
YSS You Suck Severely
YW You're Welcome
YWSYLS You win some, you lose some

TITL: Vocabulary Builder, vol. 1


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palindrome
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susurrus
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capacious
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canorous
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assuage
repast
spoonerism
tenebrous
nescience
gewgaw
exiguity
seriatim
tmesis
chthonic
objurgate
plethora
lissom
badinage
propitious
inclement
kobold
knell
cogent
regale
mordant
agog
captious
arbitrage
redoubt
chichi
taw
vexillology
quorum
abscond
virtu
junta
gamut
lexicon
aestival
slugabed
desultory
irascible
acumen
scion
bandog
multifarious
sublunary
ebullient
Brobdingnagian
extant
verdant
Whig
trepidation
torrid
gnomic
comity
tyro
avarice
eke
tittle-tattle
bellwether
torpid
grok
ameliorate
bestow
comestible
requisite
prolix
sobriquet
Zeitgeist
numismatics
palpable
listless
antediluvian
melee
genial
raucous
aberrant
diffident
[/POOLA]
[POOLB]
profit, gain.
a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward.
to disapprove of strongly.
an encampment for the night.
suspicion of injury or wrong; offense.
beginning to be; commencing; initial.
a small spot or blotch.
inclined to fighting.
to surrender under agreed conditions.
a whisper; a murmur; a rustling.
magic.
able to contain much; large; roomy.
to stare angrily or with a scowl.
melodious; musical.
a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.
to soften; to ease, or lessen.
a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
dark; gloomy.
lack of knowledge.
a showy trifle; a pretty but worthless bauble.
smallness; thinness; the quality of being meager.
in a series; one after another.
in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word.
dwelling in or under the earth; also, pertaining to the underworld.
express strong disapproval of.
excess; superabundance.
limber; supple; flexible; lithe.
playful raillery; banter.
presenting favorable circumstances.
physically severe or harsh (esp. said of the weather).
a kind of domestic spirit in German mythology.
the stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral.
having the power to compel conviction.
to entertain with something that delights.
biting; caustic; sarcastic.
in eager desire.
disposed to find fault; eager to object.
The simultaneous purchase and sale of a good or asset.
a stronghold.
affectedly trendy.
a large marble.
the study of flags.
a gathering of members of an organization large enough to transact business.
to depart in secret.
productions of art (especially fine antiques).
a clique that seeks or obtains power usually through intrigue or revolution.
a complete extent or range.
a dictionary.
of or belonging to the summer.
a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour.
without logical sequence; disconnected; aimless.
quickly aroused to anger.
quickness of perception or discernment.
a descendant; an heir.
a large and fierce dog.
having great diversity or variety.
situated beneath the moon.
joyously unrestrained.
of extraordinary height; gigantic.
still in existence.
covered with growing plants or grass; green.
a friend and supporter of the American Revolution.
quaking; quivering.
drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.
uttering or containing maxims.
a state of mutual civility and respect.
a novice.
an excessive desire of gain; greediness.
to increase; to add to.
idle, trifling talk.
a leader of a movement or activity.
dull; sluggish; inactive.
to understand.
to make better.
to give or confer.
suitable to be eaten.
necessary, indispensable.
unnecessarily long.
a nickname.
the spirit of the time.
the collection and study of coins.
plain; distinct; obvious.
having no desire or inclination.
extremely old.
a hand to hand conflict.
sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kindly.
unpleasantly loud and harsh.
markedly different from an accepted norm.
showing modest reserve.
[/POOLB]
'Matching Words to Definitions
[PA]
profit, gain.
emolument

a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward.


palindrome

to disapprove of strongly.
deprecate

an encampment for the night.


bivouac

suspicion of injury or wrong; offense.


umbrage

beginning to be; commencing; initial.


incipient
a small spot or blotch.
dapple

inclined to fighting.
pugnacious

to surrender under agreed conditions.


capitulate

a whisper; a murmur; a rustling.


susurrus

magic.
thaumaturgy

able to contain much; large; roomy.


capacious

to stare angrily or with a scowl.


glower

melodious; musical.
canorous

a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.


effulgence

to soften; to ease, or lessen.


assuage

a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.


repast

the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.


spoonerism

dark; gloomy.
tenebrous

lack of knowledge.
nescience

a showy trifle; a pretty but worthless bauble.


gewgaw

smallness; thinness; the quality of being meager.


exiguity
in a series; one after another.
seriatim

in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word.


tmesis

dwelling in or under the earth; also, pertaining to the underworld.


chthonic

express strong disapproval of.


objurgate

excess; superabundance.
plethora

limber; supple; flexible; lithe.


lissom

playful raillery; banter.


badinage

presenting favorable circumstances.


propitious

physically severe or harsh (esp. said of the weather).


inclement

a kind of domestic spirit in German mythology.


kobold

the stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral.


knell

having the power to compel conviction.


cogent

to entertain with something that delights.


regale

biting; caustic; sarcastic.


mordant

in eager desire.
agog

disposed to find fault; eager to object.


captious

The simultaneous purchase and sale of a good or asset.


arbitrage

a stronghold.
redoubt

affectedly trendy.
chichi

a large marble.
taw

the study of flags.


vexillology

a gathering of members of an organization large enough to transact business.


quorum

to depart in secret.
abscond

productions of art (especially fine antiques).


virtu

a clique that seeks or obtains power usually through intrigue or revolution.


junta

a complete extent or range.


gamut

a dictionary.
lexicon

of or belonging to the summer.


aestival

a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour.


slugabed

without logical sequence; disconnected; aimless.


desultory

quickly aroused to anger.


irascible

quickness of perception or discernment.


acumen

a descendant; an heir.
scion
a large and fierce dog.
bandog

having great diversity or variety.


multifarious

situated beneath the moon.


sublunary

joyously unrestrained.
ebullient

of extraordinary height; gigantic.


Brobdingnagian

still in existence.
extant

covered with growing plants or grass; green.


verdant

a friend and supporter of the American Revolution.


Whig

quaking; quivering.
trepidation

drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.


torrid

uttering or containing maxims.


gnomic

a state of mutual civility and respect.


comity

a novice.
tyro

an excessive desire of gain; greediness.


avarice

to increase; to add to.


eke

idle, trifling talk.


tittle-tattle
a leader of a movement or activity.
bellwether

dull; sluggish; inactive.


torpid

to understand.
grok

to make better.
ameliorate

to give or confer.
bestow

suitable to be eaten.
comestible

necessary, indispensable.
requisite

unnecessarily long.
prolix

a nickname.
sobriquet

the spirit of the time.


Zeitgeist

the collection and study of coins.


numismatics

plain; distinct; obvious.


palpable

having no desire or inclination.


listless

extremely old.
antediluvian

a hand to hand conflict.


melee

sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kindly.


genial

unpleasantly loud and harsh.


raucous

markedly different from an accepted norm.


aberrant

showing modest reserve.


diffident

'Matching Definitions to Words


[PB]
emolument
profit, gain.

palindrome
a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward.

deprecate
to disapprove of strongly.

bivouac
an encampment for the night.

umbrage
suspicion of injury or wrong; offense.

incipient
beginning to be; commencing; initial.

dapple
a small spot or blotch.

pugnacious
inclined to fighting.

capitulate
to surrender under agreed conditions.

susurrus
a whisper; a murmur; a rustling.

thaumaturgy
magic.

capacious
able to contain much; large; roomy.

glower
to stare angrily or with a scowl.
canorous
melodious; musical.

effulgence
a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.

assuage
to soften; to ease, or lessen.

repast
a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.

spoonerism
the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.

tenebrous
dark; gloomy.

nescience
lack of knowledge.

gewgaw
a showy trifle; a pretty but worthless bauble.

exiguity
smallness; thinness; the quality of being meager.

seriatim
in a series; one after another.

tmesis
in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word.

chthonic
dwelling in or under the earth; also, pertaining to the underworld.

objurgate
express strong disapproval of.

plethora
excess; superabundance.

lissom
limber; supple; flexible; lithe.

badinage
playful raillery; banter.

propitious
presenting favorable circumstances.

inclement
physically severe or harsh (esp. said of the weather).

kobold
a kind of domestic spirit in German mythology.

knell
the stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral.

cogent
having the power to compel conviction.

regale
to entertain with something that delights.

mordant
biting; caustic; sarcastic.

agog
in eager desire.

captious
disposed to find fault; eager to object.

arbitrage
The simultaneous purchase and sale of a good or asset.

redoubt
a stronghold.

chichi
affectedly trendy.

taw
a large marble.

vexillology
the study of flags.

quorum
a gathering of members of an organization large enough to transact business.

abscond
to depart in secret.

virtu
productions of art (especially fine antiques).
junta
a clique that seeks or obtains power usually through intrigue or revolution.

gamut
a complete extent or range.

lexicon
a dictionary.

aestival
of or belonging to the summer.

slugabed
a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour.

desultory
without logical sequence; disconnected; aimless.

irascible
quickly aroused to anger.

acumen
quickness of perception or discernment.

scion
a descendant; an heir.

bandog
a large and fierce dog.

multifarious
having great diversity or variety.

sublunary
situated beneath the moon.

ebullient
joyously unrestrained.

Brobdingnagian
of extraordinary height; gigantic.

extant
still in existence.

verdant
covered with growing plants or grass; green.
Whig
a friend and supporter of the American Revolution.

trepidation
quaking; quivering.

torrid
drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.

gnomic
uttering or containing maxims.

comity
a state of mutual civility and respect.

tyro
a novice.

avarice
an excessive desire of gain; greediness.

eke
to increase; to add to.

tittle-tattle
idle, trifling talk.

bellwether
a leader of a movement or activity.

torpid
dull; sluggish; inactive.

grok
to understand.

ameliorate
to make better.

bestow
to give or confer.

comestible
suitable to be eaten.

requisite
necessary, indispensable.

prolix
unnecessarily long.

sobriquet
a nickname.

Zeitgeist
the spirit of the time.

numismatics
the collection and study of coins.

palpable
plain; distinct; obvious.

listless
having no desire or inclination.

antediluvian
extremely old.

melee
a hand to hand conflict.

genial
sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kindly.

raucous
unpleasantly loud and harsh.

aberrant
markedly different from an accepted norm.

diffident
showing modest reserve.

TITL: Vocabulary Builder, vol. 10


[POOLA]
aficionado
machination
germane
fallible
oblivious
militate
permeate
caterwaul
agon
deracinate
intrepid
cavort
suasion
arrant
latitudinarian
homily
rejoinder
concinnity
fecund
tattoo
imprecation
supplant
vertiginous
pied-a-terre
Argus-eyed
corpulent
bacchanalia
profuse
doyen
billet
coterminous
plaintive
tremulous
doughty
contretemps
arbiter
pablum
milksop
cajole
hardscrabble
potentate
moil
redact
privation
venerate
starveling
etiolate
wiseacre
quagmire
dictum
quixotic
maunder
vade mecum
amicable
effrontery
cabal
forcible
neoteric
indigence
frangible
grandiloquent
approbation
dishabille
clerisy
debouch
epicene
braggadocio
hubris
gustatory
ken
recherche
chimera
mulct
hector
disquisition
tatterdemalion
panjandrum
dulcet
serendipity
extemporaneous
copse
ludic
popinjay
embonpoint
idyll
unguent
redoubtable
tenet
benison
arcanum
diablerie
eldritch
[/POOLA]
[POOLB]
a fervent admirer; a fan.
a crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end.
appropriate or fitting; relevant.
liable to make a mistake.
forgetful; also, unmindful.
to have force or influence.
to spread or diffuse through.
to make a harsh cry or screech.
struggle; conflict.
to uproot.
fearless; bold.
to bound or prance about.
the act of persuading.
outright; thoroughgoing.
having or expressing broad and tolerant views.
a sermon or lecture; also, an inspirational saying or a platitude.
an answer to a reply.
elegance -- used chiefly of literary style.
fruitful; prolific.
a rapid, rhythmic drumming or rapping.
a curse.
to take the place of.
causing dizziness; also, giddy; dizzy.
a temporary or second place of lodging.
extremely observant; watchful.
very fat; obese.
a revel.
plentiful; copious.
the senior member of a body or group.
to quarter, or place in lodgings.
of equal extent or duration.
expressive of sorrow or melancholy.
shaking, quivering; also, affected with fear.
valiant; brave.
something inopportune or embarrassing.
one having the power of judging and determining.
something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.
an unmanly man.
to coax.
barren, marginal; also, marked by poverty.
one who possesses great power or sway.
to labor; to toil; to drudge.
to edit.
the state of being deprived of something.
to treat with deep respect.
one who is starving or being starved.
to blanch or bleach; to make sickly.
a smart aleck.
a predicament.
an authoritative statement.
foolishly impractical; also, capricious; impulsive.
to talk or wander aimlessly.
a book or other thing that one regularly carries about.
characterized by friendliness and good will.
shameless boldness; insolence.
a group that seeks power usually through intrigue.
effected by force used against resistance; also, powerful.
recent in origin; modern.
extreme poverty.
capable of being broken; easily broken.
lofty in style.
formal or official approval; also, praise.
the state of being carelessly or partially dressed.
the intelligentsia.
to emerge; to issue.
having the characteristics of both the male and the female.
empty boasting.
overbearing pride or presumption.
pertaining to the sense of taste.
cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
exotic; rare; also, affected, pretentious.
a mental fabrication.
to defraud.
to bully or harass.
a formal discourse on a subject.
a person dressed in tattered clothing.
an important or self-important official.
melodious.
the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries.
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.
a thicket of small trees.
playful.
a vain and talkative person.
plumpness of person.
a poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life; also, a carefree episode or experience.
an ointment.
formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.
any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true.
blessing; benediction.
a secret; a mystery.
sorcery; also, mischievous conduct.
unearthly; weird; eerie.
[/POOLB]
'Matching Words to Definitions
[PA]
a fervent admirer; a fan.
aficionado

a crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end.


machination

appropriate or fitting; relevant.


germane

liable to make a mistake.


fallible

forgetful; also, unmindful.


oblivious

to have force or influence.


militate

to spread or diffuse through.


permeate

to make a harsh cry or screech.


caterwaul

struggle; conflict.
agon

to uproot.
deracinate

fearless; bold.
intrepid

to bound or prance about.


cavort

the act of persuading.


suasion

outright; thoroughgoing.
arrant

having or expressing broad and tolerant views.


latitudinarian

a sermon or lecture; also, an inspirational saying or a platitude.


homily

an answer to a reply.
rejoinder

elegance -- used chiefly of literary style.


concinnity

fruitful; prolific.
fecund

a rapid, rhythmic drumming or rapping.


tattoo

a curse.
imprecation

to take the place of.


supplant

causing dizziness; also, giddy; dizzy.


vertiginous
a temporary or second place of lodging.
pied-a-terre

extremely observant; watchful.


Argus-eyed

very fat; obese.


corpulent

a revel.
bacchanalia

plentiful; copious.
profuse

the senior member of a body or group.


doyen

to quarter, or place in lodgings.


billet

of equal extent or duration.


coterminous

expressive of sorrow or melancholy.


plaintive

shaking, quivering; also, affected with fear.


tremulous

valiant; brave.
doughty

something inopportune or embarrassing.


contretemps

one having the power of judging and determining.


arbiter

something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.


pablum

an unmanly man.
milksop

to coax.
cajole
barren, marginal; also, marked by poverty.
hardscrabble

one who possesses great power or sway.


potentate

to labor; to toil; to drudge.


moil

to edit.
redact

the state of being deprived of something.


privation

to treat with deep respect.


venerate

one who is starving or being starved.


starveling

to blanch or bleach; to make sickly.


etiolate

a smart aleck.
wiseacre

a predicament.
quagmire

an authoritative statement.
dictum

foolishly impractical; also, capricious; impulsive.


quixotic

to talk or wander aimlessly.


maunder

a book or other thing that one regularly carries about.


vade mecum

characterized by friendliness and good will.


amicable

shameless boldness; insolence.


effrontery

a group that seeks power usually through intrigue.


cabal

effected by force used against resistance; also, powerful.


forcible

recent in origin; modern.


neoteric

extreme poverty.
indigence

capable of being broken; easily broken.


frangible

lofty in style.
grandiloquent

formal or official approval; also, praise.


approbation

the state of being carelessly or partially dressed.


dishabille

the intelligentsia.
clerisy

to emerge; to issue.
debouch

having the characteristics of both the male and the female.


epicene

empty boasting.
braggadocio

overbearing pride or presumption.


hubris

pertaining to the sense of taste.


gustatory

cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.


ken

exotic; rare; also, affected, pretentious.


recherche

a mental fabrication.
chimera
to defraud.
mulct

to bully or harass.
hector

a formal discourse on a subject.


disquisition

a person dressed in tattered clothing.


tatterdemalion

an important or self-important official.


panjandrum

melodious.
dulcet

the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries.


serendipity

composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.


extemporaneous

a thicket of small trees.


copse

playful.
ludic

a vain and talkative person.


popinjay

plumpness of person.
embonpoint

a poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life; also, a carefree episode or experience.
idyll

an ointment.
unguent

formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.


redoubtable

any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true.


tenet
blessing; benediction.
benison

a secret; a mystery.
arcanum

sorcery; also, mischievous conduct.


diablerie

unearthly; weird; eerie.


eldritch

'Matching Definitions to Words


[PB]
aficionado
a fervent admirer; a fan.

machination
a crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end.

germane
appropriate or fitting; relevant.

fallible
liable to make a mistake.

oblivious
forgetful; also, unmindful.

militate
to have force or influence.

permeate
to spread or diffuse through.

caterwaul
to make a harsh cry or screech.

agon
struggle; conflict.

deracinate
to uproot.

intrepid
fearless; bold.

cavort
to bound or prance about.
suasion
the act of persuading.

arrant
outright; thoroughgoing.

latitudinarian
having or expressing broad and tolerant views.

homily
a sermon or lecture; also, an inspirational saying or a platitude.

rejoinder
an answer to a reply.

concinnity
elegance -- used chiefly of literary style.

fecund
fruitful; prolific.

tattoo
a rapid, rhythmic drumming or rapping.

imprecation
a curse.

supplant
to take the place of.

vertiginous
causing dizziness; also, giddy; dizzy.

pied-a-terre
a temporary or second place of lodging.

Argus-eyed
extremely observant; watchful.

corpulent
very fat; obese.

bacchanalia
a revel.

profuse
plentiful; copious.
doyen
the senior member of a body or group.

billet
to quarter, or place in lodgings.

coterminous
of equal extent or duration.

plaintive
expressive of sorrow or melancholy.

tremulous
shaking, quivering; also, affected with fear.

doughty
valiant; brave.

contretemps
something inopportune or embarrassing.

arbiter
one having the power of judging and determining.

pablum
something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.

milksop
an unmanly man.

cajole
to coax.

hardscrabble
barren, marginal; also, marked by poverty.

potentate
one who possesses great power or sway.

moil
to labor; to toil; to drudge.

redact
to edit.

privation
the state of being deprived of something.

venerate
to treat with deep respect.

starveling
one who is starving or being starved.

etiolate
to blanch or bleach; to make sickly.

wiseacre
a smart aleck.

quagmire
a predicament.

dictum
an authoritative statement.

quixotic
foolishly impractical; also, capricious; impulsive.

maunder
to talk or wander aimlessly.

vade mecum
a book or other thing that one regularly carries about.

amicable
characterized by friendliness and good will.

effrontery
shameless boldness; insolence.

cabal
a group that seeks power usually through intrigue.

forcible
effected by force used against resistance; also, powerful.

neoteric
recent in origin; modern.

indigence
extreme poverty.

frangible
capable of being broken; easily broken.

grandiloquent
lofty in style.
approbation
formal or official approval; also, praise.

dishabille
the state of being carelessly or partially dressed.

clerisy
the intelligentsia.

debouch
to emerge; to issue.

epicene
having the characteristics of both the male and the female.

braggadocio
empty boasting.

hubris
overbearing pride or presumption.

gustatory
pertaining to the sense of taste.

ken
cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.

recherche
exotic; rare; also, affected, pretentious.

chimera
a mental fabrication.

mulct
to defraud.

hector
to bully or harass.

disquisition
a formal discourse on a subject.

tatterdemalion
a person dressed in tattered clothing.

panjandrum
an important or self-important official.
dulcet
melodious.

serendipity
the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries.

extemporaneous
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.

copse
a thicket of small trees.

ludic
playful.

popinjay
a vain and talkative person.

embonpoint
plumpness of person.

idyll
a poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life; also, a carefree episode or experience.

unguent
an ointment.

redoubtable
formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.

tenet
any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true.

benison
blessing; benediction.

arcanum
a secret; a mystery.

diablerie
sorcery; also, mischievous conduct.

eldritch
unearthly; weird; eerie.

TITL: Bible Quiz


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How many times was Jesus tempted shortly after his baptism?
Two times
*Three times
Four times
Five times
?Matthew 4

How did Judas, the betrayer, die?


He jumped off a tall building
He stabbed himself with a sword
He was crucified
*He hung himself
?Matthew 27

Who was choosen by the other eleven to replace Judas?


Luke
Silas
*Matthias
Ananias
?Acts 1:12-26

What was Mathhew's occupation?


Fisherman
*Tax Collector
Merchant
Farmer
?Matthew 9:9-13

When they arrested Jesus at Gathsemane, what did Peter do?


Ran away and hid
He lied and said he was not with Jesus
Set fire to a guard's robe
*Cut off a man's ear
?John 18:10

When Saul was converted on the road to Damascus he was blinded. For how long?
*3 days
7 days
14 days
40 days
?Acts 9:9

After Saul's conversion he escaped from Damascus. How?


His friends hid him in a cart of dung as it left the city
He crawled under the city wall through a tunnel
He jumped over the city wall from the limb of a tree
*He was lowered down the city wall in a basket by friends
?Acts 9:25

The Colossians were instructed by Paul to read the letter he sent them to what other church?
Iconium
Lystra
Antioch
*Laodicea
?Colossians 4:16

What was Luke's profession?


Fisherman
Tax Collector
*Physician
Ship Builder
?Colossians 4:14

Where was Timothy living when Paul decided to take him on his journey?
Syria or Derbe
Cilicia or Lystra
*Lystra or Derbe
Derbe or Cilicia
?Acts 16:1

The book of James was written by the brother of whom?


*Jesus
John
Matthew
Peter

John wrote the book of Revelation while in exile on what island?


Malta
Crete
Cyprus
*Patmos

When King Herod died, he was struck down by an angel. Then what?
He burst into flames
*He was eaten by worms
He vanished into thin air
He turned to stone
?Acts 12:23

Because of health reasons, Paul encouraged Timothy to drink what beverage instead of only water?
Goat's milk
Fish oil
*Wine
Fresh fruit juice
?1 Timothy 5:23

To escape the wrath of King Herod, Jesus' family had to leave Bethlehem shortly after Jesus was born. Where did
they go?
*Egypt
Macedonia
Syria
Phoenicia
?Matthew 2:13

Noah had three sons, what were their names?


*Shem, Ham and Japheth
Gomer, Magog and Madai
Seba, Havilah and Sabtah
Elam, Asshur and Aram
Larry, Moe and Curly
?Genesis 6:10

How far above the mountains did the flood waters rise?
More than 100 feet
*More than 20 feet
More than 400 feet
More than 40 feet
?Genesis 7:20

How old was Noah when the flood waters came on the earth?
60 years old
120 years old
220 years old
*600 years old
?Genesis 7:6

Noah sent out a dove to see if the flood waters had receded, but since it had no place to set its feet it came back to
the ark. Noah then waited before he sent out the second dove. How long did he wait before releasing the second
dove? (this is the dove that came back with the olive leaf)
14 days
10 days
40 days
*7 days
?Genesis 8:8-12

God made a covenant that He would never again destroy all of the life on earth with a great flood. What is the sign
of this covenant?
Sunset
Sunrise
*Rainbow
Raincloud
?Genesis 9:12-16
The Ark of the Covenant was built to hold the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed. What
else was placed in the Ark of the Covenant?
*A golden pot of manna and Aarons rod.
A golden pot of manna and a lamb's fleece.
A golden pot of manna and Moses' staff.
A golden pot of manna and a ram's horn.
?Hebrews 9:4

Who built the Ark of the Covenant?


Aaron
*Bezalel
Moses
Uri
?Exodus 37:1

During the conquest of the land of Cannan, the Ark of the Covenant was carried around and around what city?
Gilgal
*Jericho
Gibeon
Hebron
?Joshua 6

How many golden cherubim adorned the atonement cover (mercy seat) that was placed over the Ark of the
Covenant?
*Two
Seven
Forty
Fourteen
?Exodus 37:7

What happened to the Philistines when they captured the Ark of the Covenant?
They became lame.
They were struck blind.
They became deaf and mute.
*They developed tumors.
?1 Samuel 5:6

Because of its wickedness, the Lord sent Jonah to preach against what city?
Gath
Sidon
*Nineveh
Kedesh
?Jonah 1:2

The Lord sent Jonah to preach against Nineveh, but Jonah did not want to follow God's instructions, so he sailed for
what city instead?
Joppa
Tyre
Ashdod
*Tarshish
?Jonah 1:3

Jonah told the people of Nineveh that their city would be overturned in how many days?
7 days
*40 days
14 days
70 days
?Jonah 3:4

While he sat outside the city of Nineveh, what did the Lord provide for Jonah?
*A shady vine.
A cool stream.
A gentle breeze.
A magnificent feast.
?Jonah 4:6

On what day of creation did God create fish?


Fisrt
Second
Third
Fourth
*Fifth
?Genesis 1:21

How many days was Jonah in the belly of a great fish?


One
Two
*Three
Seven
Forty
?Jonah 1:17

After His resurrection, Jesus visted the disciples as they were coming back from a failed fishing trip. He instructed
them to cast their nets again on the right side of the boat. How many fish did they catch?
*153
777
77
106
275
?John 21:11

Jesus fed the 5000 with 5 loaves of bread and how many fish?
*Two
Five
Seven
Forty
Fourteen
?Matthew 14:17
After His resurrection, Jesus apppeared to 11 of His disciples in the upper room. There He ate some fish. How was it
prepared?
Boiled
Roasted
*Broiled
Baked
Made into Sushi
?Luke 24:42

What colors of yarn were used to make the curtains of the tabernacle?
Blue, purple and white.
Blue, scarlet and gold.
White, purple and blue.
*Blue, purple and scarlet.
?Exodus 26:1

What color was the manna that God provided for the Israelites while they were in the wilderness?
Red
Gold
Brown
*White
?Exodus 16:31

What was the color of the cord that the spies had Rahab tie to her window?
*Scarlet
Blue
Purple
Gold
?Joshua 2:21

Lydia of Thyatria was converted in Philippi. She was a dealer in what color of cloth?
Scarlet
Green
*Purple
Blue
?Acts 16:14

Zechariah had a vision of a man on a horse among the myrtle trees. What color was the horse?
White
*Red
Brown
Silver
?Zechariah 1:8

Who traded his birthright to his brother for some bread and lentil stew?
Benjamin
Simeon
Jacob
*Esau
?Genesis 25:29-34

Who served cheese, milk, and veal to the Lord when he made His appearance in the form of three men?
*Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Moses
?Genesis 18

Who cursed a fig tree for not bearing fruit?


Jonah
Elisha
*Jesus
Paul
?Matthew 21:18-22

What did Ezekiel's edible scroll taste like in his mouth?


Roasted grain
*Honey
Savory spices and herbs
Almonds
A snickers bar
?Ezekiel 3:3

What judge of Israel cooked an angel of the Lord a meal that included a pot of broth?
*Gideon
Deborah
Samson
Abimelech
?Judges 6:19-22

What did the Lord use from Adam to make a woman?


*one of his ribs
one of his toes
his fig leaf
extra cartiledge from his ear
his appendix
?Genesis 2:22

Who saw the back of God, because he could not bear to see Him face to face?
Abraham
*Moses
Jacob
Aaron
?Exodus 33:23

Who saw a heavenly ladder with the Lord standing above it?
John
Stephen
*Jacob
Isaac
?Genesis 28:12-13

Who had a vision of the Ancient of Days seated upon a throne?


*Daniel
Ezekiel
Jeremiah
Isaiah
?Daniel 7:9

Who looked steadfastly into heaven and saw Jesus on the right hand of God?
Peter
Paul
*Stephen
John
?Acts 7:55

What did Isaiah see filling the temple when he beheld God sitting on the throne?
The glory of His righteousness
*The train of His robe
Angels of heaven
The light of His presence
?Isaiah 6:1

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