61.
Find the correctly spelt word:
Answer: C
It is luscious.
One s before the -cious. The word is probably a shortening of delicious.
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Spelling Test Questions and Answers
62.
Find the correctly spelt word:
Answer: B
Meaning: Magistrate means a civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.
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63.
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Answer: C
It is malleable.
Two l's, from the Latin malleus, a hammer - a malleable metal can be hammered into shape.
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64.
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Answer: D
It is manageable.
The e of manage is kept before -able to preserve the soft g. The same rule gives noticeable and changeable.
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65.
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Answer: D
It is mysterious.
Built on mystery, from the Greek mysterion. The y comes first and the e second.
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66.
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Answer: A
It is maleficent.
From the Latin male facere, to do harm - the opposite of beneficent. The vowel after mal- is an e, matching bene-.
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67.
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Answer: C
It is mausoleum.
Named after the tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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68.
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Answer: C
It is moustache.
The British spelling keeps the ou, from the French; Americans write mustache.
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69.
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Answer: C
It is nonagenarian.
From the Latin nonaginta, ninety - a person in their nineties. There is no e after the non-, which is what most misspellings add.
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70.
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Answer: C
It is notoriety.
Built on notorious, which keeps its o. The ending is -iety, as in variety and society.
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