Mensa Linguistic Precision Challenge 3

Question 1

Which word means 'a person who speaks many languages'?

Accepted Answer

Polyglot

Answer

Pundit

Answer

Demagogue

Answer

Raconteur

Question 2

Choose the most precise synonym for 'meticulous'.

Accepted Answer

Painstaking

Answer

Careless

Answer

Hasty

Answer

Indifferent

Question 3

Which sentence is free of redundancy?

Accepted Answer

They arrived at the station.

Answer

The reason is because it rained.

Answer

She returned back home.

Answer

He combined the two together.

Question 4

What does 'laconic' most nearly mean?

Accepted Answer

Using few words

Answer

Highly emotional

Answer

Deeply confused

Answer

Overly polite

Question 5

Which word means 'to clarify or explain in detail'?

Accepted Answer

Elucidate

Answer

Obscure

Answer

Confound

Answer

Distort

Question 6

Select the correct word: 'The two countries reached a ___ to end the conflict.'

Accepted Answer

Détente

Answer

Discord

Answer

Schism

Answer

Vendetta

Question 7

Which word is a synonym for 'gregarious'?

Accepted Answer

Sociable

Answer

Reclusive

Answer

Hostile

Answer

Anxious