G Vocabulary Words Quiz #1

Technically a grotesque and a gargoyle are different things. A grotesque is simply decorational and a gargoyle is functional.

What, pray tell, is the function of a gargoyle (except t] frighten the bejezus out of prepubescent children)?

It's basically part of an old fashioned guttering system. Rain water that falls on the roof is channeled to, then through, a gargoyle. The water will exit the gargoyle's mouth (usually) and fall to the ground in a stream that doesn't touch the wall of the building thus preventing erosion.

Not only did they convey water away from the building, they were there to ward off evil spirits.......

Geeup should also by accepted. As someone who has spent many years training horses I was VERY surprised to see 'geeup' was not accepted as that is how it is normally referred to in training.

...we gee up in the uk...

Gargoyle is the correct answer. Grotesque is an adjective that means disgusting, and when something is grotesque, it may cause witnesses to be sick and vomit.

There is the noun "Grotesque" which is a decorative (though unpleasant looking) object. As others have mentioned, a gargoyle is a functional object used to allow water to flow from the roof of a building.

A ghoul is someone who robbed graves - generally to steal the corpse for use at medical school and training centers for use in dissection. It got very bad in Europe a couple of centuries ago, and that's where the word comes from - it has nothing to do with the "undead" and because a couple of modern fiction writers misuse the word does not somehow change the definition because some hack writer or hollywood b-movie scriptwriter says so.

You have it the wrong way around , that is definitely not were it comes from... just because people misused the word to indicate some graverobbers, doesnt chance the definition of the word. Not even if you say so (decided to keep the last comparison friendly.. without any adjectives)

But unlike galoshes gumboots usually aren't worn over shoes, right?

Clue is singular "rubbery boot" yet answer is plural "galoshes". I typed galosh about ten times!

Me too. :D

And after "giant" didn't work, I then tried "great".

You missed a bit out - it should be 'giant Pacific clam'

Ginormus?

No, but I was wondering if it would work.

tried gazillion for 1 followed by 100 zeroes before eventually realising what it was

Gumboot for galoshes?

To BlueDragon: Thank you! - I mean that sincerely. Never knew that Gargoyles actually had a function.

I think from the discovery program dirty jobs. I believe i saw them there first aswell

...i though gerrymandering was rabbiting on in parliament to use up the time limit and stop other people from speaking...

Geoduck........pronounced "gooey duck". I got it right and you didn't. Ha Ha

A Hungarian stew might be better known than one from Louisiana.