Word Test 459

Improve Your Vocabulary

There is nothing more important in life than being able to master the power of communication. A good vocabulary is a like driving a car with rocket fuel instead of leaded gasoline. Words can power your career into high gear and increase your understanding of others.

From 2002-2014 we posted our Word of the Day and subsequently our Weekend Word Tests for 650 Consecutive Weeks or 12 ½ years, to help our viewers improve and expand their vocabulary. If you are serious about improving your vocabulary, our Word Test Library will challenge you to learn words you may never have known existed.

For the Week ending 12/10/10

Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.

having columns at both ends

The _______ in Athens had columns at both ends, a type of Architecture known as amphistylar.

church with aisles and elevated nave

In Lisieux, a vast _______ dedicated to Thérèse was erected southwest of the city center.

freestanding bell tower

The _______ tower of St Lawrence Church in Ipswich houses the oldest ring of church bells in the world.

repeated indentations in molding or ornament; battlement

A castle _______ comprises a short wall with cut-outs at intervals to allow the discharge of arrows or other missiles.

aisle like entrance through bank of stadium or theater seats

Fans at a large stadium enter and exit through the _______, amidst the aisles.

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We would like to thank Dr. Andrew Jamieson, MD, of Vancouver, Washington for his articulate contribution of words he supplied for the many years he served as our "eHappyLife Word Specialist."