EPITHALAMIC SINGS ALOUD!

PART A

CHOOSE THE BEST TO EACH OF THESE WORDS IN CONCISE USAGE

1.Nubile means:

a. sexually mature

b. mentally mature

c. pscycologically mature

d. emotionally mature

2. Conjugal means:

a. relating to tolerance

b. relating to fashion

c. relating to marriage

d. relating to war

3. Nuptial means:

a. relating to cell

b. relating to motion

c. relating to time

d. relating to wedding

4. Marital means:

a. relating to couple relationship

b. relating to database analysis

c. ralating to kinetic energy

d. relating to periodic table

5. Matrimonial means:

a. relating to science matters

b. relating to married couple

c. relating to plants characteristics

d. relating to drug tolerance

6. Spousal means:

a. relating to leader or servant

b. relation to teacher or student

c. relating to athlete or coach

d. relating to either husband or wife

7. Connubial means:

a. relating to married state

b. relating to married couple

c. relating to marriage relationship

d. relating to married law

8. Married means:

a. united in work

b. united in battle

c. united in marriage

d. united in competition

9. Wedded means

a. in formal offensive

b. in formal marriage

c. in formal office

d. in formal duty

10. Espoused means:

a. let to be married

b. let to be adopted

c. let to be admired

d. let to be avoided

11. Epithalamic means:

a. celebrating education

b. celebrating victory

c. celebrating marriage

d. celebrating sacrifice

12. Prothalamic means:

a. after marriage

b. before marriage

c. during marriage

d. since marriage

13. Hymeneal means:

a. singing for marriage

b. doing for marriage

c. living through marriage

d. dying for marriage

ANSWERS: 1. a  2. c 3. d 4. a 5. b 6. d 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. a 11. c 12. b 13. d

PART B

FILL IN EACH WORD IN THE COLUMN B TO BEST DESCRIBE THE MEANING IN THE COLUMN A

DESCRIPTIONS	WORDS
singing for marriage
celebrating marriage
united in marriage
before marriage
sexually mature
let to be married
relating to married state
in formal marriage
relating to marriage
relating to either husband or wife
relating to married couple
Relating to wedding
relating to couple relationship

ANSWERS: 1. hymeneal 2. epithalamic 3. married 4. prothalamic 5. nubile 6. espoused 7. connubial 8. wedded 9. conjugal 10. spousal 11.matrimonial 12. wedded 13. marital

PART C

WHICH WORD IS BEST SUITING THE BLANKED MEANING!

1. N__________night
2. M_________ affairs
3. M___________ law
4. N________young secretary
5. C__________abuse
6. M___________couple
7. W___________ bliss
8. E_________girl
9. S_________ benefit
10. C___________ bed
11. P___________ affairs
12. E__________night
13. H_________ lyric

ANSWERS: 1. nuptial 2. marital 3. matrimonial 4. nubile 5. conjugal 6. married 7. wedded 8. espoused 9. spousal 10. connubial 11. prothalamic 12. epithalamic 13. hymneal