Words That Do Not Mean What You Think

Question 1

Which 6-letter English word means both "to split violently apart" AND "to cling tightly together"?

Accepted Answer

Cleave

Answer

Splice

Answer

Sunder

Answer

Fasten

Question 2

What did the word "nice" originally mean when it first entered the English language in the 1300s?

Accepted Answer

Foolish, ignorant, or clueless

Answer

Born in the French city of Nice

Answer

Sharp like a freshly polished sword

Answer

Wealthy enough to own a horse

Question 3

When a Roman general ordered his mutinous legion to be "decimated," what exact fraction of the soldiers was executed?

Accepted Answer

Exactly 1 out of every 10

Answer

Half of the entire army

Answer

9 out of every 10 men

Answer

Every officer above captain