The price of oil. The countries that have it. The companies that produce it. The people who buy it. Talk is everywhere. Try this slick vocab quiz and see how much your brain is worth per barrel.
1. hydrocarbon:
(a) a residual product (as from the distillation of petroleum);
(b) a chemical isolated or derived from petroleum or natural gas;
(c) an organic compound (as acetylene or butane) containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occurring in petroleum, natural gas, coal, and bitumens;
(d) carbon derived from seawater.
2. oil cake:
(a) the solid residue after extracting the oil from seeds (as of cotton);
(b) a cake whose ingredients include canola oil, peanut oil, molasses and ginger;
(c) an oil (as linseed oil) that changes readily to a hard tough elastic substance when exposed in a thin film to air;
(d) dipstick.
3. crack:
(a) to disperse (as an oil) in an emulsion;
(b) to break up (chemical compounds) into simpler compounds by means of heat;
(c) an oil well with a copious natural flow;
(d) a constriction in an outlet (as of an oil well) that restricts flow.
4. copra:
(a) dried coconut meat yielding coconut oil;
(b) a yellow fatty oil obtained from the germ of Indian corn kernels and used chiefly as salad oil, in soft soap, and in margarine;
(c) a usually glass bottle used to hold a condiment (as oil or vinegar) for use at the table;
(d) a fragrant essential oil (as from rose petals).
5. baba ghanoush:
(a) thick slices of bread grilled, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, often topped with tomatoes and herbs, and usually served as an appetizer;
(b) bituminous material occurring in shale and yielding oil when heated;
(c) an appetizer or spread made chiefly of eggplant, tahini, garlic, olive oil, and lemon;
(d) (capped) the prime minister of oil-rich Oman.
6. holy oil:
(a) petroleum oil produced in the Holy Land;
(b) petroleum oil high in myrrh;
(c) mineral spirits;
(d) olive oil blessed by a bishop for use in a sacrament or sacramental.
7. sweet crude:
(a) crude oil light in sulfur content;
(b) crude oil light in hydrocarbon content;
(c) crude oil light in sodium content;
(d) crude oil heavy in sucrose content.
8. Brent crude:
(a) crude oil produced in Brent County, Texas;
(b) crude oil produced in a part of the North Sea;
(c) petroleum oil traded for Krugerands in South Africa;
(d) crude oil drilled by a guy named Brent.
9. cresset:
(a) a usually glass bottle used to hold a condiment (as oil or vinegar) for use at the table;
(b) consecrated oil used in Greek and Latin churches especially in baptism, chrismation, confirmation, and ordination;
(c) a framework or tower over a deep drill hole (as of an oil well) for supporting boring tackle or for hoisting and lowering;
(d) an iron vessel or basket used for holding an illuminant (as oil) and mounted as a torch or suspended as a lantern.
10. derrick:
(a) a graduated rod for indicating depth (as of oil in a crankcase);
(b) a framework or tower over a deep drill hole (as of an oil well) for supporting boring tackle or for hoisting and lowering;
(c) a building and equipment for refining or processing (as oil or sugar);
(d) the head domino.
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