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  • Which of these is the meaning of the word 'quodlibertarian'?
    a person who gets in elaborate arguments about minor things
    someone who has been married four time or to four people
    a person who will testify for the right price
    one who can talk about numerous subjects
  • If someone is 'lithe' they are
    flexible or supple
    having an especially a long neck
    a Roman wooden wheel maker
    a slang name for someone who works on a boat
  • What is 'hagiology', is it
    the study of saints
    a book by Ronald Dahl
    the study of witches
    a system used when determining physical strength of animals
  • What does the word 'pollex' mean?
    a different type of pollen found in Amazonian plants
    a derogatory term applied to goldsmith apprentices
    it's another name for the thumb
    a term used by astronomers referring to a double star system
  • If we use the word 'lunula' we are referring to 
    a nervous disease which causes crescent shaped blemishes
    a type of jellyfish found in waters below 1500 feet
    the white, crescent shape at the base of the fingernail
    a tribal council of the ancient Celts
  • What does a 'quiff' mean?
    a short story
    a sea snail found along the coast of Africa
    a cool hairstyle
    a funny or peculiar smell
  • By definition, 'cerumen' is 
    another name for earwax
    the correct term for the ring on a ripcord
    term used in Sudan to refer to the milk of their camels
    a diety believed by Babylonians to have inhabited oak trees
  • What does the word 'tarantism' mean?
    showing off by using words
    tyrannical rulership of a woman by her husband
    an urge to overcome melancholy by dancing
    the act of eating raw flesh
  • We use the word 'diastema' when referring to 
    the gap between two teeth
    a hand held tester used by cavers to determine air flow
    a small barrel waterproofed with tar, used to contain powder
    narrow blades in a wooden frame to make cuts in leather
  • If something is tabescent, it is
    name for a white horse of a snowy place
    with an orange hue
    wasting away, shriveling
    lumpy
  • We call 'winkle pickers'
    a type of shoe with a pointed end
    people who work on a beach collecting shells
    a bamboo tool used in cotton fields to collect cotton
    someone who harvests grapes in a winery
  • Which of these is the meaning of the word 'pintle'
    small shrew like creature that died out around 20k years ago
    a small boat used by the Incas
    a pin that holds a hinge together
    a term used by Egyptians to describe the top of a pyramid
  • What does the word 'hadeharia' refer to?
    anything considered holy or sacred
    the practice of constantly using the word "hell" in speaking
    the crime of beating a person in their own home
    a government of saints
  • When referring to lamboys, we are referring to
    platelets inserted into fingers in order to strengthen them
    a snack made from lamb and served on a brioche roll
    the children of shepherds
    the armor in the shape of a skirt, made from metal strips
  • What is the definition of the word 'buccula'?
    a person with huge eyebrows
    an extremely ugly young woman
    a double chin
    a piece of firewood
  • A 'fabulist' is a
    patronizing tone of voice
    rudimentary knowledge of mathematics
    device to measure the depth of the River Nile in Egypt
    person who invents elaborate and dishonest stories
  • A 'ninon' is
    a mythological creature with wings
    a type of French fabric
    a name for a long corridor in a hall or castle
    a type of game involving garlic in Italy
  • What does an opisometer measure?
    the length of curved lines
    the potency of drugs
    the distance an individual can see
    the temperature in a stable
  • What does the word 'glabella' mean?
    the space between the eyebrows
    the name of the small metal covering on the toes of shoes
    the small crack in a ceramic dish or bowl
    the small hammer like object found inside a bicycle bell
  • If something is ramiferous, it
    eats sheep
    has branches
    gets ravenously hungry with ease
    is a type of monkey found in the Amazon
  • If someone is 'ulotrichous', they
    know how to unicycle
    use small nails or staples in nail guns
    have woolly or very curly hair
    often bother neighbours
  • If something is 'napiform', it is
    shaped like a turnip
    shaped like a nappy/diaper
    type of tool used by burglars with a bent end
    able to fit inside a circle
  • What does a 'tegestologist' do?
    collects beer mugs and beer coasters
    predicts the movement of stellar objects
    studies porcelain and items made of porcelain
    trades with old coins and notes
  • Which of these is the meaning of the word 'pips'?
    the dots on a pair of dice
    the markings on playing cards that tell you the value
    the markings on dominos
    those little dents on the outside of a golf ball
  • Which of these is the meaning for the word 'estivation'?
    eating snakes
    the art of creating new words to represent entire sentences
    the act of building a nest
    going somewhere for the summer
  • What does the word 'hoxter' mean?
    the inside of a pocket on a suit or coat
    someone who teaches magic
    one who advocates equal rights for men
    any drug which relieves depression
  • The definition of the word 'caruncles' is
    a faint glimmering by street lights when they first come on
    a fleshy growth found on fowl (birds)
    a slang term by mechanics for ripples in bodywork of a car
    a name by Italian farmers for their goats grazing areas
  • The word 'kibosh' means
    to stop or halt something
    a limousine or car used for transporting famous people
    a type of Russian freshwater fish
    a type of large kite
  • What does the word 'tragus' refer to?
    a fishing lure made of three hooks
    the front, pointed part of the anvil used by a blacksmith
    the small cartilage projection at the front of the ear
    a trailer used to transport Roman slaves to the Coliseum
  • Which of these is the definition for the word 'funkify'?
    to cause a frog or a toad to fly through the air
    to quickly eat one's meal, not taking time to savor it
    to run away in fear
    to spend all your time trying to make money
  • 'Qigong' is 
    a type of Chinese meditational exercise
    a name for an acupuncturist’s needle
    a type of Asian shrub
    an ancient type of spear
  • What is a 'bibliobibuli'?
    correct term for a body of water in an extinct volcano
    a decorated warrior with the Micmac Indian tribe
    someone who reads to much
    correct term for the concave depression on top of a golf tee