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