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Questions Set Twelve.asp
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1. n. a
stronghold into which people could go for shelter
during a battle
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citadel |
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podiatrist |
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parable |
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oratorio |
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2.
characteristic nature of a people or community or
era
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harping |
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lineaments |
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resignation |
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ethos |
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3. in
Christianity, members of a religious community that
do not have the priestly responsibilities of
ordained clergy
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humus |
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laity |
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gnome |
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conferment |
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4. an
unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in
a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)
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solemnity |
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impropriety |
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jounce |
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vagary |
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5. use of
the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed
syllable in a line of verse; beginning rhyme; head
rhyme
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patina |
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alliteration |
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progenitor |
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volition |
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6. n. a
personal or social separation (as between opposing
factions); break; severance; falling out
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(a) |
virtue |
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rift |
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anachronism |
| (d) |
momism |
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7. n. changing
a particular word or phrase; rephrasing
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(a) |
recasting |
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chirology |
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insurrection |
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coiffure |
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8. the act
of expressing earnest opposition or protest;
remonstration; objection
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(a) |
brevity |
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weft |
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couturier |
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remonstrance |
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9. a source
of danger; peril; risk; endangerment
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prelate |
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jeopardy |
| (c) |
mishap |
| (d) |
gyroscope |
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10. n. a covered
cistern; sink; sump
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homily |
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conserves |
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cesspit |
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progeny |
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Answers
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