Answers to Sept. 18, 2014 Vocabulary Test

1. mynah (13): (c) a dark brown slightly crested bird of southeastern Asia with a white tail tip and wing markings and bright yellow bill and feet

2. hame (9): (a) one of two curved supports attached to the collar of a draft horse to which the traces are fastened

3. qi (11): (b) variant of chi; vital energy that is held to animate the body internally and is of central importance in some Eastern systems of medical treatment (as acupuncture) and of exercise or self-defense (as tai chi)

4. pewit (10): (a) any of several birds; especially: lapwing

5. wite (7): (c) blame; responsibility

6. pterin (8): (d) any of various compounds that contain the bicyclic ring system characteristic of pteridine

7. enow (7): (a) archaic for enough

8. fez (15): (b) a brimless cone-shaped flat-crowned hat that usually has a tassel, is usually made of red felt, and is worn especially by men in eastern Mediterranean countries

9. adit (5): (d) a nearly horizontal passage from the surface in a mine

10. iatrical (10+50): (b) of or relating to (such) medical treatment or healing

 

 

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