AWAD Quiz 16: Verbal
Zoo!
(AWAD - November 16 - November 22,
1998) This week's AWAD is somewhat like a zoo -- a prison for animals -- where living
sentient beings are captured and locked inside small enclosures. Instead, here we have
animals encased inside words. Find out how many of these animals you can identify and
liberate from this verbal zoo.
I have added three words to Anu's to make ten.
Match up the word in the first column with its
closest definition in column two and identify each trapped animal.
| ___ amulet |
A. the vault of heaven; the sky. |
| ___ aphelion |
B. producing a fruit cluster
capable of giving rise to several plants. |
| ___ commandeer |
C. modest; reserved. |
| ___ demure |
D. compel to perform miltary
service. |
| ___ endogamy |
E. an object worn, especially
around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury. |
| ___ epigone |
F. the point on the orbit of a
celestial body that is farthest from the sun. |
| ___ moratorium |
G. a suspension of an ongoing or
planned activity. |
| ___ multigerm |
H. a second-rate imitator or
follower, especially of an artist or a philosopher. |
| ___ vamoose |
I. to leave hurriedly. |
| ___ welkin |
J. Anthropology. Marriage
within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.. |
Answers:
amulet: an object worn,
especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury.
aphelion: the point on the orbit of a celestial body that is farthest
from the sun.
commandeer: compel to perform miltary service.
demure: modest; reserved.
endogamy: Anthropology. Marriage within a particular group in
accordance with custom or law.
epigone: a second-rate imitator or follower, especially of an artist or a
philosopher.
moratorium: a suspension of an ongoing or planned activity.
multigerm: producing a fruit cluster capable of giving rise to several
plants.
vamoose: to leave hurriedly.
welkin: the vault of heaven; the sky.
The captive beasts included a mule, lion, deer, emu, dog,
pig, rat, tiger, moose and elk.
