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Question 1

1.an ornamental chain, pin, or clasp, usually worn at a woman’s waist to which trinket, keys, a purse, or other articles are attached. (sha·tuh·layn)

Answer 1

chatelaine

Question 2

any ancient close-fitting body armor. (kwr·as)

Answer 2

cuirass

Question 3

large chiefly arboreal game birds that somewhat resemble wild turkeys but have well-developed feathered crest and that are native to Central America and Mexico with one variety extending into southern Texas.
(chah-chuh-lah-kuhs)

Answer 3

chachalacas

Question 4

a small seeded Indian pulse resembling the related mung bean. (yur·ad)

Answer 4

urad

Question 5

a stringed musical instrument resembling a lute in which the sound is produced by the friction of a rosined wheel turned by a crank against the strings and the pitches are varied by a set of keys.
(hur-dee-gur-dee)

Answer 5

hurdy-gurdy

Question 6

the palace of the Moorish kings at Granada, Spain. (aal·haam·bruh)

Answer 6

Alhambra

Question 7

red turmeric powder used for making the distinctive Hindu mark on the four heads. (kuhm-kuhm)

Answer 7

kumkum

Question 8

the sacred dagger of the Sikhs. (kur·pn)

Answer 8

kirpan

Question 9

an Indian dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked with rice flavored especially with saffron or turmeric. (bee·ree·aa·nee)

Answer 9

*biryani
biriani

Question 10

a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 and characterized by its allegiance to sacred scriptures (see·ki·zm)

Answer 10

Sikhism

Question 11

widespread disruption of normal liver structure caused by any of various chronic progressive conditions affecting the liver (such as hepatitis). (sr·ow·suhs)

Answer 11

cirrhosis

Question 12

a city in southern India west Madras and capital of the state of Karnataka. (bang·guh·lor)

Answer 12

Bangalore

Question 13

a deep steed-walled basin high on a mountain usually shaped like half a bowl and often containing a small lake. (surk)

Answer 13

cirque

Question 14

a pseudonym assumed by a writer : a pen name.
[NOM+duh+ PLOOM]

Answer 14

nom de plume

Question 15

a water nymph : an elemental spirit of the water. (uhn·deen)

Answer 15

undine

Question 16

a European herb having flower heads with small white or pink ray flowers and yellow disk flowers - called also English daisies. (maar·gr·eet)

Answer 16

marguerite

Question 17

a Dravidian language of a southern state in India and of northern and eastern Sri Lanka. (ta·muhl)

Answer 17

Tamil

Question 18

2.a closet where clothes are stored. (gaar-duh-rowb)

Answer 18

garderobe

Question 19

the well-eduacted or learned class.
(clar-isy)

Answer 19

clerisy

Question 20

the openings of the nose or nasal cavity of a vertebrate.
(neh·reez)

Answer 20

nares

Question 21

a horse of Spanish origin that has a high-stepping gait. (an·duh·loo·zhn)

Answer 21

Andalusian

Question 22

a set of fixed bells sounded by hammers controlled by a keyboard. (keh·ruh·laan)

Answer 22

carillon

Question 23

a procession of mourners at a funeral. (kor-tejsh)

Answer 23

cortege

Question 24

Celtic inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, or the Isle of Man. (gaylz)

Answer 24

Gaels

Question 25

a Portuguese folk song typically plaintive or mournful. (faa·dow)

Answer 25

fado

Question 26

a building or a room in which hooks, periodicals, and newspapers kept use : a reading room. (a·thuh·nee·uhm)

Answer 26

athenaeum
OR atheneum

Question 27

related to a form of alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India that seeks to treat and integrate body, mind, and spirit using a comprehensive holistic approach. (ai·ur·vay·duhk)

Answer 27

Ayurvedic

Question 28

the inversion of the order of syntactical elements in the second of two juxtaposed and syntactically parallel phrases or clauses. (kee·az·muhs)

Answer 28

chiasmus

Question 29

a time , a place, or atmosphere of idyllic happiness. (caym-uh-lot)

Answer 29

Camelot