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October• 2018 | 135

IT PAYS TO INCREASE YOUR

Word Power

BRAIN POWER

BY LINDA BESNER

Amazing Articulation

The odd spellings of the words below make them difficult to pronounce.

Don’t worry if you can’t, as long as you can guess their meaning.

1.anemonen.–A:odeiniambic
pentameter.B:plantofthebuttercup
family.C:freshwatersnail.

2.quinoan.–A:setofive.B:edible
starchyseeds.C:coatofarms.

3.isthmusn.–A:stutteringspeech
disorder.B:horizonbisectedbythe
settingsun.C:narrow strip linking
twolandmasses.

4.peremptoryadj.–A:imperiously
commanding.B:alonganarea’s
perimeter. C: adjacent to valuable
real estate.

5.mnemonicn.– A: growing.
B:havingacitruslavour.
C: memory aid.

6.hyperbolen.– A: large branch.
B: red pigment. C: extreme
exaggeration.

7.delectableadj.– A: extremely icy.
B: detrimental. C: delightful.

8.inimitableadj.–A:impossibleto
imitate. B: repetitive. C: all-powerful.

9.banaladj.–A:crossbetweena

bananaandasalalberry.B:inpoor

taste. C: commonplace and boring.

10.autochthonousadj.–A:

indigenous.B:speakingmany

languages.C:havingasecond toe

longer than one’s big toe.

11.ingenuityn.–A:slightdampness.

B:portion.C:qualityofbeing clever,

original and inventive.

12.remunerativeadj.–A:proitable.

B: thoughtful. C: uncooperative.

13.Worcestershiren.– A: yellow

china pattern. B: iconic maker of

crystal wine glasses. C: English county

famous for a dark brown condiment.

14.chimeran.–A:commonrock

that resembles silver. B: illusory

hope. C: small waterfall.

15.antiphonaladj.–A:alternately

sung or played by two groups.

B: afraid of talking on the telephone.

C: at the time of high tide.