2019-03-01ReadersDigest_AUNZ

March• 2019 | 139

IT PAYS TO INCREASE YOUR

Word Power

BRAIN POWER

BYEMILYCOX&HENRYRATHVON

Zooty ‘Z’ Words

Thismonth,webringyousomezippywordsstartingwith

the last letter of the alphabet. Proceed with zeal and zest,

and when you need to check your answers,

zoom over to the next page.

1.zabaglionen.–A:canvassack.
B: stage villain. C: whipped dessert
servedinaglass.

2.zaftigadj.–A:charminglywitty.
B: pleasingly plump. C: completely
famished.

3.zaxn.–A:roofingtool.B:music
synthesiser used by jazz bands.
C: caffeine pill.

4.zephyrn.– A: ancient lute.
B: gentle breeze. C: Ruritanian
crown prince.

5.zetan.–A:prototype.B:sixth
letter of the Greek alphabet.
C: great beauty.

6.zeteticadj.–A:aridorbarren.
B: investigative. C: made of
hemp and cotton.

7.zigguratn.–A:lightning bolt.
B: pyramidal tower.
C: flying squirrel.

8.zinfandeln.–A:narrow valley.

B: heretic. C: red wine.

9.zirconn.–A:gas-powered

blimp. B: gemstone. C: traffic cone.

10.zlotyn.–A:airhead.B:Polish

currency.C:earphonejack.

11.zoetropen.–A:optical

spinning toy. B: sun-loving flower.

C: exaggeration.

12.zorin.– A: African antelope.

B: flat sandal. C: seaweed wrap

usedinbeautysalons.

13.zoologyn.–A:studyofancient

lands. B: magnifying glass.

C: animal biolog y.

14.zygomaticadj.–A:relatedto

the cheekbone. B: mysterious.

C: of pond life.

15.zyzzyvan.–A:typeofweevil.

B: problematic situation.

C: fertilised cell.