WHICH WORD?

NO. 1845

1 AUTOCRAT (a) A self-taught person (b) An absolute sovereign (c) An author’s real name

2 BENEFIC (a) Kindly (b) Blessed (c) Advantageous

3 CHLAMYS (a) A short cloak worn by men in ancient Greece (b) A skin disease marked by yellowish-brown patches (c) Chatting or idle talk

4 DUNDER (a) A stupid person (b) Sediment of sugar cane juice left over from making rum (c) A coarse Indian calico

5 EVINCE (a) To unroll (b) To call out (c) To show clearly

6 FETID (a) Pertaining to a feast (b) Having a strong offensive smell (c) Inventive

7 GRUNION (a) A hole edged with rope (b) A small fish which spawns on beaches (c) A breakwater to check erosion

8 HORAL (a) Bristling (b) Dreadful (c) Relating to hours

9 INQUILINE (a) Living in the abode of another (b) Not making up a quorum (c) That cannot be satisfied

10 KAMALA (a) A veil worn by Greek women (b) A tree bearing fruit with a covering that produces a dye (c) A knee-length sealskin boot

11 LORIS (a) A type of lemur (b) The golden oriole (c) A South American wildcat 12 MUTICOUS (a) Unsubmissive (b) Subject to change (c) In botany, having no awn or spine

13 NAUMACHIA (a) An ancient Roman spectacle representing a naval battle (b) A nut-bearing tree (c) A Chinese cabinet with many drawers

14 OSCILLATE (a) To kiss (b) To yawn (c) To swing to and fro

15 PICKEREL (a) A young pike (b) A small flute (c) One who lives by his wits 16 RIDENT (a) Deserving ridicule (b) Laughing, smiling or cheerful (c) Expelling

17 SECONDONT (a) Having teeth with sharp cutting edges (b) Withdrawn from society (c) Not concerned with religion

18 TARDY (a) Talking idly (b) Moving or acting slowly (c) Gaudily adorned

19 VULPINE (a) Relating to a fox (b) Commonplace (c) Of vocanoes

20 YULAN (a) One of the Hindu ages of the world (b) A Thai currency unit (c) A Chinese magnolia with showy white flowers