WHICH WORD?

NO. 1846

1 ATELIER (a) The collapse of a lung (b) An artist’s studio (c) The indifference aimed at by the Stoics 2 BANDAR (a) A spotted silken handkerchief (b) A male monkey (c) A band around a hat 3 CELESTIAL (a) Famous (b) Sky-blue (c) Heavenly

4 DORADO (a) A South American river fish resembling a salmon (b) A mode of ancient Greek music (c) A strong central tower within a castle 5 ERADIATE (a) To pull up by the roots (b) To eat away (c) To emit rays 6 FRUCTIFEROUS (a) Bearing fruit (b) Self-willed (c) Thrifty 7 GOSLING (a) A meeting of bards and druids (b) A young goose (c) A sponsor at a baptism 8 HIERATIC (a) Priestly (b) Characteristic of Ireland (c) Horseshoe-shaped 9 INNERVATE (a) To weaken (b) To stimulate through nerves (c) To introduce novelties

10 KHEDIVE (a) A table servant (b) A Persian governor (c) A former Turkish viceroy in Egypt

11 LOGISTIC (a) Relating to mathematical logic (b) Existing along the shoreline (c) Having great length of life 12 MINION (a) The last joint of a wing (b) An underling of a powerful person (c) Red lead

13 NEPENTHE (a) A rock with traces of copper (b) A sorrow-lulling drug (c) Undue patronage to one’s relations 14 OSTENTATION (a) Idleness (b) The process of becoming bone (c) Display to draw attention 15 PUERILE (a) Childish (b) Given to fighting (c) Powerful 16 RUBEFY (a) To trim with a pleated frilling (b) To redden (c) To make uneven

17 SECULAR (a) Seated (b) Composed (c) Not concerned with religious or spiritual matters 18 TERTIARY (a) Of the third order (b) Compact or concise (c) Irritable 19 UTRICLE (a) The fleshy conical body suspended from the palate (b) A chamber in the inner ear (c) A green garnet

20 VORACITY (a) Truthfulness (b) Exercise of the will (c) Greed