WHICH WORD?

NO. 1847

1 AGAPE (a) Eaglewood (b) Altruistic love (c) A Turkish commander 2 BAGEL (a) A doughnut-shaped hard roll (b) A precious stone cut in a long rectangular shape (c) An Indian title of respect

3 CHAPTREL (a) The capital of a pillar supporting an arch (b) A garland for the hair (c) Dense tangled brushwood 4 DANSEUSE (a) A lover of Dante (b) A female ballet dancer (c) One of a secret society amongst the early Mormons 5 EMUNCTORY (a) Inclined to rivalry (b) Not flowing (c) Relating to a bodily organ having an excretory function 6 FUGACIOUS (a) Fleeting (b) Shrubby (c) Vain

7 GOPAK (a) An energetic Ukrainian dance, usually performed by men (b) A Himalayan goat (c) A type of rucksack

8 HAPTIC (a) Carefree (b) Relating to the sense of touch (c) In harmony 9 IDIOM (a) A foolish or unwise person (b) A dialect (c) A peculiarity of temperament

10 KNAIDEL (a) A German dance (b) To infiltrate (c) A dumpling 11 LAUREATE (a) In the form of lava (b) Crowned with laurel (c) Modern 12 MALAPROPOS (a) Inappropriate (b) An evil spirit (c) Clumsy 13 NIDOR (a) A strong unpleasant smell (b) A nest or breeding place (c) The Earth’s hypothetical core of nickel and iron

14 OSIER (a) The ammoniac plant (b) A willow whose twigs are used in basket making (c) A great Egyptian god 15 PENCHANT (a) A taste or liking for something (b) Punishment (c) A hanging ornament for the neck 16 RASORIAL (a) Seldom met with (b) Given to scratching the ground for food (c) Endowed with reason 17 SAMPAN (a) A Russian tea urn (b) A young salmon (c) A Chinese boat 18 TANGUN (a) A Japanese toy (b) A small Tibetan pony (c) A Celtic chief’s heir elect 19 UMBRAGEOUS (a) Forming shade (b) Voluntary (c) Howling 20 VALEDICTION (a) Chemical bond (b) Precise meaning (c) A bidding farewell