WHICH WORD?

NO. 1848

1 ASANA (a) Dried root of wild ginger (b) An abdominal complaint (c) Any of various yoga poses

2 BONITO (a) A small antelope (b) A fish belonging to the tuna family (c) The monetary unit of Venezuela

3 CLAUDICATION (a) A system of arranging in classes (b) A limp (c) Cloudiness in liquids

4 DIGRESS (a) To judge (b) To wrangle (c) To depart from the main subject in writing or speaking

5 EROSTRATE (a) Without a beak (b) Of deserts (c) Like a hermit

6 FEALTY (a) Awareness (b) Loyalty to a medieval lord (c) Rustcovered

7 GANGLION (a) A rope used on sailing craft (b) A stand for barrels (c) A bundle of nerve cells

8 HARBINGER (a) An omen (b) A refuge or shelter (c) A light, horsedrawn carriage

9 ILEX (a) Holly (b) A tape formerly used in telegraphic communication (c) A mountain goat

10 KARA (a) A steel band worn by Sikhs (b) A freshwater fish (c) A type of eucalypt

11 LEMPIRA (a) A vole-like rodent (b) Freckles (c) The monetary unit of Honduras

12 MULLION (a) Mining refuse (b) An upright member between the lights of a window (c) A Muslim teacher

13 NONDESCRIPT (a) Characterless and dull (b) Indifferent (c) Absurd

14 OSCULATE (a) To swing to and fro (b) to make into bone making (c) To kiss

15 PANOCHA (a) A Mexican coarse sugar (b) A provision basket (c) Conversion into bread

16 RATEL (a) A drumming sound (b) A badger-like mammal (c) Coarse, strong-flavoured snuff

17 SARANGI (a) A blowpipe (b) A slow Spanish dance (c) An Indian fiddle

18 TELIC (a) Expressing purpose (b) Relating to mysteries (c) Able to be televised

19 VALLECULA (a) A rampart (b) Farewell (c) A groove or furrow

20 WEKA (a) A New Zealand flightless rail (b) A Māori house (c) A small pliant twig