Word Power

This month, we visit the likes of nuns, protons, sprouts, and soupspoons— words made exclusively from the second half of the alphabet, letters n to z. If they make you feel topsy-turvy, turn to page 122 for answers.

2020-07-01 - By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon To play an interactive version of Word Power on your ipad, download the Reader’s Digest app.

1. stuporous adj. ('stoo-puh-russ)

A hunched over.

B leaking.

C impaired. 2. wry adj. (ry)

A ironically humorous. B disrespectful.

C made with flour. 3. purport v. (per-'port)

A transfer.

B commit a crime. C claim. 4. tryst n. (trist)

A final audition.

B natural disaster. C lovers' meeting.

5. wonton n. ('wahn-tahn)

A wild abandon.

B Chinese dumpling. C great quantity. 6. spoor n. (spoor)

A animal tracks. B rude rejection. C plant cell. 7. yurt n. (yert)

A custard dish. B buffoon.

C circular tent.

8. usurp v. (yoo-'serp) A puree.

B flip over. C seize.

9. sop n. (sahp)

A thick syrup. B bribe.

C wetland. 10. tosspot n. ('toss-paht)

A tantrum.

B windstorm. C drunkard. 11. punt n. (punt)

A linebacker.

B flat-bottomed boat. C smallest of a litter.

12. tortuous adj. ('tor-choo-us)

A clumpy.

B winding.

C painful.

13. onyx n. ('ah-nicks)

A antelope. B gemstone. C primrose. 14. tyro n. ('ty-roh)

A rookie.

B felt hat.

C whirlwind.

15. ouzo n. ('oo-zoh)

A firearm.

B Greek liqueur. C slow drip.