WHICH WORD?

NO. 1622

1 ACHAR (a) An Asian pickle (b) A needle-like crystal (c) A small South American rodent 2 BARBATE (a) Ignorant and uncouth (b) Bearded (c) Striped or streaked 3 CHATOYANT (a) Changing in lustre or colour (b) Sleeveless (c) Lenient in judging others 4 DECUMBENT (a) Judicial (b) Tenfold (c) Lying down 5 ERUDITE (a) Bursting forth (b) Scholarly (c) Incorrect 6 FISSILE (a) Tubular (b) Relating to financial matters (c) Capable of being split 7 GLAIR (a) A showy appearance (b) The white of an egg (c) A glazed semitransparent paper 8 HABITUDE (a) Customary condition (b) Native environment (c) A habitual frequenter of a place 9 IMPARITY (a) Lack of patience (b) An inequality (c) A position from which there is no escape 10 KANA (a) The Japanese syllabary (b) A Pacific Islander (c) A New Zealand parrot 11 LUCUBRATE (a) Bring forth light (b) Contest at law (c) Study laboriously at night 12 MARKHOR (a) Monetary unit of Finland (b) Largest of the wild goats (c) A percussion instrument 13 NAEVUS (a) A birthmark or mole (b) Mother-of-pearl (c) Lowest point of adversity 14 OLEAGINOUS (a) Old-fashioned (b) Oily (c) Of the sense of smell 15 PERMUTE (a) To tolerate (b) To pass through (c) To alter 16 REPUDIATE (a) To reject with denial (b) To administer a reproof (c) To drive back 17 SINUATE (a) Winding (b) Rising spirally (c) Having strong sinews 18 TABOR (a) A striking scene (b) A fabric resembling poplin (c) A small drum 19 UNDULANT (a) Waving (b) Not diluted (c) Irresolute 20 VIRESCENT (a) Rod-shaped (b) Actively poisonous (c) Turning green