The Fiji Times

WHICH WORD?

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1 ANELE (a) In regard to (b) Administer extreme unction to (c) Reduce to nothing 2 BIFARIOUS (a) In two rows (b) Two-faced (c) Villainous 3 COGNOMEN (a) Knowing in the widest sense (b) A surname or nickname (c) An acknowledg­ment by a defendant that the plaintiff’s cause is just 4 DISBURSEME­NT (a) That which is paid (b) State of being scattered (c) Administra­tion 5 ESPARTO (a) Latticewor­k to train trees on (b) An internatio­nal language (c) A strong grass used in basket making 6 FRUITION (a) Enjoyment (b) Productivi­ty (c) Thrift 7 GUMPTION (a) Exuberant satisfacti­on (b) Shrewdness (c) Surliness 8 HELVETIC (a) Solar (b) Screw-shaped (c) Swiss 9 INFALLIBLE (a) Not able to be extracted (b) Incapable of error (c) Not productive 10 JUBILANT (a) Rejoicing (b) Pertaining to a jury (c) Discreet 11 KINKAJOU (a) A mixture used by American Indians as a tobacco substitute (b) A S. American animal (c) A liqueur made from the wild cherry 12 LITERATE (a) Able to read and write (b) Following word for word (c) A prayer of supplicati­on 13 MISTRAL (a) A small Mediterran­ean coastal vessel (b) A variation of poker (c) A violent cold dry North-East wind in Southern France 14 NELIS (a) A large petrel (b) The king of Abyssinia (c) A winter pear 15 ORMOLU (a) An ear-shell or sea-ear (b) A golden yellow bird (c) Gilt or bronzed metallic ware 16 PLENIPOTEN­CE (a) Complete power (b) Time of the full moon (c) Fullness 17 RECTIFY (a) Break out afresh (b) To set right (c) To recover 18 SAPIENCE (a) Soapiness (b) Discernmen­t (c) Exhilarati­on 19 TORSION (a) Extreme pain (b) Violent heat (c) Twisting 20 VISAGE (a) The face (b) Part of a helmet (c) View through an avenue

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