Let's Put "Us" in the Act (Part I)

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. When a person eats or drinks little, what may they be said to be? abstemious brusk avaricious bumptious

2. Which of these terms is used when speaking of an economic practice? circumfusion garrulousness disingenuousness usury

3. Which term would you select when categorizing organic forms into groups? lusterless genius genus geosynchronous

4. Which word might have something to do with a class of priests? nitrous luteous magus malicious

5. They say "eat, drink and be merry." Which of these is a fish you might eat? hausfrau gambusia moussaka luscious

6. One of these terms, just one has to do with a standard, a means, or a measure for assessing. Which one? judicious hypersusceptible modus euphoniousness

7. Adding, subtracting, calculations--which of these was an early tool for doing these computations? ambush abacus infuser idoneous

8. Now here we're looking for a site of worshipping. Which is a place designated as a place "of prostration"? glabrous acajous musjid amorous

9. Which adjective points to the outright difficulty of a hike, or a project? imporous fluster ferrous arduous

10. This is a mainly chemical term which refers to a flap of tissue surrounding what is called the sorus. What is it? fusilier hiatus indusium gypseous