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What Does That Unusual Word Mean?

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What Does That Unusual Word Mean game quiz
"10 somewhat obscure words. What is their real meaning?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Phot
    Hindustan unit of currency
    Sri Lankan cooking vessel
    Negative of a Kirlian photograph
    Unit of illumination


2. Banderillero
    Person who thrusts in the darts in a bullfight
    Mexican bandit normally chosen to carry the heavy weapons
    A Peruvian outlaw
    A ballerina's personal music teacher


3. Finny
    Having fins
    Not totally serious
    A female Jackass
    Contoured like a wild vine


4. Curtal
    A wild pig
    A short skirt worn by Roman soldiers
    Having a docked tail
    A small shield


5. Eremite
    A hermit
    A good talker
    A type of glue
    A burrowing insect


6. Glacis
    A reflection on ice
    A frozen cherry
    A gentle slope
    Italian for Thank You


7. Truckle
    A very small handcart
    An ancient Scottish coin
    A collapsable ramp on a freight vehicle
    A small wheel or coaster


8. Portiere
    A French doorman
    A curtain hanging across a doorway
    A portable toilet for long distance drivers
    A small portion


9. Digamy
    A digital amplifier
    Marrying a terminally ill person
    A second marriage
    An Australian Aboriginal musical instrument


10. Sedile
    A device used to trim the claws of wild cats
    A Jewish musical instrument
    Seats in a church for the officiating clergy
    The loss of brain cells due to injury


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