'Body Language'

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. 'Captain' comes from: A Latin word meaning 'head.' A Greek word meaning 'shoulder.' A Latin word meaning 'arm.' A Greek word meaning 'vision.'

2. 'Corporation' comes from: A Latin word meaning 'fat.' A Latin word meaning 'body.' A Greek word meaning 'fist.' A Greek word meaning 'stomach.'

3. Callipygian means: Having shapely buttocks. Having bushy eyebrows. Having thick lips. Having broad shoulders.

4. Edentate means: Lacking teeth. Completely smooth of feature. Having a bumpy ridge on the skull. Harder than bone.

5. Ventripotent means: Capable of powerful eructation. Possessing a protruding abdomen. Strong of thews. Having healthy lungs.

6. Echinoproctous means: Possessing a protruding chin. Without strong bones. Lacking a hard exoskeleton. Having a spiny or prickly rump.

7. Chirocracy means: Rule by brains. Rule by joint commission. Rule by gut instinct. Rule by force.

8. Prestidigitation means: Chewing fingernails. Sleight of hand. Flattening the belly. A haircut.

9. 'Avocado', 'orchid' and 'rutabaga' -- among other words -- have something etymologically in common, although all three come from entirely different linguistic genealogies. What is the etymological point of contact among the three words? Testicles. Knees. Brains. Noses.

10. Krukolibidinous means: The sexual desire to be spat upon. The sexual desire to be tortured. The act of licking someone's feet. The act of staring at someone's crotch.