WHICH WORD?

NO. 1857

1 ATRIUM (a) A Roman entrance hall (b) Debility (c) In Hinduism, the divine within the self

2 BILITERAL (a) Expressed in two languages (b) Affecting two parties (c) Of or involving two letters 3 CHATOYANT (a) Talking idly or rapidly (b) Refined and pure in taste and style (c) Changing in lustre or colour 4 DRAGOMAN (a) An old fire-spitting musket (b) A professional interpreter in Middle Eastern countries (c) A sugar-free chocolate

5 ENTOMIC (a) Pertaining to insects (b) Zealous (c) Of the intestines 6 FEMORAL (a) Uncultivated (b) Fearful (c) Of or relating to the thigh 7 GALLIGASKINS (a) Leggings (b) Overshoes (c) Nonsense

8 HAIKU (a) A Māori ceremonial war dance (b) A rabbinical commentator (c) A Japanese verse form 9 INCARNADINE (a) To dye red (b) To imprison (c) To give human form to 10 KAURI (a) An armed attendant in Turkey (b) A New Zealand tree (c) An African skin blanket

11 LUCIGEN (a) A lamp that burns oil mixed with air in a spray (b) A kind of solid, transparent plastic (c) A herb with purple flowers

12 MANTILLA (a) Homage (b) A company of foot soldiers in the Roman army (c) A silk or lace headscarf 13 NESCIENT (a) Lacking knowledge (b) Showing undue patronage to one’s relations (c) Of recent origin 14 OPIFICER (a) A horse attendant (b) A craftsman (c) A member of the aristocracy

15 PELLICLE (a) A thin skin or film (b) The sole of the foot (c) A Basque ball game 16 ROBURITE (a) Artificial rockwork (b) A flameless explosive (c) A strengthening drug or tonic

17 SICCITY (a) Hissing (b) A ribbed silk fabric (c) Dryness

18 TALMUD (a) A loose cloak or cape (b) The fundamental code of Jewish law (c) The anklebone

19 VALGUS (a) Bow-legged (b) A marine mammal (c) Sickly

20 WIMPLE (a) A piece of cloth to frame the face, part of the habit of some nuns (b) An instrument for boring holes (c) An appliance for winding yarn