Hey, there! As promised, this is the last/final edition of the former WWT. I've reprinted it pretty much verbatim here...just added a few words to make it understandable for the newly-initiated. The beginning of it, therefore, is actually the answer section for the previous week's words (lissom, crawk, and haptic). The words for you all to guess this week are at the end. Enjoy:
WWT #3.24
5/13/03
A quiz:
1. The best meaning for “lissom” is:
a) svelte, comely
b) lithe and supple
c) full of cellulite and very arthritic
d) serpentine
2. One meaning for “crawk” is:
a) to utter a birdsound
b) a crow’s head on a hawk’s body
c) a hawk’s head on a crow’s body
d) a sham or trick
3. The correct meaning for “haptic” is:
a) happy but in a hidden way
b) eccentric, erratic, irregular
c) relating to touch and the sense of touch
d) very openly sad
LISSOM(E) (alternative form of “lithesome”)—answer “b,” though “a” is close (congrats to VAN for getting this one right, and also a nod to Brendan, Jill, and Jeff).
1. easily flexed: slender, lithe, limber.
2. quick and light in action: nimble.
Also: lissome (2) is an adverb meaning: in a lissome manner: supplely, nimbly.
(from Middle English “lithe, lith,” from Old English “lithe,” meaning “mild, gentle,” akin to Old Scottish “lithi,” meaning “mild, gentle;” Old High German “linidi;” Latin “lentus;” meaning “flexible, slow;” Welsh “llathr,” meaning “bright, smooth;” and Sanskrit “lata,” meaning “vine, liana.” Basic meaning: “flexible.”)
CRAWK (1) – answer “a” is closest to this first definition (great job JILL)
verb, imitative: to utter a harsh squawk
CRAWK (2)
noun; a sound-effects man who imitates animals (as for radio programs).
HAPTIC – “c” is the correct answer, as BRENDAN knew!
1. relating to or based on the sense of touch (“haptic impressions”)
2. characterized by a predilection for the sense of touch (“a haptic person”)
(From Greek “haptein,” meaning “to fasten.”)
Next week’s words, with a hint to start you off:
PAROSMIA (“As a haptic person, the parosmia did not debilitate him as much as it might have.”)
JACTITATION (“Mary’s jactitation sounded to Barb as a vulture’s crawk to an eagle.)
SABBATIZE (“Ron’s lissome wife made it difficult for him to sabbatize.”)
Have fun!
LISSOM(E) (alternative form of “lithesome”)—answer “b,” though “a” is close (congrats to VAN for getting this one right, and also a nod to Brendan, Jill, and Jeff).
1. easily flexed: slender, lithe, limber.
2. quick and light in action: nimble.
Also: lissome (2) is an adverb meaning: in a lissome manner: supplely, nimbly.
(from Middle English “lithe, lith,” from Old English “lithe,” meaning “mild, gentle,” akin to Old Scottish “lithi,” meaning “mild, gentle;” Old High German “linidi;” Latin “lentus;” meaning “flexible, slow;” Welsh “llathr,” meaning “bright, smooth;” and Sanskrit “lata,” meaning “vine, liana.” Basic meaning: “flexible.”)
CRAWK (1) – answer “a” is closest to this first definition (great job JILL)
verb, imitative: to utter a harsh squawk
CRAWK (2)
noun; a sound-effects man who imitates animals (as for radio programs).
HAPTIC – “c” is the correct answer, as BRENDAN knew!
1. relating to or based on the sense of touch (“haptic impressions”)
2. characterized by a predilection for the sense of touch (“a haptic person”)
(From Greek “haptein,” meaning “to fasten.”)
Next week’s words, with a hint to start you off:
PAROSMIA (“As a haptic person, the parosmia did not debilitate him as much as it might have.”)
JACTITATION (“Mary’s jactitation sounded to Barb as a vulture’s crawk to an eagle.)
SABBATIZE (“Ron’s lissome wife made it difficult for him to sabbatize.”)
Have fun!
sabbatize: to produce a rough estimate of the number in a large quantity of objects very quickly.
ReplyDeleteparosmia: lack of the sense of smell.
jactitation: an outburst of hateful speech
PAROSMIA - a temporary loss of hearing, sight or smell
ReplyDeleteJACTITATION - singing or speech delivered poorly or in a manner which grates
SABBATIZE - to deliberately deprive yourself, to live ascetically