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1. The word calumny (CAL-um-nee) would most likely apply to:
   taking bribes
   wandering tribes
   telling lies
   baking pies

2. Hermetic (her-METTIC) means:
   living alone
   carved out of stone
   served hot, as a toasted treat
   sealed tight, perhaps by heat

3. Idiopathic (iddy-uh-PATH-ik) means:
   from an unknown cause
   not governed by laws
   exceedingly dumb
   by rule of thumb

4. The word luffa (LOO-fuh or LUFFA) refers to something you’d most likely:
   pin in your ear
   give to your dear
   lock in a pen
   scrub on your skin

5. A lacuna (la-KYOON-uh) is:
   a cactus full of sap
   an empty space, or gap
   a ring around the moon
   a special kind of spoon

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