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G-U-E-S-S What?

1. The word guano (GWAN-oh) refers to:
   bird droppings
   subtropical fruit
   A Cuban chieftain
   musical notation

2. An uxorious (uk-SORE-ee-us) man is especially nice to his:
   boss
   friends
   horse
   wife

3. What is made of ectoplasm (EKTO-plaz’m)?
   roasts
   boasts
   ghosts
   toasts

4. Sapient (SAY-pee-unt) means:
   tasty
   wise
   ape-like
   syrupy

5. Squalid (rhymes with solid) means:
   luxurious
   short and stocky
   high-pitched
   miserable

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