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J-U-M-P-Y

1. The term jerry-built usually refers to something that’s:
   hastily built, of inferior stuff
   made in Germany, and quite good enough
   imaginary, not real
   wonderful, nearly ideal

2. An umiak (OOMY-ack) is:
   a Siberian clan
   a devoted fan
   an Eskimo boat
   a Tibetan goat

3. The term merengue (muh-RANG-gay) refers to:
   a surgeon’s lance
   a fast-paced dance
   an egg-white icing
   a method of splicing

4. Phalanges (fuh-LAN-jeez) are:
   finger bones
   sweet bell-tones
   Irish fairies
   thrusts and parries

5. A Y chromosome is normally:
   a form of refracted light
   a color that’s beyond our sight
   played in major scales
   present only in males

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