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A Mess of S’s

1. The term seminal (SIMMUN-ul) means:
   schoolish, educational
   amusing, recreational
   seediest, worst
   earliest, first

2. Shamus (SHAY-mus or SHOM-us) is a slang term usually meaning:
   elective
   protective
   reflective
   detective

3. A sepulcher (SEPPLE-cur) is:
   a judge’s gavel
   a coach, for travel
   a grave, or tomb
   a weaving loom

4. The literal (etymological) meaning of sarcasm (SAR-kaz’m) could reasonably be translated to:
   flesh-ripping
   day-tripping
   gap in a glacier
   a story that’s racier

5. A sturgeon (STIR-jun) is often the source of:
   lily pads and rushes
   well-water that gushes
   caviar, or roe
   artificial snow

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