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1. Tablature (TAB-luh-ture) would most likely be of interest to:
   chefs
   lawyers
   music students
   woodworkers

2. A hamadryad (hamma-DRY-ad) would most likely live:
   on a high mountain peak
   in a desert area
   in a tree
   on a pig farm

3. What would you most likely find in an étouffée (“a”-too-FAY)?
   cotton padding
   cooked crayfish
   sheet music
   chocolate and coffee

4. The term “saturnine (SAT-ur-nine) person” would most likely be used in reference to someone who:
   has a huge head of hair
   plays practical jokes
   is sour and gloomy
   really enjoys food

5. Who’d be most likely to use the term epizootic (eppa-zoe-OTTIC)?
   a parliamentarian
   a veterinarian
   a grumpy contrarian
   an octogenarian

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