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1. The term levity (LEVVA-tee) would best apply to:
   a high-water barrier
   a bread-peddler’s carrier
   inappropriate humor
   a vicious rumor

2. Necrophobia (neck-roe-FOE-bee-uh) is a strong fear of:
   choking
   joking
   soaking
   croaking

3. You’d most likely find the word pastoral (PASS-tor-ul or pass-TORE-ul) in a book about:
   the simple country life
   a kind of religious strife
   humanity’s ancient history
   a thrilling murder mystery

4. The term mufti (MUFF-tee) refers to:
   civilian clothes
   a gilded rose
   a book of facts
   sexual acts

5. Osage (oh-SAGE or OH-sage) is a term related to:
   American Indian people
   a triple-pointed steeple
   a herb to cook with chicken
   what makes the heart to quicken

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