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1. A pleonasm (PLEEO-naz’m) is:
   an atmospheric disturbance
   the birth of a new star
   a verbal excess
   a hybrid flower

2. A quire (kwire) is a measure of
   paper
   whiskey
   arrows
   leather

3. A ravenous (RAV-uh-nus) person is really:
   dark of hair
   free of care
   hungry, greedy
   impoverished, needy

4. The word spavin (SPAV-un) refers to:
   a crumbling, leaky roof
   a horse’s swollen hoof
   an animal that’s been neutered
   a pitcher that’s been pewtered

5. The term tercet (TURR-sit) most often refers to:
   a slinky mammal
   a Saharan camel
   a stylish purse
   three lines of verse

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