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1. Carmelite (KAR-muh-lite) is a word most likely used in reference to:
   sweet stuff on a bun
   a pilgrim, priest, or nun
   a kind of flaky ore
   stuff that’s in earth’s core

2. A chasuble (CHAZ-u-b’l) would most likely be:
   worn by a priest
   prey for a beast
   a hansom carriage
   a prearranged marriage

3. The word concatenation (con-catten-A-shun) would most likely refer to:
   a water main
   some sort of chain
   a feline creature
   a chanting preacher

4. A calabash (KALLA-bash) is a kind of:
   gourd
   hoard
   board
   sword

5. To calumniate (kuh-LUM-nee-ate) means to:
   be an honors grad
   make other people glad
   butter up, to pander
   spread false rumors, slander

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