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1. The term lapsus linguae (lap-sus-LING-way) refers to:
   a Latin chant, sung
   a slip of the tongue
   a circular track
   a smart-alecky crack

2. Acephalous (a-SEFFA-lus) means:
   addicted to card games
   bordered by steel frames
   fresh out of bread
   having no head

3. You’d most likely find keratin (KERRA-tin):
   in your hair and nails
   in maple-sap-gatherers’ pails
   in a jeweler’s shop
   as a veggie crop

4. Epinephrin (eppa-NEF-rin) is most closely related to:
   growth of evergreen trees
   stuff on the legs of bees
   the fight-or-flight reaction
   editing (called redaction)

5. Sorghum (SOR-gum) is a kind of:
   syrup made from grass
   criminal class
   dental affliction
   short benediction

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