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MAY-be

1. Mayday (may-day) means _______, and comes from _______ :
   Mission accomplished, from Italian
   Help, from French m’aidez (help me)
   Greetings, from Australian may your day be good
   Lord hear us, from Spanish Mi Dios (oiga nos)

2. Amblyopia (ambly-O-pee-uh) is a word most often associated with:
   a province in Greece
   migration of geese
   eye-doctors
   helicopters

3. Yerba buena (yer-buh bway-nuh) is the name of:
   a pretty trailing vine
   a catchy pick-up line
   a Spanish fighting ship
   an ideal vacation trip

4. An excerpt from the beatitudes (be-ATTA-toods or tyoods) is:
   when all else fails, read the directions
   all Gaul is divided into three sections
   give us this day…
   blessed are they…

5. Exogamous (ex-OGGA-mus) refers to:
   Fruits, like apples, that are tasty and healthy
   white-collar crooks, fantastically wealthy
   marriage outside the group or tribe
   a public person accepting a bribe

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