C-R-A-Z-Y - Answers1. A pronunciation guide or aid. It can be any of several marks (especially an inverted, up-pointing “V”) placed over a vowel to show how it’s pronounced.2. A spoon. The amusing poet Edward Lear invented the term, but didn’t define it, and used it for several objects. But later lexicographers generally say it’s a hybrid—a spoon with a fork’s tines. 3. An appellation is a name (or title). By acing today’s word quiz, you’ve earned the appellation “onomatomaniac extraordinaire.” 4. A gemstone. Zelda rarely wears zircons; she much prefers pearls. 5. A native American tribe. The word Yuma also refers to their language, and to a city in Arizona. |
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