Melange - Answers1. Gutta-percha (from Malay getah, tree sap, and perca strip of cloth) is a rubbery substance used in dental fillings, golf balls, building construction, etc.2. A shoat (from Dutch schote, via Middle English) is a young (but weaned) pig. 3. A cataract (from Latin catar(r)actat) is a waterfall. There is an eye disorder that’s also called a cataract. 4. To sequester (from Latin sequestrare) is to isolate, seclude, (in law) to take away from someone and hold until a legal question is resolved. 5. A person who is perspicacious (from Latin perspicāx, to see through) is mentally astute, sharp, discerning. Nick Tesla was exceptionally perspicacious. |
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