| Definition | Word | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Widespread outbreak of disease | Pandemic | 89%
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| To hunt illegally | Poach | 88%
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| Church bench | Pew | 85%
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| Car part that moves up and down within a cylinder | Piston | 69%
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| Order of mammals that includes monkeys and apes | Primate | 63%
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| False name | Pseudonym | 63%
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| Baby carriage | Pram | 62%
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| Next-to-last | Penultimate | 60%
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| Roof of the mouth | Palate | 54%
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| Playful fairy or elf-like creature | Pixie | 54%
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| Central European dance music that often features an accordion | Polka | 54%
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| Person who kills his father | Patricide | 53%
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| Food item that spoils quickly | Perishable | 51%
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| Short story that teaches a lesson via analogy | Parable | 45%
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| Statement that can only be true if it is false, and vice-versa | Paradox | 44%
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| To pigs as bovine is to cows | Porcine | 43%
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| Heathen | Pagan | 41%
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| Sub-division of a kingdom (in taxonomy) | Phylum | 40%
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| Boxer | Pugilist | 40%
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| Fireworks | Pyrotechnics | 38%
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| Type of knitting stitch | Purl | 35%
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| Self-imposed punishment to atone for a sin | Penance | 28%
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| Voilà; ta-da | Presto | 25%
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| To womanize (especially if married) | Philander | 22%
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