| Definition | Word | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Cylindrical grain-storage building | Silo | 82%
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| Faster than the speed of sound | Supersonic | 77%
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| Old West tavern | Saloon | 76%
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| It's like a metaphor | Simile | 76%
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| Sharp knife or high-heeled shoe | Stiletto | 76%
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| Tropical grassland | Savanna | 73%
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| Longest or shortest day of the year | Solstice | 72%
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| Physical comedy | Slapstick | 64%
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| Extended leave taken by college professors | Sabbatical | 59%
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| Breastbone | Sternum | 56%
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| Stage monologue | Soliloquy | 51%
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| Place where lumber is cut into boards | Sawmill | 49%
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| Ruler of the Ottoman Empire | Sultan | 49%
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| Military blockade of a city | Siege | 48%
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| Detective | Sleuth | 46%
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| Fourteen line poem with iambic pentameter | Sonnet | 46%
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| Pertaining to apes | Simian | 41%
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| Crucifixion wounds like those of Jesus | Stigmata | 34%
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| Slang for cigar | Stogie | 29%
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| Sleepwalking | Somnambulism | 28%
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| Heir; descendent | Scion | 26%
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| Having a dark or weathered complexion | Swarthy | 20%
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