| Hint | Word | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | unable to read | illiterate | 87%
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| J | newspaper reporter | journalist | 84%
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| H | fear of gay people | homophobia | 82%
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| P | treat milk by killing bacteria | pasteurize | 82%
|
| A | high-ranking diplomat | ambassador | 80%
|
| W | someone who does nothing but work | workaholic | 78%
|
| S | study of earthquakes | seismology | 73%
|
| B | board game with 15 pieces each | backgammon | 71%
|
| M | puppet on strings | marionette | 71%
|
| O | science of childbirth | obstetrics | 69%
|
| V | animal with a skeleton | vertebrate | 69%
|
| C | to go around; bypass | circumvent | 67%
|
| L | Bavarian leather shorts | lederhosen | 67%
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| G | record player; phonograph | gramophone | 62%
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| Z | veering left-right-left while moving | zigzagging | 58%
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| Q | asks the questions on gameshows | quizmaster | 53%
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| K | Australian "laughing" bird | kookaburra | 49%
|
| T | percussion instrument | tambourine | 47%
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| N | ancient city's cemetery | necropolis | 42%
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| R | early rock and roll music style | rockabilly | 42%
|
| F | to indicate beforehand | foreshadow | 27%
|
| E | eagerness, excited interest | enthusiasm | 22%
|
| D | left speechless; stunned | dumbstruck | 13%
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| X | dry climate plant, eg cactus | {xerophyt}ic | 4%
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| Y | bridge hand with no card over 9 | yarborough | 4%
|
| U | universally agreed upon | un{disputed} | 2%
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