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1. What is the term a sound produced with a build-up of air-pressure in the vocal tract?
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2. Which unit of phonology determines the weight of a syllable?
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3. The word "abacus" comes from a Greek word meaning what?
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4. Which of the following words was originally used for a slave awarded to a Roman soldier?
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5. The word "assassin" stems from a word for a drug addict in what language?
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6. The English word "ballot" comes from an Italian word for what?
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7. Often used for New York, the term "Big Apple" was actually first used to refer to which city?
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8. The word "sycophant" comes from the Greek "sykos" meaning what?
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9. The fabric known as suede takes its name from which country?
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10. The word "pedigree" comes from the French phrase for the foot of which animal?
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11. The word "pearl" comes from the Latin word for which body part?
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12. The word "pearl" comes from the Latin word for which animal?
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13. The word "ostracize" comes from the Greek word for what?
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14. Jeans take their name from which city, the first to produce denim?
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15. The words "idea", "idol", and "ideal" all come from language's word "idein"?
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What is the term a sound produced with a build-up of air-pressure in...
Which unit of phonology determines the weight of a syllable?
The word "abacus" comes from a Greek word meaning what?
Which of the following words was originally used for a slave awarded...
The word "assassin" stems from a word for a drug addict in what...
The English word "ballot" comes from an Italian word for what?
Often used for New York, the term "Big Apple" was actually first used...
The word "sycophant" comes from the Greek "sykos" meaning what?
The fabric known as suede takes its name from which country?
The word "pedigree" comes from the French phrase for the foot of which...
The word "pearl" comes from the Latin word for which body part?
The word "pearl" comes from the Latin word for which animal?
The word "ostracize" comes from the Greek word for what?
Jeans take their name from which city, the first to produce denim?
The words "idea", "idol", and "ideal" all come from language's word...
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