| CLUE WORDS
Note:
1) In Question 1 all of the required words begin with
‘ar’.
2) Use the string of letters at the end to find the
remaining two letters necessary to complete each word.
1. ar--
an inhabitant of Arabia
to curve
curved lines
level surface of the ground
a melody in an opera
very dry and barren
boats of the type used by Noah
guns, ammunition etc
organized body of soldiers for fighting a war
poetry, music, drama, sculpture etc.
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2. ba--
a baby (poetic form)
commanded (not used in modern English) to set down a
deposit to secure temporary freedom
to tease, to provoke a reaction
to cook in an oven
having little or no hair on the head
a large bundle of hay etc.
a round object used in games
an ointment
something that binds or holds things together
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3. ba--
deadly harm (poetic)
to strike hard and noisily
an institution receiving deposit
official rulings that stop certain actions
beard-like growth in certain fish and animals
a great poet, e.g. William Shakespeare
without clothes or cover
the outside covering of tree trunks
a farm building for storage
to warm oneself pleasantly
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4. be--
small round piece of glass with a hole
a bird’s bill
a long, thick piece of wood
an edible, kidney-shaped seed
to carry or endure
to hit repeatedly
a sweetheart or lover
a gesture of the hand to summon someone
meat from a cow or bull
an alcoholic drink made from barley
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5. be--
broad bodied, four-winged insects
plant with thick red root
a hollow metal which rings, when struck
a band of leather worn around the waist
to force into a curved form
made crooked
a stupid person (slang)
superlative of good
stake monies
a group of girls
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6. bi--
prejudice
apron-like napkins tied under a child’s chin
to stay
to hit someone (old slang)
to cheat or swindle
a statement of charges for goods
to tie together
a two legged egg-laying creature that flies
a kind of ball point pen (Br)
to cut with the teeth
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7. bl-
to chatter; prattle
nonsense (slang)
to have lost blood
made to give sound by blowing
image on a radar screen
a small lump of wax or jelly
an alliance of political parties
to emit air
the colour of the sky or sea
to make hazy
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8. bo-
a mature male pig
a small, open vessel
to predict, portend, foreshadow
wet, spongy grounds
fearless
a tree trunk
a flash of lightning
anything that binds
deep, hollow sound
a welcome benefit
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9. bo-
a rude, awkward person
sounds made to express disapproval
protective covering for the foot
to make a hole with a drill
brought into life
an employer
the one and the other; two people
a contest or match
a deep, rounded container
devices for shooting arrows
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10. bu-
a male deer
heavy, soft leather (made of buffalo skin)
insects with sucking mouth parts
an underground bud such as the lily or onion
size or mass
a cork stopper for the hole in a barrel
a floating object warning of a hazard
to relieve oneself of stomach gas
the rough edge on metal after cutting
the thick end of a gun or whip
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11. ca-
men whose behaviour is not gentlemanly
a coffee-house
part of a horse shoe that points downward
stillness
a sleeveless, outer garment
an edible freshwater fish
a barrel for liquids
to throw with force
membrane enclosing a foetus
cries of a crow or raven
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12. ch-
to burn slightly
a cook in charge of a hotel kitchen
smart and stylish
a mild scolding
part of the face below the lower lip
to break off in small pieces
shot note
to cut with an axe
a medium-sized dog originally from China
a series of puffing sounds
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13. cl--
an edible mollusc
a social group
a sudden, explosive sound
a nail on the foot of a bird etc.
a firm, fine-grained earth used for pottery
a symbol in music
a ball of thread or yarn
a lump of loam etc.
a weight fastened to the leg of an animal
to have too much of something sweet
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14. co--
to seek to persuade
male swans
body of laws or rules
teeth on the rims of a wheel
to wind into a spiral form
prepared fibre of the husks of coconuts
a young male horse
deep unconsciousness
the peak of a volcano
a small cage
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15. co--
a duck-like, fresh water bird
to manage successfully with something
a rope
the central part of an apple
the underground stem of a gladiolus
a bludgeon (Br. slang)
warm and comfortable
a sudden successful action
a sheltered nook in a cliff
a monk’s hood
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18. da--
silly or foolish
a speaker’s stand
a slight wetness
disagreeably damp
to mend a hole in clothes
a missile fired from a blow gun
facts or figures to be processed
to cover with grease or mud
to begin to be day; early part of the morning.
to stun by a blow etc.
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19. de--
to portion out
an official in a cathedral
something owed by one person to another
an upper floor of a boat or ship
a feat of courage
to think, believe or judge
elk, moose etc.
showing skill and ease
to oppose openly
a hollow made by a blow or knock
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20 di--
the face of a clock
small cubes with numbers
what someone usually eats
a ditch or watercourse (variant spelling)
a herb used to flavour soup etc.
to eat a meal
force – e.g. by … of force
dreadful or terrible
a flat circular shape
a flat circular plate for storing data
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21. do--
a landing pier or wharf
a form of payment by government
a child’s toy resembling a human baby
a slow-witted person
a rounded high roof
a thick liquid used to lubricate
a measured amount of medicine
to love excessively
hard, stern
to sleep lightly
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22. du--
composed of two parts
a tube through which gas etc. moves
a fight between two persons
owed as a debt
a musical composition for two
in a due manner
a rounded hill of sand
manure
a person easily tricked
the latter part of an evening
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23. fa--
passing fashions
beautiful, lovely
not genuine
high reputation
canine tooth
to happen. It did not … well with me.
fixed or stuck
destiny
a mythical creature, half goat, half man
to cringe and flatter
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