--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's the answers to the pop quiz previously posted on this conference from the book, "Crazy English" by, Richard Lederer, Pocket Books, 1989): What do the following words mean: 1. ANTEBELLUM = d. before the war 2. APIARY = c. place where bees are kept 3. AQUILINE = a. resembling an eagle 4. CUPIDITY a strong desire for wealth 5. DISINTERESTED = b. unbiased 6. ENORMITY = a. great wickedness 7. FORESTRESS = d. emphasis on first part of word 8. FRIABLE = a. easily crumbled 9. HERPETOLOGY the study of d. reptiles 10. HIPPOPHOBIA the fear of b. horses 11. INFINITESIMAL = a. very small 12. INFLAMMABLE = d. easily set on fire 13. INGENUOUS = b. innocent 14. MERETRICIOUS = a. falsely attractive 15. PRESENTLY = c. soon 16. PROSODY the study of d. versification 17. RESTIVE = c. fidgety 18. RISIBLE = a. disposed to laugh 19. TOOTHSOME = c. palatable 20. VOTARY = b. enthusiast Another file downloaded from: NIRVANAnet(tm) & the Temple of the Screaming Electron 415-935-5845 Just Say Yes 415-922-1613 Rat Head 415-524-3649 Cheez Whiz 408-363-9766 Reality Check 415-474-2602 Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, arcane knowledge, political extremism, diversive sexuality, insane speculation, and wild rumours. ALL-TEXT BBS SYSTEMS. Full access for first-time callers. We don't want to know who you are, where you live, or what your phone number is. We are not Big Brother. "Raw Data for Raw Nerves"