Words

Today’s questions focus on five words, each starting with a different letter: W, O, R, D, S. These words are all found in the Oxford English Dictionary. Each word is listed below with three definitions, so simply select the correct one for each.

One

Welkin

A. A barrel with a capacity of 12 pecks (24 gallons)

B. A grandchild

C. The sky or heavens

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Two

Ouabain

A. A poisonous white crystalline glycoside

B. A two-wheeled cart

C. A witches potion

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Three

Regolith

A. Unified register of official documents

B. An order of reptiles characterised by a bony plate shell covered in horny scales

C. The layer of unconsolidated solid material covering a planet’s bedrock.

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Four

Deemster

A. A printer’s apprentice

B. A judge

C. A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge

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Five

Starets

A. A magnesium flare

B. A spiritual leader

C. A Vietnamese roasted snake dish

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.