Intermediate Word: palanquin (a) rebus (b) sedan chair (c) lintel of an arch (d) Asiatic animal
Difficult Word: - peplum - (a) short overskirt attached to jacket (b) lining of stomach (c) an energizer (d) Greek tunic
7/18/2003:
Intermediate Word: palanquin (a) rebus (b) sedan chair (c)
lintel of an arch (d) Asiatic animal
Difficult
Word: - peplum
- (a) short overskirt attached to jacket (b)
lining of stomach (c) an energizer
(d) Greek tunic
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