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Aardvark Noun Aardwolf Noun Aaronite Noun Aasvogel Noun Abacisci Noun Abattoir Noun Abbatial Adjective Abdicate Verb Abductor Noun Aberrant Adjective Baahling Noun Baalisms Noun Baalshem Noun Baaskaap Noun Babajaga Noun Babakoto Noun Babassus Noun Babaylan Noun Babbitts Noun (Plural) / Verb (Third-Person Singular) Bachelor Noun Caatinga Noun Cabalism Noun Cabalist Noun Caballed Verb Caballer Noun Caballos Noun (Plural) Cabarets Noun (Plural) Cabasset Noun Cabassou Noun Dabblers Noun (Plural) Dabbling Verb (Present Participle) Dabchick Noun Dabsters Noun (Plural) Dackered Verb Dedicate Verb Eaceworm Noun Eagerest Adjective Eanlings Noun (Plural) Earaches Noun Fabaceae Noun (Plural) Fabiform Adjective Fabledom Noun Fableist Noun Fabliaux Noun Fabrique Noun Fabronia Noun (Proper) Figuring Verb (Present Participle) Friendly Adjective Gabbards Noun (plural) Gabbarts Noun Gabbiest Adjective Gabblers Noun (Plural) Gabbling Verb (Present Participle) Gabbroic Adjective Gabbroid Adjective Gabelled Verb Gabeller Noun Gabelles Noun (Plural) Gabendum Noun Habakkuk Proper Noun Habanera Noun Habdalah Noun Habendum Noun Habenula Noun Habilant Noun Iambical Adjective Iambuses Noun (Plural) Ianthina Noun Ianthine Adjective Iapygian Adjective, Noun Iarovize Verb Iatrical Adjective Jabalina Noun Jabarite Noun Jabbered Verb Jabberer Noun Jaborine Noun Jacaltec Noun Jacamars Noun (Plural) Kababish Noun, Adjective (Informal) Kabassou Noun Laagered Verb Labadist Noun Labarums Noun Labbella Noun Motivate Verb Nabalism Noun Nabalite Noun Nabatean Adjective, Noun Oafishly Adverb Oakberry Noun Organize Verb Paawkier Adjective Pabulary Adjective Pabulous Adjective Patience Noun Positive Adjective, Noun Practice Noun, Verb Progress Noun, Verb Qabbalah Noun
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1. Which language does the word 'babassus' originate from?

2. Which suffix is used to create the word 'fabledom'?

3. What is the ultimate goal of a fableist's story?

4. How is the word 'abattoir' correctly pronounced?

5. What does the Latin root 'abax' mean?

6. How is 'habendum' correctly pronounced?

7. Which sentence uses 'remember' correctly to describe a past memory?

8. Is 'jabalina' a countable or uncountable noun?

9. What type of chemical molecule is xanthane?

10. How many syllables does 'paawkier' have?

11. Which word is the standard, everyday English equivalent of 'fabrique'?

12. Which word is almost always required before 'gabbiest'?

13. Can you say 'the hotel has three vacantias'?

14. What part of speech is 'gabbards'?

15. Which syllable is stressed in the pronunciation of 'baahling'?

16. What is the noun form related to 'pabulous'?

17. How is the word 'caatinga' typically spelled?

18. Which of the following is the correct noun form of 'aberrant'?

19. If someone is a 'nervous jabberer', why are they talking so much?

20. What part of speech is 'fabledom'?

21. When was the rabatine primarily used?

22. How is the babakoto primarily active?

23. Which sentence uses 'positive' correctly to mean 'certainty'?

24. What color is ubbonite typically known for?

25. How many syllables does 'xanthene' have?

26. What happens if you stop whisking zabaione over heat?

27. How many syllables are in the word 'dabbling'?

28. What does the term 'yachtdom' refer to?

29. What does the word 'labarums' refer to?

30. What is the plural of 'oakberry'?

31. What is a 'friendly reminder'?

32. How is the 'ch' in 'bachelor' pronounced?

33. How many syllables does 'labarums' have?

34. Which of the following is the correct spelling of the present participle of 'dabble'?

35. What is the relationship between sabadine and sabadilla?

36. What is the habenula?

37. Which word is a common modern synonym for 'vacantia' in the US?

38. What is the origin of the word 'patience'?

39. What is the difference between 'jabalina' and 'javelina'?

40. Which microorganism is responsible for producing xanthans?

41. What does the term 'Sabaeism' refer to?

42. Which continent is the aardwolf native to?

43. What is a 'mobile abattoir'?

44. What does the botanical verb 'iarovize' mean?

45. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

46. Where is the cabassou primarily found?

47. What does the phrase 'breaking the iambuses' mean in poetry?

48. Which preposition correctly completes: 'The plan sounds good, but ___ practice, it fails.'

49. What does the word 'Uarekena' primarily refer to?

50. How do you pronounce 'yachtdom'?