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1. Food, ointment or perfume of the Greek and Roman gods or something extremely pleasing to taste or smell. What is this word?
2. Numerous, generally small, elongated marine fishes - scaled and scaleless. What is this word?
3. An elaborate embellishment in vocal music. Broadly speaking, music with ornate figuration. What is this word?
4. As an adjective or adverb, this word has current Australian and New Zealand usage, meaning genuine, from an old english word meaning work or share of work. What is this word?
5. Glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise, a synonym for eulogy. What is this word?
6. Of Scandinavian origin, this word means to giggle. What is this word?
7. A plot of cultivated land belonging to a parish church. What is this word?
8. Possibly from the Scots, usually describing an uproar. What is this ten letter word?
9. From the Italian to engrave, what word is this?
10. An Australian timber. What six letter word is this?
11. This noun of French/Arabic etymology refers to a dye. What is this word?
12. A Latin adjective meaning lacking in restraint, especially sexually. What is this ten letter word?
13. Meaning an aromatic gum resin, what is this five letter word?
14. This noun with an unknown origin means a fool! What is this ten letter word?
15. A noun that describes something to do with mountains. What is this word?
16. This noun is from the French for an instrument used to copy. Its name comes from two Greek words meaning 'to write all'. What is this word?
17. This noun is the name of a South American tree. What is this seven letter word?
18. A French noun modified from Italian, literally means to respond. What is this seven letter word?
19. An obsolete musical instrument. What is this word?
20. Dating back to before the 12th century this word describes a small/medium sized bird. What is this word?
21. This noun means the amount a cask lacks of being full. What is this word?
22. Any of a genus of leguminous plants. What is this five letter word?
23. Literally means cloud, from old English and high German. What is this word?
24. An English noble was said to have bet against the dealing of such a hand in bridge. What is this word?
25. A member of a French infantry unit composed of Algerians. What is this word?
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