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1. What adjective, which has antonyms such as "healthy" and "harmless", is derived from the Greek term "toxikòn phármakon", which literally means "bow poison"?
2. What term, thought to have been coined in the US state of Minnesota, means "underhanded dealings" or "trickery", and is believed to actually be Scottish in origin?
3. Which word, which over time has come to mean "a group of followers, friends or associates", was originally a technical law term?
4. Which term, often linked to modern-day magicians, was originally associated with protection, so much so that people wrote it on their doors during the Great Plague of London?
5. Which word, which has a modern meaning that is quite different to its Anglo-Saxon counterpart, originally meant "fate" or "destiny"?
6. What type of entertainer has a name that is Latin in origin, which literally translates to "speaking from the belly"?
7. What word, which is Hindi in origin, is used to describe what some refer to as the world's first mafia?
8. What art of expression has a name that is Greek in origin, but is also linguistically linked to a childhood Christmas tradition, which involves regularly repeating the words "It's behind you"?
9. What commonly-used figure of speech, which involves bringing contradictory terms together, fittingly comes from two opposing Greek derivatives?
10. What term, which is Latin in origin, is commonly defined as "deliberately affected" or "theatrical", and is also synonymous with the word "thespian"?
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