Etymology. David Crystal’s List

Etymology

David Crystal’s List

Guess which word is meant:

1. A group of females living with or under the protection of one male is called … .

2. … is a large hairy manlike animal supposed to live in the Himalaya mountains.

3. A restaurant meal in which people serve themselves from a large number of different dishes is known as … .

4. In English-speaking countries … means a sale to collect money for some good purpose, in Eastern countries – a marketplace or a group of shops.

5. … is used of food, especially meat, prepared according to Jewish law. Informally it may also mean honest and trustworthy.

6. There should be no … attached to being poor.

7. In the US and the UK, the possession or use of … is illegal.

8. Don’t talk to her about her divorce – it’s a … subject.

9. He gave his daughter an … : unless she stopped taking drugs he would throw her out of the house.

10. They were in a state of … after the baby was born.

11. They went on … searching for the rare black rhino.

12. Last summer we went on a … to the Bahamas.

13. His plan to reduce the number of workers …. on him and he lost his job.