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English Words Derived from Indigenous Languages of the Ameri

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

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2.

Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers is the definition of which term?

a)

ipecac

b)

cashew

c)

cayenne

d)

piranha

e)

cougar

3.

any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers is the definition of which term?

a)

petunia

b)

pecan

c)

skunk

d)

tuxedo

e)

terrapin

4.

A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis is the definition of which term?

a)

pemmican

b)

abalone

c)

Sasquatch

d)

jalapeno

e)

jaguar

5.

A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting is the definition of which term?

a)

ipecac

b)

cashew

c)

cayenne

d)

piranha

e)

cougar

6.

Formal evening dress for men is the definition of which term?

a)

petunia

b)

pecan

c)

skunk

d)

tuxedo

e)

terrapin

7.

Large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada is the definition of which term?

a)

pemmican

b)

abalone

c)

Sasquatch

d)

jalapeno

e)

jaguar

8.

Small carnivorous fish of South America is the definition of which term?

a)

ipecac

b)

cashew

c)

cayenne

d)

piranha

e)

cougar

9.

American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae is the definition of which term?

a)

petunia

b)

pecan

c)

skunk

d)

tuxedo

e)

terrapin

10.

A large edible marine gastropod with an ear-shaped shell is the definition of which term?

a)

pemmican

b)

abalone

c)

Sasquatch

d)

jalapeno

e)

jaguar

11.

A kidney-shaped nut is the definition of which term?

a)

ipecac

b)

cashew

c)

cayenne

d)

piranha

e)

cougar

12.

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