Thanks to the Post and Bluebottle, you're becoming fluent in Isle of Wight. What about plain old English?

Here are 10 words. Pick the right definition.

1. absquatulate
   
   • to decamp abruptly
   • to sight a cryptozoological oddity
   • to sit down without a chair
   • to raise squash
2. bandoline
   
   • a wide cummerbund
   • a musical group consisting of five instruments
   • a sticky hair product
   • a rare desert animal
3. callithumpian
   
   • describing a beautiful derriere
   • describing the New Ashmolean Marching Society and Students' Conservatory Band
   • describing a Greek island
   • describing an amazing artwork
4. deracinate
   
   • to remove radishes from a salad
   • to update your French theatre repertoire
   • to eliminate racism
   • to tear something up by the roots
5. emmetropia
   
   • tending to head towards the sea
   • having 20/20 vision
   • migrating, like a bird
   • having a preference for the truth
6. famulus
   
   • wonderful
   • awful
   • a member of a family
   • a magician's assistant
7. galligaskins
   
   • anti-French jokes told by the English
   • a pair of platform heels
   • map legends
   • pirate trousers
8. hodiernal
   
   • involving reproductive organs
   • of today
   • happening every other day
   • of the future
9. inspissate
   
   • incontinent
   • rare
   • unconscious due to excessive drinking
   • to thicken or congeal
10. Kinnikinnick
    
    • a resort town in Maine
    • something smoked by Native Americans
    • an old name for the Mississippi River
    • an old name for Canada

Ha! This language is harder than you thought. Click the picture for answers.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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