September 15, 2026

Question 1 · noun

A person grieving the death of a loved one

Answer: bereaved

the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of

Original choices and explanations

departed

A person who has died

wrangler

A cowboy who cares for saddle horses

waterman

a person who works or travels on a boat

bereaved

A person grieving the death of a loved one

Question 2 · noun

A symbol representing an idea rather than a sound

Answer: ideograph

Original choices and explanations

ideograph

A symbol representing an idea rather than a sound

duologue

A conversation between two people

caterwaul

A harsh, wailing cry like that of a cat

raillery

Lighthearted teasing conversation

Question 3 · adjective

Relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

Answer: archaean

Original choices and explanations

cinerary

Containing or intended to hold the ashes of cremated people

archaean

Relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

euphonic

Having a pleasing, harmonious sound

salvific

Relating to the power of spiritual redemption

Question 4 · noun

A rock made chiefly of quartz and mica

Answer: greisen

Original choices and explanations

pearlite

A layered mixture of metals found in steel

foulard

A lightweight printed silk fabric

greisen

A rock made chiefly of quartz and mica

stibnite

A soft gray mineral that is the chief ore of antimony

Question 5 · noun

A small tropical anteater with a grasping tail

Answer: tamandua

Original choices and explanations

ammonoid

an extinct mollusk with a coiled chambered shell

trepang

A sea cucumber used as food in Asia

garganey

A small Eurasian teal duck

tamandua

A small tropical anteater with a grasping tail