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- 1Language › Word OriginsMediumWhat does Julius Caesar's 'Veni, vidi, vici' mean?Right1.9s+100
- 2Language › Word OriginsMediumAt the end of a letter, what does 'P.S.' stand for?Right0.5s+100
- 3Language › Word OriginsVery hardThe word "clue" comes from "clew," which originally meant what?Wrong4.6s0
- 4Language › Idioms & PhrasesExpert'By and large' began as a term from which activity?Wrong1.8s0
- 5Language › Word OriginsMediumWhat is the term for a word that can mean its own opposite, like "cleave"?Right1.1s+100
- 6Language › Word OriginsHardThe sport name "polo" comes from a Himalayan word for what?Wrong1.1s0
- 7Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "cheetah" comes from a South Asian word meaning what?Right1.5s+100
- 8Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "dollar" descends from a coin named after a valley in which region?Wrong3.4s0
- 9Language › Word OriginsEasyStage 'limelight' got its glow from heating what?Right2.8s+99
- 10Language › Word OriginsEasyWhy is an important person called a 'bigwig'?Right3.2s+98