SOUND OF A  II

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Specialized Vocabulary

Each clue below can be answered with a word that ends in the long sound of "A", but not with the letter "A". Many of the answer words end with an accented "e" - which I cannot show on my computer.

 

1. Swiss cottage

2. Hawaiian garland

3. Unimpressed, indifferent

4. Flowers carried by a bride

5. Trite, hackneyed expression

6. Evening party or get-together

7. Bounce off a surface, as a bullet 

8. Innocence, lacking in experience

9. Slightly indecent and liable to shock  

10. Afternoon performance of a play or show

11. Speak or write about something with great hostility

12. Investigation and public disclosure of something illegal, immoral, or otherwise embarrassing

 

Answers:

 

1. Chalet

2. Lei

3. Blase

4. Bouquet

5. Cliche

6. Soiree

7. Ricochet

8. Naivete

9. Risque

10. Matinee

11. Inveigh

12. Expose