Level 495
Topic :
High Culture
Full Phrase :
Fiction writers often adopt pseudonyms, creating entire personas to match their pen names
Level Phrase
FICTION WRITERS OFTEN ADOPT PSEUDONYMS
Questions & Answers
They used a crowbar to __ the door open
PRY
A United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
DIME
Any device that detects changes in the environment
SENSOR
Thingamajig, whatchamacallit, gizmo
DOODAD
Astonished (synonym)
SURPRISED
Medieval weapon with a spiked head
MACE
Parody (synonym)
SPOOF
Slightly intoxicated
TIPSY
Hole in the ground
PIT
Metal loops into which horserider’s feet go
STIRRUP
Speed at which a musical composition is to be played
TEMPO
Sherlock’s friend
WATSON
Enthronement (synonym)
CORONATION
Advocacy of peace and nonviolence
PACIFISM
Medical care for children
PAEDIATRICS