For the Week ending 06/01/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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covered basket or small chest;chest containing the Ten Commandments written on stone tablets, carried by the Hebrews during their desert wanderings
The word ark means a "box" or a "chest," but the _____ of God was no ordinary box. |
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large, underground reservoir for storing rainwater or other liquid
The Secretary would send the small chest, called a _______, containing about 3,000 dollars worth of gold, in lumps and scales, to the mint, to be melted into coins and bars. |
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large, underground reservoir for storing rainwater or other liquid
The _______ is the central part of our grey water system, collecting rainwater that we then use in the greenhouse and elsewhere. |
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large barrel or cask holding 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters)
Two barrels, or coombs, make a measure called a _______, liquid, or a quarter, dry; each being the quarter of a ton. |
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large beer mug made of leather coated with tar; leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon
As of last week, gamblers hitting "_______" - an Ace with a 10-point card - are paid the odds of 6-5 instead of the traditional 3-2 (6-4)." |