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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Backgammon | a game for two persons played on a board having two tables or parts, each marked with 12 points, and with both players having 15 pieces that are moved in accordance with throws of the dice. |
| Uncanny | mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: "Uncanny sounds filled the house." |
| Girdle | a belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about the waist. |
| Crimson | to make or become crimson. |
| Crusader | any war carried on under papal sanction. |