1. What does Descarte's famous slogan, Cogito ergo sum mean in English? I think therefore I am
2. French for equal to, what term is often used to describe a live-in provider of child care? Au pair
3. What literary term comes from the greek word meaning "veiled , figurative language?" Allegory
4. From the italian word for exaggerate, what distorted depictions are popular with political cartoonists and county fair artists? caricatures
5. From the french for "little tower," what is the term for the rotating gun platform on the top of a tank? turret
6. What expression, meaning everything from a to z, alludes to the three key components of a rifle? Lock Stock and Barrel
7. From the Greek for "Thrust In," what medical device for draining fluids, was inspired by reeds used by ancient Egyptians? Catheter
8. What word, meaning "an intelligent, but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit," has it's first documented appearance in the 1950 Dr. Seuss book, If I Ran the Zoo? Nerd
9. From the latin word meaning "payment," what is the term for a stream that feeds into a larger body of water? Tributary
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