The Answers
#1
A GONGOOZLER is someone who stares for hours at anything out of the ordinary
...like this question.
#2
RANIVOROUS is an adjective which means 'frog-eating'
If you see this word anywhere near the school lunch menu, you'd better brown bag it.
#3
The word WINKLEHAWK is a noun meaning 'a rectangular hole cut in cloth'
Tip: Hide behind the cloth (and don't peek through the winklehawk) if someone forces you to watch 'Hudson Hawk', which is a bad Bruce Willis movie.
#4
Believe it or not, a HIEROMACHY occurs when priests or nuns fight
Does this really happen so often that we need a special word for it?
#5
DUDDYFUNK is a meat pie that is common in New England
...and with a name like that, you know it must be delicious.
#6
MONSTRICIDE is the dictionary definition for the act of killing a monster
Frankenstein, beware!
#7
An ABBEY-LUBBER is a lazy monk
Given that most monks have taken a vow of silence, who would ever get to use this wonderful word?
#8
A ZIBEB is a plain old ordinary raisin
Surprisingly, cereal makers still prefer to call it 'Raisin Bran' instead of the less appetizing 'Zibeb Bran.'
#9
OMPHALOSKEPSIS is actually a form of meditation where you stare at someone's belly button
It may be polite to ask permission before using someone else's belly button to help you relax.
#10
HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIAN pertains to a very, very long word
You'd think there would be an easier way to say that, huh?
