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What Scottish garment, also known by its name that dates back to Middle English, is often not worn to skirt the issue?

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kilt

What synonym for labyrinth comes from the Old English word masian, meaning 'to confuse'?

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maze

What 5-letter word is likely derived from a combination of 'hocus-pocus' and 'bunkum'?

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hokum

What unmarried religious brother's name is derived from the Greek word 'monos', meaning single?

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monk

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