The Logophile: Architecture, Unread Novels, and Away

1. Paige keeps a large _______________ of unread novels in her basement, in case the library ever closes.
   a. cache
   b. cachet
   c. sachet
2. Which of the following words is not a term used in architecture?
   a. architrave
   b. burgonet
   c. pilaster
   d. purlin
3. The common prefix dis- comes from a Latin root that sometimes indicates “away” or “off.” Which one of the following words does not use this dis- prefix?
   a. discard
   b. discern
   c. dismal
   d. dispense

Answers

1. a. cache
2. b. burgonet
3. c. dismal, which comes from the Latin dies mali, meaning “bad days.”

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