Statistics for English Words of Arabic Origin

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Definition		Word	% Correct
Animal with a long neck	G	Giraffe	97%
Dip made of chickpeas, tahini, etc...	H	Hummus	92%
Trip to hunt or photograph wild animals	S	Safari	88%
Branch of mathematics dealing with rules for solving certain equations	A	Algebra	85%
One who kills a political leader or other prominent figure	A	Assassin	83%
Unit of weight used to measure gems	C	Carat	82%
Tropical rainy season where it rains for several months with little interruption	M	Monsoon	82%
Embalmed human corpse	M	Mummy	82%
Leader of the Ottoman Empire	S	Sultan	75%
Commander of a fleet of ships	A	Admiral	73%
Plant whose white flowers are used to flavor green tea	J	Jasmine	73%
Group of wives and concubines	H	Harem	71%
Something fun to drink with chemical formula C₂H₆O	A	Alcohol	67%
Deep red color	C	Crimson	67%
Type of bird with a long wingspan	A	Albatross	58%
Medieval string instrument	L	Lute	56%
Leader of an Arab tribe or village	S	Sheik	51%
A demon who feeds on corpses; Alternately, a graverobber	G	Ghoul	44%
Opposite of zenith	N	Nadir	43%
Plant that horses eat	A	Alfalfa	28%