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Questions Set Ten
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1. n. a
sound defeat; drubbing; slaughter; trouncing;
whipping
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carapace |
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debacle |
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auspices |
| (d) |
roving |
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2. n. the
choicest or most essential or most vital part of
some idea or experience; core; center
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(a) |
gist |
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verdancy |
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acuity |
| (d) |
witticism |
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3. n. the
act of reconnoitring (especially to gain
information about an enemy or potential enemy)
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restitution |
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satire |
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pastiche |
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reconnaissance |
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4. n.
vengeful opponent
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luster |
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nemesis |
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gadfly |
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embonpoint |
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5. n. the
most direct or specific meaning of a word or
expression; extension
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hinterlands |
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caviler |
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denotation |
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codicil |
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6. n. any organization in which action is
obstructed by insistence on unnecessary
procedures and red tape
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(a) |
arbour |
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apparition |
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opus |
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bureaucracy |
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7. adj. incapable of being placated
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rabid |
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roiling |
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implacable |
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inordinate |
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8. adj.
inconspicuous
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unobtrusive |
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dipped |
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ludicrous |
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pragmatic |
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9. n. large
open car seating four with folding top; tourer
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(a) |
phaeton |
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decomposition |
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paleontology |
| (d) |
witticism |
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10. n. an
act of forcible exhalation; snorting
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(a) |
phaeton |
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ferment |
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feudatory |
| (d) |
huffing |
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Answers
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