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Hit parade quiz 1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ennui | n. dissatisfaction resulting from being bored |
| canonical | adj. following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards |
| austere | adj. bare; simple |
| censure | v. to criticize |
| erudite | adj. very learned; scholarly |
| disabuse | v. to undeceive, set right |
| effrontery | n. extreme boldness |
| chicanery | n. trickery |
| connoisseur | n. an expert |
| convoluted | adj complex |
| abscond | v. to steal off and hide |
| alacrity | n. eager and enthusiastic willingness |
| audacious | adj. recklessly bold |
| aberrant | adj. deviating from the norm |
| enervate | v. to weaken |
| axiomatic | adj. taken as a given |
| discordant | adj. conflicting |
| equivocate | v. to use ambiguous languages with a deceptive intent |
| disparate | adj. fundamentally distinct |
| connoisseur | N. an informed and astute judge in matters of taste N. an expert |
| convoluted | Adj. complex or complicated |
| disabuse | V. to undeceive V. to set right |
| eloquent | adj. well spoken |
| assuage | v. to ease or lesson |
| exculpate | v. clear from blame |
| capricious | adj. inclined to change one's mind; impulsively |