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QUIZ WA 1
| Word in Context | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Impeccable taste | is perfect or faultless |
| peerless diamond | is without equal |
| Ossified beliefs | are fixed and rigid |
| A disheveled appearance | is messy and untidy |
| An unfathomable problem | cannot be worked out |
| Palliative measures | are designed to improve a situation without curing it |
| Eloquent speech | is well expressed and persuasive |
| Exuberant behavior | is full of life |
| Obstreperous children | are noisy and boisterous |
| Peripheral vision | is what is seen at the edges of the field of view |
| A destitute person | is poor and without any means of support |
| An indelible memory | cannot be erased from the mind |
| A salvo of gunfire | is a burst of firing |
| Furlough from the army | is official leave of absence |
| A disingenuous person | is crafty |
| Ostensible meaning | is what something claims to be, but might actually not be |
| To debunk a myth | is to expose, or throw out a wrong idea |