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QUIZ WA 7
Word in Context | Explanation |
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To scotch a rumor | stops it in its tracks |
Intermittent rain | is on and off |
Halcyon days of summer | are idyllically calm and peaceful |
Runic symbols | are very mysterious |
A travesty of justice | is a blatant miscarriage of the law |
A mnemonic device | is a memory aid |
A redoubtable opponent | is formidable |
To sequester a jury | is to isolate them from others |
To regurgitate facts | is to repeat what has been learnt by heart |
Fulsome praise | is glowing and excessive |
A sardonic smile | is mocking |
An anomalous result | is odd and doesn’t fit the pattern |
A salubrious climate | is healthful |
To perpetrate a crime | is to carry it out |
A puerile joke | is childish |
Fitful sleep | is “on and off”, not continuous |
An inscrutable expression | cannot be easily understood |