ROAST - Answers1. Something that’s redolent (from Latin redolēre, to smell) gives off an odor (the kitchen was redolent of garlic), or is suggestive of something else (her puns were redolent of Rabelais).2. Ovate (from Latin ov, egg) means egg-shaped—the leaves of some oaks are ovate. 3. An abecedarian (from the names of the first letters of the alphabet) is someone who’s just beginning to learn about a topic, a beginner. And an abecedary (A-B-C-duh-ree) is a basic book—an abecedary of folk songs. 4. Scurrilous (from Latin scurrilis, jeering) means grossly or obscenely abusive—the oil spill loosed not only crude oil, but also a torrent of crude and scurrilous charges and countercharges. 5. Teflon is a trademark for a polymer with slippery, non-sticking properties—and by extension, someone who seems invulnerable to criticism. They said he made some really stupid decisions, but that he had a teflon hide; all the criticism just seemed to slide right off—nothing would stick. |
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