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1. Something that’s redolent (RED-uh-lunt) is most likely:
   smelly
   frilly
   chilly
   silly

2. Ovate (O-vate) means:
   rather late
   really great
   egg-shaped
   fur-draped

3. An abecedarian (A-B-C-darian) is someone who:
   does word-quizzes, just for fun
   is always ready with a pun
   is short-sighted, a bit myopic
   knows just the basics of a topic

4. The word scurrilous (SKUR-uh-luss) would most-aptly apply to:
   a tree with rough bark
   an insulting remark
   a skilled Alpine skier
   a mystic, a seer

5. Teflon (TEF-lon) usually refers to something that:
   you’d spread upon your lawn
   would make you start to yawn
   you’d take if battling a cough
   lets criticism slide right off

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