Words of the day: 6th Nov'09

I. Which word comes closest in meaning? 1. Arraign a. Exculpate b. Reign c. Accuse d. Free 2. Propitiate a. Appease b. Hassle c. Aggravate d. Annoy 3. Obloquy a. Credit b. Blame c. Castigate d. Respect 4. Puerile a. Mature b. Adult c. Responsible d. Childish 5. Bauble a. Trinket b. Precious c. Vivacious d. Resplendent 6. Munificent a. Penurious b. Parsimonious c. Magnanimous d. Niggardly 7. Succinct a. Epigrammatic b. Discursive c. Maundering d. Prolix 8. Traduce a. Extol b. Defence c. Honour d. Calumniate 9. Chagrin a. Exultation b. Distress c. Ridicule d. Rankle 10. Facetious a. Adroit b. Solemn c. Lugubrious d. Jocose	II. Name the opposite 1. Cipher a. Naught b. Obscurity c. Code d. Infinity 2. Pertinacity a. Compliance b. Obstinacy c. Demure d. Flippant 3. Unctuous a. Perceptive b. Obsequious c. Brusque d. Servile 4. Foible a. Quirk b. Forte c. Fault d. Frailty 5. Peremptory a. Decisive b. Precise c. Docile d. Precise 6. Immanent a. Inherent b. Indigenous c. Extraneous d. Unsullied 7. Laic a. Pastoral b. Secular c. Profane d. Civil 8. Recalcitrant a. Refractory b. Intractable c. Ungovernable d. Malleable 9. Obstreperous a. Refractory b. Clamourous c. Restrained d. Mulish 10. Perspicacious a. Vacuous b. Discerning c. Sagacious d. Acute
III . Spell them right 1. Earn (ornamental vase) 2. Cain (walking stick) 3. Exilarate (feel lively) 4. Ascent (to comply or agree) 5. Alley (Associate or collaborator) 6. Babble (Tumult or confusion) 7. Foible (a short story) 8. Idle (object of worship) 9. Disease ( to die) 10. Pail ( light in colour)
ANSWERS Section I  1. c. Accuse 2. a. Appease 3. b. Blame 4. d. Childish 5. a. Trinket 6. c. Magnanimous 7. a. Epigrammatic 8. d. Calumniate 9. b. Distress 10. d. Jocose Section II 1. d. Infinity 2. a. Compliance 3. c. Brusque 4. b. Forte 5. c. Docile 6. c. Extraneous 7. a. Pastoral 8. d. Malleable 9. c. Restrained 10. a. Vacuous Section III 1. Urn 2. Cane 3. Exhilarate 4. Assent 5. Ally 6. Babel 7. Fable 8. Idol 9. Decease 10. Pale