Quiz B6

Azure is the clear blue colour of a clear sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

An axiom is a statement or proposition that requires to be proved.

Avail is to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).

An augur is a cruel, wicked, and evil person.

To atone is to undertake a programme to lose weight to achieve muscle tone.

An atlas, in architecture, refers to a figure of a man used as a column.

An aster is a large star in the southern skies.

Aspic is a dish in which ingredients are set into a jelly-like substance made from a meat stock.

Aspen is a pen for writing on a screen of a digital device.

Which word beginning with ax means: A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true. {blank_}

Which word beginning with av means: Turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts). {blank_}

Which word beginning with at means: A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral. {blank_}

Which word beginning with ar means: A pleasant, often spicy, scent perceived by the nose. {blank_}

Which word beginning with ar means: (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type in adjacent memory locations. {blank_}

Which word beginning with an means: A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety. {blank_}

Which word beginning with am means: Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations. {blank_}

Which word beginning with al means: Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

Which word beginning with al means: (computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one. {blank_}

Which word beginning with ai means: A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale. {blank_}

Which word in the following group is out of place withappal v.-disgust, dismay, distrust, disconcert?

Which word in the following group is out of place withannul v.-evoke, revoke, countermand, negate?

Which word in the following group is out of place withamaze n.-astound, stun, stupefy, propound?

Which word in the following group is out of place withallay v.-alleviate, belay, relieve, soothe?

Which word in the following group is out of place withalibi n.-defence, justification, Indulgence, story?

Which word in the following group is out of place withagile adj.-deft, dexterous, athletic, ponderous?

Which word in the following group is out of place withagency n.-means, premium, medium, vehicle ?

Which word in the following group is out of place withAdorn v.-accomplish, embellish, enrich, festoon?

Which word in the following group is out of place withadore v.-enjoy, succour, savour, relish?

Which word in the following group is out of place withadage n.-proverb, byword, concept, precept?

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.