CLASS 9
IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A person who does robbery
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A dishonest person
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The culprit
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Britannica Dictionary definition of SCOUNDREL. [count] old-fashioned. : a person (especially a man) who is cruel or dishonest.
Detailed explanation-2: -: a disreputable person : rascal.
Detailed explanation-3: -miscreant. ne’er-do-well. reprobate. scalawag. scamp.
Detailed explanation-4: -A scoundrel is a person who does deliberately evil things. If your brother hides a fake mouse in your shoe and you therefore almost have a heart attack while getting dressed, you have every right to call him a scoundrel.
Detailed explanation-5: -scoundrel (n.) 1580s, skowndrell, “base, mean, worthless fellow, ” a word of unknown origin. Century Dictionary, citing Skeat, makes it perhaps ultimately from the source of shun.