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Was rather amused at reading today's Metro and coming across a wee quiz that I shall be lazy and reproduce here. Try it out and see how good you are in Newspeak.

Identify any three of these actual US government euphenisms.

1. Security contractors

2. Poorly buffered precipitation

3. Controlled flight into terrain

4. Ambient noncombatant personnel

5. Pre-dawn vertical insertion

6. Low-yield, clean thermonuclear device

7. Permanent pre-hostility

Identify any three of these actual US government euphenisms.

1. Security contractors
Mercenaries

2. Poorly buffered precipitation
Acid rain

3. Controlled flight into terrain
Plane crash

4. Ambient noncombatant personnel
Refugees

5. Pre-dawn vertical insertion
Invasion

6. Low-yield, clean thermonuclear device
Bomb

7. Permanent pre-hostility
Peace