You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Q: Category: "GUN" SMOKE
Clue: A bird dog may lose its job if it's this, afraid of loud noises

A: gun-shy
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Q: Category: PHONETICS
Clue: A velar consonant, like the first sound in "good" or "king", applies the tongue to the soft this

A: the palate
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Q: Category: ARCHITECTURE
Clue: The name of this ornate style of Baroque architecture probably comes from the French for "rockwork"

A:
rococo
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