What does "restive" mean?
Fidgety
Comfortable
Leftover
To make someone happy or elated means to:
Exhilirate
Exhilarate
Exhillirate
Exhillarate
"Open a can of ___." What should go in the blank of this phrase?
Beans
Soup
Sardines
Worms
How would you describe a conversation that completely lacks importance?
Nimble
Unbiased
Exceptional
Inane
In the common saying, where might a clumsy bull cause chaos?
Madrid
Bakery
China shop
Ceramic shop
When you've reached "the end of your rope," which specific place can you also land on?
In the same boat
On the stump
Back to the wall
At wit's end
To require or demand is also to:
Necessetate
Nessessitate
Neccesitate
Necessitate
Which of these sentences correctly uses "surreptitious"?
Tom threw a surreptitious party for his wife.
Marvin's surreptitious nature made him a lot of friends.
Jerry's surreptitious efforts have earned him a lot of praise.
Gavin used a surreptitious excuse to leave work early because he had a job interview.
What does it mean to "bilk" someone?
According to the proverb, a stitch in time saves how many?
What words are missing from the expression "Don't ___ the ___ unless you can walk the walk"?
An oddity or peculiarity can also be seen as an:
Idiosyncrasy
Idiosyncracy
Idiosincrasy
Idioseencracy
Which of these results in indecision?
Which of these is an example of a hyperbole?
Words that sound alike but have different meanings are called:
Holograms
Homophones
Hoponoids
Homonyms
If you get caught up in "minutia," what are you dealing with?
Gossip
Rain
Small details
A traffic jam
"An ___ and a ___." What should be in the blanks in this common expression?
Oxen and yoke
Arm and leg
Octopus and tentacle
Elephant and trainer
Someone might use the proverb, "Never judge a book by its cover," in response to someone else who said...
"Her nickname may be 'Nutmeg,' but Susan actually hates the taste of the spice."
"Mary's clothes are really expensive. She must be really snobby."
"I know people say, 'It takes two to tango,' but I swear, the fight was all Tammy's fault!"
"Jane was really mean to me the other day."
Everyone left Beth alone because she was in a "fractious" mood. What was Beth like?
Annoyed
Contemplative
Depressed
Introspective
Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
Who's cell phone is on the table here?
Please pick up some banana's at the grocery store.
Please fill the cats' food bowl—Tiger and Fluffy won't stop meowing at me!
A moral sense of right and wrong is a:
Concience
Conscience
Concionce
Consounse
Which of these words means "essential" or "required"?
Necessary
Nesessary
Nessecary
Being a "bundle of nerves" mean you're harboring what?
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