Here's the first question: Some expressions can be quite colorful. Can you complete this one? It's a case of "the pot calling the kettle ___".
Which word is spelled correctly?
Receve
Recieve
Riceve
Receive
"Everything but the kitchen sink" is a common phrase. What does it mean?
What is a synonym for the word "laziness"?
Sloth
Skillfullness
Shimmery
Sunny
What's NOT a synonym for "lazy"?
Lackadaisical
Remiss
Indolent
Cathartic
What is another word for thespian?
Waiter
Tour guide
Bartender
Actor
Complete the proverb: In the land of the blind, the ___-eyed man is king.
What is a synonym for the word "tart"?
Which two words are NOT antonyms?
Hard and easy
Scorching and freezing
Tall and short
Time and tide
The act of 'foraging' has been made unnecessary by technology and social development. What would you be doing if you were to forage?
Washing
Building
Scrounging
Walking
There are various situations in which you might add a dash of some of these to a recipe, but which is the most likely word to be combined with 'a shot of'?
You're at the halfway point! "Emoticon" is a combination of the words "emotion" and...
Icon
Silicon
Iconic
Lexicon
Complete this expression: ___ licking good.
Rick considered the information too "tangential" to include in his report. What does tangential mean?
Contentious
Controversial
Contrary
Irrelevant
Which is NOT a synonym for "beautiful"?
Resplendent
Pulchritudinous
Austere
Sumptuous
Paparchy refers to the rule by the...?
True or false: A palindrome can only occur in words.
Which of the following sentences contains an incorrectly used word?
I am authorised to enter this room.
The fugitive had been on the run for two months.
The criteria for university entry is very tough.
Sally is always cautious around fire.
What's NOT a synonym for "witty"?
Facetious
Jocular
Scintillating
Salubrious
Almost at the end! Which of the following is the true synonym to the word "evoke"?
Elicit
Implicit
Illicit
Solicit
Which of the following sentences contains an incorrectly used word?
It was ultimately her decision.
The malingerer was lazing around.
To excess the internet, press 'enter'.
The family managed to escape from the wreckage.
Finally, complete this idiom: Hoist with your own ___.
Mistake
Petard
Jack
Selfishness
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