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?
Riceve
Receive
Receve
Recieve
"Everything but the kitchen sink" is a common phrase. What does it mean?
What is a synonym for the word "laziness"?
Sunny
Shimmery
Skillfullness
Sloth
What's NOT a synonym for "lazy"?
Indolent
Cathartic
Lackadaisical
Remiss
What is another word for thespian?
Tour guide
Waiter
Actor
Bartender
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?
Time and tide
Hard and easy
Tall and short
Scorching and freezing
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
Walking
Scrounging
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...
Silicon
Icon
Lexicon
Iconic
Complete this expression: ___ licking good.
Rick considered the information too "tangential" to include in his report. What does tangential mean?
Irrelevant
Contrary
Controversial
Contentious
Which is NOT a synonym for "beautiful"?
Resplendent
Sumptuous
Pulchritudinous
Austere
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"?
Salubrious
Scintillating
Jocular
Facetious
Almost at the end! Which of the following is the true synonym to the word "evoke"?
Illicit
Solicit
Elicit
Implicit
Which of the following sentences contains an incorrectly used word?
The family managed to escape from the wreckage.
The malingerer was lazing around.
To excess the internet, press 'enter'.
It was ultimately her decision.
Finally, complete this idiom: Hoist with your own ___.
Petard
Jack
Mistake
Selfishness
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