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
Receive
Riceve
Recieve
"Everything but the kitchen sink" is a common phrase. What does it mean?
What is a synonym for the word "laziness"?
Skillfullness
Shimmery
Sloth
Sunny
What's NOT a synonym for "lazy"?
Indolent
Remiss
Cathartic
Lackadaisical
What is another word for thespian?
Bartender
Tour guide
Waiter
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
Time and tide
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?
Walking
Washing
Building
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...
Lexicon
Iconic
Silicon
Icon
Complete this expression: ___ licking good.
Rick considered the information too "tangential" to include in his report. What does tangential mean?
Contentious
Controversial
Irrelevant
Contrary
Which is NOT a synonym for "beautiful"?
Sumptuous
Resplendent
Austere
Pulchritudinous
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?
The criteria for university entry is very tough.
Sally is always cautious around fire.
The fugitive had been on the run for two months.
I am authorised to enter this room.
What's NOT a synonym for "witty"?
Jocular
Salubrious
Scintillating
Facetious
Almost at the end! Which of the following is the true synonym to the word "evoke"?
Illicit
Elicit
Solicit
Implicit
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 ___.
Selfishness
Mistake
Jack
Petard
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