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