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
Riceve
Recieve
Receive
"Everything but the kitchen sink" is a common phrase. What does it mean?
What is a synonym for the word "laziness"?
Shimmery
Sloth
Skillfullness
Sunny
What's NOT a synonym for "lazy"?
Cathartic
Indolent
Remiss
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?
Scorching and freezing
Time and tide
Hard and easy
Tall and short
The act of 'foraging' has been made unnecessary by technology and social development. What would you be doing if you were to forage?
Washing
Walking
Scrounging
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...
Silicon
Iconic
Icon
Lexicon
Complete this expression: ___ licking good.
Rick considered the information too "tangential" to include in his report. What does tangential mean?
Irrelevant
Controversial
Contrary
Contentious
Which is NOT a synonym for "beautiful"?
Austere
Sumptuous
Pulchritudinous
Resplendent
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 criteria for university entry is very tough.
The fugitive had been on the run for two months.
What's NOT a synonym for "witty"?
Salubrious
Jocular
Scintillating
Facetious
Almost at the end! Which of the following is the true synonym to the word "evoke"?
Solicit
Implicit
Illicit
Elicit
Which of the following sentences contains an incorrectly used word?
To excess the internet, press 'enter'.
It was ultimately her decision.
The family managed to escape from the wreckage.
The malingerer was lazing around.
Finally, complete this idiom: Hoist with your own ___.
Selfishness
Petard
Mistake
Jack
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