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
Receive
Riceve
"Everything but the kitchen sink" is a common phrase. What does it mean?
What is a synonym for the word "laziness"?
Sunny
Skillfullness
Shimmery
Sloth
What's NOT a synonym for "lazy"?
Remiss
Lackadaisical
Cathartic
Indolent
What is another word for thespian?
Bartender
Actor
Tour guide
Waiter
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?
Tall and short
Time and tide
Hard and easy
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?
Building
Washing
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...
Iconic
Icon
Silicon
Lexicon
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"?
Resplendent
Pulchritudinous
Sumptuous
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?
The fugitive had been on the run for two months.
Sally is always cautious around fire.
I am authorised to enter this room.
The criteria for university entry is very tough.
What's NOT a synonym for "witty"?
Jocular
Facetious
Scintillating
Salubrious
Almost at the end! Which of the following is the true synonym to the word "evoke"?
Illicit
Solicit
Implicit
Elicit
Which of the following sentences contains an incorrectly used word?
The malingerer was lazing around.
To excess the internet, press 'enter'.
It was ultimately her decision.
The family managed to escape from the wreckage.
Finally, complete this idiom: Hoist with your own ___.
Petard
Selfishness
Jack
Mistake
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