Long Locutions
What's the word for:
Going across a continent
Transcontinental
What should be changed in:
I thought my next class was biology, but Ive just heard that I'm supposed to be in geometry
Change Ive to I've
What's the word for:
Difficult and much debated; problematic
Vexed
What's the word for:
Extremely silly, foolish, or unbelievable
Absurd
True or False:
According to Oxford Dictionaries, the word of the year is 'toxic'.
True
They did a pretty good job summing up our year there, didn't they?
What's the word for:
To behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity
Condescending
What should be changed in:
I've gotta go. My cousin's wedding is in an hour and I haven't even started getting ready.
Nothing needs to be changed
What's the word for:
Intentionally harmful to someone; spiteful
Malicious
What's the word for:
To show or reveal something to people
Unveiled
True or False:
Monopoly for Millennials does not exists.
False
They've got a monopoly for millennials, in which the slogan is, "Forget real estate, you can't afford it anyway."
What's the word for:
Having or showing very different feelings (such as love and hate) about someone or something at the same time
Ambivalent
What should be changed in:
Theyre over there, using their drone to film something for a project they've got to turn in.
Change Theyre to They're
What's the word for:
An amount of money used to pay on bridges/roads; to have a serious, bad effect on someone or something
Tolled
What's the word for:
Owing something to someone or something
Indebted
True or False:
The Lion King will not be getting a remake and will forever stay an animated movie, according to Disney representatives.
False
The Lion King is getting a live action remake, which is set to come out sometime in 2019.
What's the word for:
Very hungry
Ravenously
What should be changed in:
This isnt right. The questions we've answered didnt count on the computer for some reason.
Change isnt to isn't
and
Change didnt to didn't
What's the word for:
The period of time between two dates/events; the width of something from one side to the other
Span
What's the word for:
Important and well-known
Prominent
True or False:
Some fungi actually create zombies, then proceed to control their minds.
True
Fungi such as ophiocordyceps infects ants' nervous systems, forcing them to climb trees, then convulse and drop to the forest floor.
What's the word for:
Too eager to help or obey someone important
Obsequious
What should be changed in:
I can't believe that just happened! The Rivas dog just jumped the fence to chase after the rabbit!
Change Rivas to Rivas' or Rivas's
What's the word for:
Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparent bad or difficult situation
Sanguine
What's the word for:
Feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong
Indignant
True or False:
Every letter of the alphabet can be found in the names of the states of America.
False
There is not a 'Q' in any of the states' names