Words of the Day (Jul 2019) - quiz B

When I got to the party I was starving, but there were just a few ________ on the table. There was a lot of alcohol, though.

1. doodles
2. fiddles
3. nibbles
4. nipples

You've broken another wine glass? You're so ________! I think I better get you a plastic cup.

1. clumsy
2. flimsy
3. sturdy
4. wobbly

I really like spicy food, but it usually gives me ________.

1. acid
2. crutches
3. goosebumps
4. heartburn

Aladdin ________ the lamp again and when the genie appeared, he told him his wish.

1. rubbed
2. scratched
3. squeezed
4. tickled

You must be cleanly shaven, as clearly outlined in our ________ standards.

1. behaving
2. facing
3. grooming
4. operating

So are you enjoying the sun there? We've had ________ weather here for the last five days.

1. alert
2. bucket
3. drop-dead
4. lousy

Come on, be ________. I can't pay you that much for the old bike. I can give you fifty quid.

1. advisable
2. questionable
3. reasonable
4. responsible

The instructions are quite ________ and easy to understand, don't you think?

1. afterward
2. beforehand
3. hereby
4. straightforward

She grabbed a towel, put on her rubber ________ and headed towards the beach.

1. flip-flops
2. flippers
3. frogs
4. thong

If we invite Steve, we can't invite his ex-wife, and ________. If we invite her, we can't invite him.

1. another way around
2. upside down
3. versa vice
4. vice versa