Words of the Day (Dec 2019) - quiz A

The director's speech was really good. He ________ many issues, including dismissals and pay.

1. hit on
2. kicked
3. touched
4. touched on

Nineteen pounds for a sandwich? That's a bit ________ for me, sorry. I'll just have a beer.

1. reek
2. sever
3. steep
4. true-blue

Don't worry. I'll be there at 10 o'clock ________ tomorrow.

1. dot
2. edge
3. exact
4. sharp

I hope the future tenants will take excellent care of the ________.

1. bike
2. car
3. flat
4. loan

I heard a ________ that David's dating the new girl from accounting.

1. gossip
2. rumour
3. skid
4. sled

I'm really happy my husband is on the same ________ with his new colleagues at work.

1. note
2. signal
3. wave
4. wavelength

She poured him some of the raspberry ________ that was left over from the party.

1. liqer
2. liquer
3. liqueur
4. liquor

The hostess ________ the eggnog into a glass and handed it to the guest.

1. carved
2. ladled
3. scattered
4. stewed

You should do something about your ________. You keep putting on weight.

1. candy lips
2. honey mouth
3. sugar tongue
4. sweet tooth

The string of her necklace broke and all the ________ fell into the grass.

1. beads
2. heads
3. leads
4. meads