Words of the Day (Jul 2021) - quiz A

It was a beautiful evening. We were ________ on the grass, relaxing.

1. launching
2. leaning
3. lounging
4. vacationing

Sorry, I can't lend you any money. I'm ________ myself.

1. break
2. breaking
3. broke
4. broken

I know you can't stand her husband, but she ________ to bring him along to the party tonight.

1. is like
2. is likely
3. like
4. likes

He had a well groomed ________ that covered the bottom half of his face. It made him look much older.

1. rubble
2. stem
3. stub
4. stubble

Becky ________ and when she came back home, she was a little tipsy.

1. went jogging in the morning
2. went to a pub with some friends
3. went to school
4. worked in the garden the whole afternoon

When he saw my new phone, he was ________ with envy.

1. black
2. green
3. red
4. yellow

People believe that lightning doesn't strike the same place twice, but it's just a popular ________.

1. misconceive
2. misconcept
3. misconception
4. misconduct

After a few minutes of ________ knocking I gave up and left. She clearly didn't want to answer the door.

1. pointed
2. pointer
3. pointless
4. pointy

There's a ________ in here. Close the window, will you?

1. drain
2. draught
3. dribble
4. drought

We ordered a couple of ________ beers and sat down by the window.

1. draught
2. drenched
3. drift
4. drought