Words of the Day (May 2022)

I love your sister. She's such a ________ character. She's so friendly and talkative. And she smiles all the time.

1. bubbly
2. dairy
3. fancy
4. springy

Susan leaned forward, ________ the biscuit in the tea and handed it to her daughter.

1. crunched
2. deepened
3. ducked
4. dunked

Your wife seemed to be in a good ________ when she spoke to me this morning and now she's sad. What have you done to her?

1. humour
2. sense
3. taste
4. tone

The best way to ________ in with the locals is to act like you're not on vacation.

1. bland
2. blend
3. blunder
4. boil

The party was ________. We had so much fun. You should've come too.

1. dwell
2. hell
3. swell
4. well

My grandma never had much money and lived in ________ all her life.

1. penniless
2. poor
3. poverty
4. wealth

Never borrow money from a loan ________. Their interest rates are extremely high.

1. devil
2. dog
3. shark
4. wolf

His new girlfriend is very attractive, but she's extremely ________. He must bring her flowers every week and buy her expensive gifts.

1. high-maintenance
2. low-maintenance
3. maintained
4. maintaining

He craned his neck to ________.

1. hide from the others
2. see what was happening in the back
3. sleep better
4. stay awake longer

I don't think it would do you any ________ to listen to your mother's advice.

1. arm
2. harm
3. hurt
4. self-harm