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Four in a Row
Two teams on one device take turns to pick a column and answer a question; a right answer drops a disc. Four in a line wins.
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- Epitome, hyperbole, colonel: words that are hard to pronounce11items≈ 6 min
- Accommodate, liaise, rhythm: words even native speakers misspellSample words: accommodateconscientiousembarrassliaisemillenniumoccurrence12items≈ 7 min
- Reading the abstract of a research paper8items≈ 9 min
- Probe, curb, oust: the short words of news headlinesSample words: probecurbaxeoustvowslam12items≈ 8 min
- Tabu: serendipity, hindsight and other abstract ideasSample words: nostalgiaprocrastinationserendipityhindsightbureaucracyempathy10items≈ 12 min
- Glance, peer or scrutinise? Verbs of lookingSample words: glancepeerglimpsescrutinisegazesquint10items≈ 5 min
- Reading the small print of a flat rental agreement10items≈ 9 min
- The creak of a floorboard: verbs for everyday soundsSample words: creakrustlecracklegurglehisspatter12items≈ 7 min
- Meticulous, tenacious, astute: words for a glowing reference letterSample words: meticuloustenaciousgregariouspragmaticresourcefuldiligent10items≈ 8 min
- A missed connection on the night train to the coast8items≈ 10 min
- Hammering out a deal: phrasal verbs of negotiationSample words: hammer outiron outback downhold out forfall throughsound out10items≈ 6 min
- If I had read the contract: mixed conditionals for regrets10items≈ 7 min
- Chuckle, smirk, guffaw: ways of laughing and smilingSample words: chucklegigglesniggerguffawsmirkgrin10items≈ 5 min
- Ad hoc, bona fide, de facto: Latin phrases in everyday EnglishSample words: ad hocbona fidede factoper sequid pro quostatus quo12items≈ 6 min
- Faux pas and carte blanche: French expressions in EnglishSample words: faux pascarte blanchefait accompliraison d'êtretour de forcedouble entendre10items≈ 7 min
- Insist that he be present: the subjunctive in formal requests12items≈ 7 min
- Cf., viz., et al.: abbreviations in formal documentsSample words: e.g.i.e.cf.viz.et al.N.B.12items≈ 6 min
- Crumbly, tangy, velvety: words from a restaurant reviewSample words: crumblychewytangyvelvetyzestysmoky10items≈ 9 min
- Averse to, devoid of, fraught with: prepositions in formal English10items≈ 7 min
- Encore! Words from a classical concert reviewSample words: crescendoencorevirtuosorepertoireensembleoverture12items≈ 8 min
- A pride of lions, a murder of crows: collective nouns for animalsSample words: pridemurderpodswarmshoalpack12items≈ 6 min
- Reading the map on a coastal footpathSample words: coveestuaryheadlandshingleduneinlet12items≈ 8 min
- Ways of speakingSample words: mutterwhisperassertconcedeimplyretort8items≈ 6 min
- Shades of meaning5items≈ 8 min
- Formal equivalentsSample words: postponetolerateinvestigateeliminateestablishcompensate8items≈ 8 min
- Implication and tone4items≈ 8 min
- Nuance and stanceSample words: equivocationcaveatconcessionunderstatementincongruityambivalence6items≈ 8 min
- Rhetoric and subtle distinctionsSample words: equivocationinnuendoconcessionantithesishyperbolelitotes6items≈ 10 min
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