Words of the Day (Jun 2020) - quiz A

I told her I knew she was dating someone, but she refused to come ________ about that guy.

1. clean
2. home
3. open
4. true

You should always wear ________ when working with wood.

1. goggles
2. goo
3. googles
4. googols

Jessica needed to unwind, so she ________.

1. quickly got dressed
2. started walking faster
3. took a hot bath
4. worked even harder

Before she went on maternity ________, she decided to make a big cake for her colleagues at work.

1. break
2. holiday
3. leave
4. vacation

He knelt down and ________ her to stay. She just shrugged and left.

1. begged
2. pardoned
3. pleased
4. prayed

Many gardeners have problems with various ________ at this time of year.

1. brats
2. crooks
3. pests
4. scum

The barman was nervously eyeing ________ the group of people entering the pub. They were clearly drunk and he didn't want another commotion.

1. ---
2. down
3. off
4. up

His laughter was ________. Nobody believed he was having fun.

1. artificial
2. infectious
3. loud
4. uncontrollable

Please stop singing. – Well, can I at least ________ the tune?

1. grin
2. hum
3. shrug
4. sob

It was a very hot day and she was eating her third ________ to cool her down. This time it was a strawberry one.

1. ice cycle
2. icicle
3. icing
4. popsicle