Vocabulary quiz 1 - words ending in "ise"
Each of the following describes a word (verb) that ends in “ise”. How many can you identify or guess at? Without using reference material or the internet, of course.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 8pm tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top three entries.
1. To cast out evil spirits -
2. To destroy or deface property -
3. To make text sloping -
4. To make infertile -
5. To vaccinate -
6. To brown sugar by heating it -
7. To act condescendingly towards -
8. To heat a liquid (such as milk) in order to kill harmful germs -
9. To pass off someone else's work as one's own -
10. To kill for mercy -
11. To shun -
12. To make friends with enemy troops -
13. To treat rubber to make it more durable -
14. To remove original sin with holy water -
15. To spread out a debt payment over instalments -
16. To smash into very small pieces -17. To speak at someone's funeral -
18. To turn into a gas -
19. To burn flesh in order to prevent bleeding or infection -
20. To rust -
21. To deprive of a privilege, or right –
22. To cause a significant change in procedure –
23. To cause to become widely known –
24. To create dislike or opposition in another person -
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 8pm tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top three entries.
1. To cast out evil spirits -
2. To destroy or deface property -
3. To make text sloping -
4. To make infertile -
5. To vaccinate -
6. To brown sugar by heating it -
7. To act condescendingly towards -
8. To heat a liquid (such as milk) in order to kill harmful germs -
9. To pass off someone else's work as one's own -
10. To kill for mercy -
11. To shun -
12. To make friends with enemy troops -
13. To treat rubber to make it more durable -
14. To remove original sin with holy water -
15. To spread out a debt payment over instalments -
16. To smash into very small pieces -17. To speak at someone's funeral -
18. To turn into a gas -
19. To burn flesh in order to prevent bleeding or infection -
20. To rust -
21. To deprive of a privilege, or right –
22. To cause a significant change in procedure –
23. To cause to become widely known –
24. To create dislike or opposition in another person -
