Logophile: Clever Word Quizzes

1. Which of the following is not a part of your face?
   1. canthus
   2. glabella
   3. sartorius
2. The negotiator tried to _________________ the tense situation.
   1. defuse
   2. diffuse
3. Add a letter to each of these two-syllable words to make them one-syllable words:
   1. boa
   2. ragged
   3. ague
   4. bated

Answers

1. c: the sartorius is a thigh muscle; a canthus is the point where your eyelids meet, and the glabella is the space between your eyebrows
2. a
3. a. boat; b. dragged; c. vague; d. bathed

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