Logophile: Word Games

1. Before painting, Monet mixed five shades of blue on his artist’s ______
   1. palate.
   2. palette.
   3. pallet.
2. You should expect a compendious manual to be
   1. incomplete and basic.
   2. large and all-encompassing.
   3. succinct but comprehensive.
3. This might not be one of the things you’re good at, but can you come up with a common 9-letter word that contains only one, non-repeating vowel?

Answers

1. b. palette

2. c. succinct but comprehensive

3. strengths

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