Saturday 11 June 2016

The Dictionary Game

Can you guess the correct meaning of the following words ...
(answers provided at the end of this post)

blechterous
1. Describes a student who goes in to an exam without studying.
2. something that has an ugly design
3. an inflamed pustular skin eruption
4. a form of phobia
5. an infected wound

fleam
1. a shiny fabric
2. a surgical instrument
3. a small bird found in the Papua New Guinea jungle
4. to kneel down
5. something that enables you to fly with silk wings

pica
1. something that is too small
2. a type of food, like honey
3. a small, delicate item
4. a craving or desire to eat dust
5. a craving for food during pregnancy

One of my favourite games that we use as part of our Truth or Lies theme at TABLEtalk.  Some of you may know this game as Balderdash or from the radio series Call my Bluff.  
I am always amazed at the creative definitition that students write. On occasion it would be nice to be one of the players rather than the presenter of this game :-)

Answers ...
blechterous  -  something that has an ugly design
fleam  -  a surgical instrument
pica - a craving or desire to eat dust

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