Quiz A 17

Cope is to deal (with) something successfully.

Cope is a long robe worn by judges.

Coot is a short-tailed waterfowl, with black plumage, a white bill and an area of bare white skin.

Comb is a tool for cleaning wool.

Coma is a long period of unconsciousness.

Colt is a castrated male horse.

Cole is a cabbage that forms a drumhead.

Cold is a viral infection of nose and throat.

Coke is a solid fuel made by heating coal in the absence of air.

Coir is an organized group of singers in a church.

Which word is out of place with cord – fibre, string, offing, twine?

Which word is out of place with copy v. – forego, ape, echo, mimic?

Which word is out of place with cope – confront, endure, handle, procure?

Which word is out of place with come – reach, falter, attain, enter ?

Which word is out of place with cold – wintry, icy, sordid, frigid?

Which word is out of place with coat – cloak, jacket, windbreaker, yoke?

Which word is out of place with cost – amount, rapture, charge, expenditure?

Which word is out of place with clan – dialect, gang, mob, sect?

Which word is out of place with cite v. – recount, entreat, repeat, specify?

lt;p>Which word is out of place with calm – quiet, peaceful, fateful, still ?

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.

Match the word in the first column with another in the second column to make a recognised phrase or collocation.