Quiz B 11

A bride is a woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event.

To budge is to resist making even the slightest movement.

A brick is a small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.

Broil is to freeze meat or fish after cooking.

To bribe someone is to dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one’s favour by a gift of money or other inducement.

A briar is a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.

To break something is to separate it into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

To breed is take air into the lungs and then expel it.

brawn is physical strength in contrast to intelligence.

Braze is to fry (food) lightly and then stew it slowly in a covered pot.

Which word beginning with br means: the worst part or chief impact of a specified action?

Which word beginning with br means: cook (meat or fish) by exposure to direct heat?

Which word beginning with br means: active and energetic?

Which word beginning with br means: the extreme edge of land?

Which word beginning with br means: water strongly impregnated with salt?

Which word beginning with br means: of short duration; not lasting for long?

Which word beginning with br means: a woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event?

Which word beginning with br means: a small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building?

Which word beginning with br means: dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one’s favour by a gift of money or other inducement?

Which word beginning with br means: white heath tree found in southern Europe?

Which word in the following group is out of place with brink n. – verge, threshold, hedge, edge?

Which word in the following group is out of place with brick n. – frock, block, ingot, chunk?

Which word in the following group is out of place with bribe n. – inducement, backhander, enticement, atonement?

Which word in the following group is out of place with breed v. – reproduce, mediate, propagate, rear?

Which word in the following group is out of place with breed n. – species, variety, series, strain?

Which word in the following group is out of place with break v. – demolish, shatter, smash, garnish?

Which word in the following group is out of place with brawn n. – strength, bustle, muscle, might?

Which word in the following group is out of place with brand n. – mark, decibel, label, logo?

Which word in the following group is out of place with brace v. – lock, clench, signify, fortify?

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.