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Adventure & danger

Quests, peril, escapes and daring deeds. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Ten questions from the adventure & danger theme in the 11+ styles: closest meaning, opposites, odd one out, words in context and missing words. Marked straight away, with explanations. No account needed.

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Advanced, Core, Stretch levels: the first 6 of 6, A to Z.

  • elude

    verbAdvanced

    to escape from or avoid someone or something cleverly

    Similar:
    evade
    Opposite:
    capture

  • endeavour

    nounAdvanced

    a determined attempt to do something difficult

    Similar:
    attempt
    Opposite:
    idleness

  • endure

    verbCore

    to put up with something difficult, or to keep going for a long time

    Similar:
    bear
    Opposite:
    fade

  • enterprise

    nounAdvanced

    a bold or difficult project, or a business

    Similar:
    venture
    Opposite:
    idleness

  • epic

    nounCore

    a long, grand story about heroic deeds and great events

    Similar:
    grand
    Opposite:
    minor

  • extricate

    verbStretch

    to free someone or something from a tricky or trapped situation

    Similar:
    free
    Opposite:
    entangle

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