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Food & the senses

Taste, smell, touch and eating words. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Ten questions from the food & the senses 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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Core, Stretch, Advanced levels: the first 5 of 5, A to Z.

  • charred

    verbCore

    burnt black on the surface

    Similar:
    blackened
    Opposite:
    fresh

  • coarse

    adj.Core

    rough to touch, or rude and not polite

    Similar:
    rough
    Opposite:
    fine

  • connoisseur

    nounStretch

    a person with expert knowledge and good taste in a subject

    Similar:
    expert
    Opposite:
    amateur

  • consume

    verbCore

    to eat or drink something, or to use it all up

    Similar:
    eat
    Opposite:
    conserve

  • craving

    nounAdvanced

    a very strong wish to have something

    Similar:
    desire
    Opposite:
    aversion

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