Past Daily Challenge
August 28, 2026
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Question 1 · noun
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Answer: pull
he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
Original choices and explanations
- plug
- an old or over-worked horse
- trigger
- an act that sets in motion some course of events
- drop
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- pull
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Question 2 · noun
a natural talent
Answer: flair
he has a flair for mathematics
Original choices and explanations
- flair
- a natural talent
- dynamism
- active strength of body or mind
- verve
- an energetic style
- charm
- something believed to bring good luck
Question 3 · verb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Answer: forsake
Sam cannot forsake Sue
Original choices and explanations
- renounce
- leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- forsake
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- forgo
- be earlier in time; go back further
- eschew
- avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
Question 4 · noun
visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects
Answer: diplopia
diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered
Original choices and explanations
- papilledema
- swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
- ophthalmoplegia
- paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye
- diplopia
- visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects
- exotropia
- strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
Question 5 · adverb
later than usual or than expected
Answer: tardily
notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline
Original choices and explanations
- precipitately
- at breakneck speed
- unenthusiastically
- without enthusiasm; showing no enthusiasm
- opportunely
- conveniently
- tardily
- later than usual or than expected
Definitions and examples adapted from Princeton WordNet and the Open English WordNet team’s 2025 data. Lexifour rewrites clues and explanations and blanks example sentences; this archive preserves the game’s original wording and choice order. License and attribution notices; Open English WordNet development is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Reference: McCrae, Rademaker, Bond, Rudnicka, and Fellbaum (2019), English WordNet 2019 – An Open-Source WordNet for English.
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