Disappearing Man vocabulary game | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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"He had no recollection of the incident." Give a synonym for the word "recollection"

memory He had no memory of the incident.

Years later, he was reunited with his brother. What does "reunite" mean?

It means "get together", "meet again after being apart for a long time" I hope we'll experience that soon ourselves!

There will be an inquest into the deaths of the three men. Give a synonym for "an inquest"

an investigation

We were elated by/at the news. Elated means... a) depressed b) delighted c) dazed

Delighted! Elation is another name for euphoria.

The tide washed a small boat up. What does "wash up" mean?

When the sea swallowed something and it spits it out, we say the thing was washed out.

They lost their ill-gained assets. Ill-gained means: a) lost b) accidentally gained c) illegally gained

Illegally gained. Every ill- word means something bad.

She was the victim of an insurance scam. A synonym for "scam" would be...?

deception / fraud / hoax! She was the victim of a fraud!

They made absolutely no pretence of being interested. What does "pretence" mean?

It's a behaviour that makes someone believe something that is not true

"His whereabouts are unknown." A synonym for the word "whereabouts" would be...

"location" His location is unknown.

She sent more than 50 letters, but to no avail. What could the synonym for "to no avail" be?

in vain / for nothing / pointlessly She sent more than 50 emails for nothing.

If somebody appears again after being absent, we call it.. a) a reappearance b) a backappearance c) an onappearance

A reappearance, nothing else!

We were paddling around the lake. What does "paddling" mean?

Paddling means to move a small boat through water with a paddle.