MALAPROPISMS XXII

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel 

Identify the malapropism in each sentence and supply the correct word.

1. The body was interred in a stone epicure.

 

2. Some people just attract admirers. They have mascara.

 

3. Every sentence has a subject and syndicate.

 

4. The bride-to-be is shopping for her torso.

 

5. The 90-year-old was often asked about the secret to levity.

 

6. The paragon was the ancestor of the present-day elephant.

 

7. Working on the docks as a humidor is hard, dangerous work.

 

8. He had his operation in the amatory surgery unit.

 

9. Both Peru and Mexico fell victim to the inquisitors.

 

10. His lecture on youth in Asia went to the heart of medical ethics. 

Answers:

 

1. epicure - sepulcher

2. mascara - charisma

3. syndicate - predicate

4. torso - trousseau

5. levity - longevity

6. paragon - mastodon

7. humidor - stevedore

8. amatory - ambulatory

9. inquisitors - conquistadors

10. youth in Asia - Euthanasia