MALAPROPISMS XXVI

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel

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

1. Janice is so vain - always skimping  herself.

2. Join me at the table to enjoy a delicious impasse.

3. The song was so sad it sounded like a funeral surge.

4. Tilting at windmills is a chaotic way to live.

5. Casting reversions at people will come back to bite you.

 

6. The soldier wore entourage to help him hide from the enemy. 

7. Things were so boring, he just couldn't help but succumb to colloquy.

 

8. We were all feeling sluggish and lethargic, just sitting around in a torrid state.

9. Even a little self-control in what you eat would help you not to be so obtuse.

10. Considering that he had no time to prepare, his extensive speech was very impressive.

Answers:

 

1. skimping - primping

2. impasse - repast

3. surge - dirge

4. chaotic - quixotic

5. reversions - aspersions

6. entourage - camouflage

7. colloquy - ennui

8. torrid - torpid

9. obtuse - obese

10. extensive - extemporaneous