WORD POWER

Four-letter words are the most popular in word games like Scrabble. Here are some to add to your vocabulary

1. calx – A: medical symbol that features two snakes and a staff. B: pivotal point in an argument. C: powder formed when a metal is heated.

2. gaze – A: break a promise. B: disagree using strong words. C: look steadily and intently.

3. razz – A: tease. B: add sparkle or glitter. C: bulldoze an entire area.

4. cyan – A: wistful yearning. B: greenish-blue colour. C: reddish-brown colour.

5. ankh – A: feeling of anxiety and depression.

B: Egyptian symbol of life. C: abscess in a molar.

6. silt – A: fine dirt sediment. B: funnel for pouring cement. C: slippery undergarment.

7. quay – A: visible repair. B: thickened buttermilk. C: hard surface beside water. 8. apse – A: recess in a church. B: iron frame of a wheelbarrow. C: sparse hedgerow.

9. tare – A: tenth portion reserved for charity. B: bundle of kindling. C: weight of an empty container.

10. wend – A: travel in an indirect fashion. B: wrap tightly.

C: walk while holding hands.

11. quip – A: witty remark. B: blow bubbles. C: waylay.

12. sere – A: endowed with wisdom. B: extremely dry. C: full to the brim.

13. echt – A: concisely argued. B: out of style. C: authentic.

14. rapt – A: spellbound by something seen or heard. B: of a freckled complexion. C: quick-witted.

15. mazy – A: absent-minded. B: full of twists and turns. C: extensively cracked, especially of glass.