Test Your Word Skills | A Clever Language Challenge
Can you crack the word puzzle?
GM quizzers! 👋 Fancy a quick brain teaser? 🤔 Here are two intriguing words that seem ordinary but hide a secret waiting to be discovered.
Think you can spot what makes them so unusual? 👀 Whether you’re on a break ☕️ or just love puzzles, this one will keep you guessing and maybe even surprise you! Give it a go and see if you can unlock the mystery behind these fascinating words 🗝️📝.
Question: Look at these two words: abstemious and facetious. What is unusual or interesting about these words?
Answer: both abstemious and facetious contain all five vowels—a, e, i, o, u—in alphabetical order. (Now try slipping that into a pub quiz and watch minds blow. 🤯)
Word Power
Abstemious (ab-STEEM-ee-us): Showing restraint, especially when eating or drinking; moderate and sparing in consumption.
Facetious (fuh-SEE-shus): Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant or playful.
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