Vocabulary: When Things Go Wrong Flashcards
haywire
being out of order or having gone wrong
miscue
noun: a mistake or a slip up
verb: to make a mistake or a slip up
wonky
unsteady, shaky, awry, wrong
gaffe
a social or diplomatic blunder, a noticeable mistake
on the fritz
in a state of disorder or disrepair
Which of these words is a synonym for ‘wonky’ and which words are antonyms?
rocky,shaky,balanced, tippy,tipsy,stabilised, wobbly, stable, unbalanced,even, unstable,unsteady, straight, infirm,sound, insecure,precarious,sturdy, doddery,rickety, level, cockeyed
Synonyms: rocky, shaky, tippy, tipsy, wobbly, unbalanced, unstable, unsteady, infirm, insecure, precarious, doddery, rickety, cockeyed
Antonyms: balanced, stabilised, stable, even, straight, sound, sturdy, level
Fill in the blank
haywire - miscue - wonky - on the fritz - gaffe
Critics called it a________, but the statement wasn’t a slip of the tongue.
gaffe
The drinks machine is ____________. There will be no beverages today.
on the fritz
The tornado hit, there were a couple of days of cleanup and then everything went________.
haywire
The slightest _______ and it’s curtains for the trapeze artist.
miscue
