Quiz: How many of these colorful terms do you know?
Flex your wordsmith muscles by matching commonly known hues with more descriptive words.
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Writers can find inspiration for their prose everywhere.
Lately I’ve been paying close attention to adjectives—particularly words used to describe color. These words are all over the place: clothing catalogs, travel ads and drink menus, to name a few. Though not used heavily in corporate communications, they can come in handy when you want to paint a clear picture in the mind of your reader.
The trick to success is to familiarize yourself with a few of these colorful terms.
How many of these colors can you match with the commonly used hues below? (Answers can be used more than once):
Blue
Brown
Green
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
Yellow
1. Amaranth
2. Amethyst
3. Azure
4. Burgundy
5. Cerise
6. Cerulean
7. Cobalt
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