Memorise the words on the list below and you’re ready to start this word game.

Introduce these ten words to your conversation today. Give yourself a point for every word you say in context. If you manage to introduce all words in the space of ten minutes during one conversation you can award yourself a bonus of 25 points. Total scores are rated thus:

0 points = you must have lost your voice, nerve or memory

1-5 points = very poor, try again tomorrow

6-15 points = you’re getting there

16-50 points = the respect of the writer

Please record your results in the comments section below the word list.

These words have been carefully selected from thousands available. They will ensure you have to address strange topics and some will surely test your powers of pronunciation and keeping a straight face. Good luck with your task. Your ten words are:

1. Thingamajig
2. Malarkey
3. Shenanigans
4. Misanthropist
5. Cumulative
6. Quagmire
7. Perambulate
8. Osmosis
9. Phenomenology
10. Globule