A person with a smug expression looks pleased with themselves about something they have achieved, in a way that is annoying to others: I knew he was right but I just couldn’t bear his smug expression. An appealing look is intended to get someone to help you or do something for you: She turned to him with an appealing expression. / The little dog looked appealingly at its owner who was eating a burger. The adjective imploring is stronger and shows that you urgently want someone to do something for you: It was her imploring face – I found I couldn’t refuse her. Some quiz games are designed for educational purposes (but they can also be plenty of fun too). You’ll find a range of educational titles in our educational games. A puzzled look shows that you are confused because you don’t understand something: He was staring at the instructions with a puzzled look on his face. Quizzical, meanwhile, describes an expression that is both confused and questioning: He listened to what she was saying with a quizzical look on his face. / He frowned at her, quizzically.

An inquiring/enquiring look shows that you want to know more about something: She looked at me with an enquiring expression and I tried to explain what I meant. / He looked at her enquiringly. If someone looks thoughtful, their face shows they are thinking carefully about something: He looked thoughtful for a moment and then replied. / She nodded thoughtfully. If you want to get educated on Geography, you can see how many world locations you know in our geography games. One of the most popular games in this category is the Flags Quiz, a game that quizzes you on the flags of various countries. The Idiot Test is an entertaining quiz game where the answer is rarely what you expect. Brain Teaser is similar, requiring ‘creative’ thinking to get through the questions. Educational Quiz Games Have you ever given anyone a withering look (= a disapproving look intended to make them feel ashamed)? Of course you haven’t – you’re far too kind! But you may have shot someone a curious (= showing interest) look when they told you something you didn’t know. By now, you’ve probably guessed that this week’s post is about facial expressions. There are lots of useful adjectives for describing these so this post will be in two parts. Note that many of these adjectives are also used with – ly as adverbs.