12/18/10

BERTH

Englishionary You go to a berth.
.
You need an interview to get in.
.
Why?
....
A berth is a job.


http://www.englishionary.com/B/Berth.htm

Englishionary I give you a thousand dollars. You aggrandize it and give it back to me.
.
What have you done?
.
.
...Added more money to it.
Aggrandize means to make bigger.

12/16/10

BLITHE

Snow. Snow, and more snow.
We sit here in a blithe mood...
...but, we don't want to leave. Why?
.
...Blithe means happy or cheerful!



natatorium
I aks you if you like plants as we walk to the natatorium.
What kind of exercise will we probably get?
.
.
...swimming
A natatorium is an indoor pool.


http://www.englishionary.com/B/Blithe.htm

12/15/10

ASSUAGEMENT

Pronounced:<ah-swage-ment>
My use:
Having a foot bath is an assuagement for sore feet.
Means:Give relief.
Literary:Do you find amusment, to take your cares away, then it is an assuagement, and makes better your day ~ E. Carruthers

Memory trick:
ass . uage . ment
ass reminds of assist
uage sounds like away
assist troubles away
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12/13/10

CETACEAN


A cetacean allows me to pet it.
Why are you not afraid for me?
.
.
.......
.
A cetacean is a Dolphin or a whale.
Cetacean means: aquatic mammal with a blowhole.
Pronounced: sah-tay-shun


http://www.englishionary.com/C/Cetacean.htm

12/12/10

PROPITIOUS


pro-pish-us
Convenient. Favorable. Kind. The weather today is propitious. prop.it.ious = proper it to us

http://www.englishionary.com/P/Propitious.htm


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You read a histrionical book.
What kind of book is it?
A dramatic one.
Histrionical means dramatic or spectacular.

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You are mete your meed of a mead.
What did I say?
...You are given your part of a meadow.
Mete means to give or divide.
Meed means a part or a portion.
Mead is a meadow or a field.

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You are in a boat on the bay.
Your eyes widen! A storm looms ahead.
You realize you are in a skiff.
What did you realize?
That you are in a small boat.
A skiff is a small boat.

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I'm so hungry!
I ask you for spahgetti.
You give me spagetti.
But I am still hungry! Why?
Because you did not give me spaghetti.



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