1/15/11

IGNORAMUS

You go to the museum.
There is a brontosaurus, a stegosaurus and an ignoramus.
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...Why do you want to leave?
An ignoramus is an dumb person who thinks they are smart... but does not know they are dumb.
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So... they are saying dumb things in a pushy way.
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Portiere -
Your portiere has a plethora of pleats.
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What did I say?
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Your curtain has a lot of folds.
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Portiere (poor-tee-air) means curtain or drapes. It is the drape that replaces a door and hangs in a doorway.
Plethora means a lot.
Pleats means folds.
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1/14/11

SODALITY

You drink a soda with your sodality.
Why doe the soda taste better?
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You are drinkng it with friends.
Sodality means comrades.
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Faux -You face your faucet and see your faux face in the furbished facet.
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What did I say?
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You stand looking at your water tap and see a fake image of your face in the shiny surface.

Faux means fake or false.

Pronounced: Foh

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Reproach -
I approach from the left.
You reproach from the right.
Why may we never meet?
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Reproach means to blame or find fault.
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So... we may never meet if you are going left too.
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REPROACH


I approach from the left.
You reproach from the right.
Why may we never meet?
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Reproach means to blame or find fault.
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So... we may never meet if you are going left too.


http://www.englishionary.com/R/Reproach.htm

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1/13/11

LIONIZE


You are at a zoo and you are lionized.
Why do I know who you are?
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Lionized means to be treated like a famous person.
So... being famous... I probably know you.
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abreast -
You are abreast to me.
What are we?
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Side by side.
Abreast means side by side.

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quibble -
If you quibble with your cat...
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...Arguing.
Quibble means to argue or verbally fight.

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CANON

There is a new canon at home.
It does not shoot.
Why do you hang up your bath towels and not throw them on the floor..
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A canon is a rule.
The new rule must be that all bath towels will be hung to dry after use.


http://www.englishionary.com/C/Canon.htm
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1/12/11

CONUNDRUM


I join a musical group.
I only bring a conundrum to play.
Why isn't the musical group happy?
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A conundrum is a riddle.
So... it makes no music.
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http://www.englishionary.com/C/Conundrum.htm


You espy a poisonous snake...
...But you don't run away...
Why?
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Espy means to see from far away.
Pronounced: eh-speye

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1/11/11

VESTIGE


 I see a vestige that you ate a loaf of bread?
What vestige do I probably see?
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...Crumbs.
A vestige is evidence of something that existed, but no longer exists.

http://www.englishionary.com/V/Vestige.htm



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1/10/11

PARAPHRASE

You are reading my paraphrase right now.
What are you reading?
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...My translation of words for the purpose of making them clearer.
Paraphrase means to reword something to clarify it.
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Para in latin means "beside of" ...
... Para phrase =  beside of a phrase.
An example:
Ben Franklin said: "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.".
I will paraphrase that and say: "Go to bed early,  it's good for you."




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1/9/11

INCURIOUS

I am completely incurious about the package.
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How fast do I open it?
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Not very.
Incurious means to be not interested.




incurious
Pronounced:
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In a sentence:
I am incurious to what is in the package. I am not interested enough to open it.
Means: Not interested.
Definition: Apathetic. Lacking attention.

Memory trick:
in . curious
in reminds of un or not
curious means interested
not interested

Listen: incurious

http://www.englishionary.com/I/Incurious.htm