AFOREMENTIONED
You add a new room to your house.
The foreman of the construction company says...
"I have the aforementioned plan."
What kind of plan is that?
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The previous one.
Aforementioned means an earlier version of something.
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Addle -
"You addle me.",
you say to your horse...
... as you sit in your saddle.
Why does your horse waddle?
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You are confused.
Addle means confused or mixed up.
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Waddle means to move from side to side..
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OOMPH
If a car goes 10mph and then changes to oomph...
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Probably very fast!
The word oomph means energy.
mph means miles per hour.

You serve a dinner with verve.
Why was the dinner enjoyable?
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You served it with enthusiasm.
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You want the snow to quit snowing.
You wish for it to be ubiquitous.
Did you get what you want?
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No.  Ubiquitous means to be everywhere.
Now it's all over the place!
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FURLOUGH
You are an animal lover.
You declare you will only accept a furlough.
What are you accepting?
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A vacation.
A furlough is a vacation or rest time from work.
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sodium chloride -
You was your clothes in sodium chloride...
... do they all turn white?
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No.
Sodium chloride is salt.
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cackleberry -
Your pet walks through the room...
...and leaves a cackleberry behind.
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What kind of pet do you have?
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A hen.
A cackleberry is an egg.

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ERUDITION
You are given an erudition.
What have you received?
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A scholarship or higher education.
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vapid -
Your car was rapid at becoming vapid.
You notice your seatbelt is off.
What will you probably do next?
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Get out of the car.
Vapid means lifeless or unanimated.
So... the car is not moving.
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nigh -
If you are nigh to me.
Will we ever talk again?
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Yes! Nigh means near.
So... you are close enough to talk to.
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GAZETTE
You go to a wedding.
The bride and groom are standing under a gazette on the lawn.
It starts raining...
...why do they get soaked?
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A gazette is a newspaper...
... it hardly covers both of them.

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anecdote -
You are sneezing a lot.
You go to the doctor to get an anecdote.
Why do you keep sneezing?
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An anecdote is a funny story...
... and funny stories do not cure colds.
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demode -
I say your commode is a bit demode.
You agree.
What will you buy?
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A new toilet.
A commode is a toilet.
Demode means old or out of date.
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CASTIGATE
You put your cat behind the gate.
Next you castigate your cat.
What have to done to it?
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Not much.
Just talked to it sternly.
Castigate means to scold or talk harshly to...
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I glance it.
You glimpse it.
Who has seen more of it?
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I have.
A glance is a longer look than a glimpse.
So I will have seen more of it.
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