GANDER
I took a gander in the shop.
It means to take a look around.
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A male goose.
A goose is a very curious animal and looks at everything around him.

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HAUGHTY
If you play a prank, does that make you a haughty person?
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No.
A haughty person is a proud and arrogant person.
It is not a person who plays pranks.
http://www.englishionary.com/H/Haughty.htm
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CAJOLER
Your friend is a cajoler.
Do you trust him?
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Maybe.
A cajoler is a flatterer.
So... he tells you how great you are.
http://www.englishionary.com/C/Cajoler.htm

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AFFLATUS
You purse your lips and let out an afflatus.
What have you done?
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Exhaled a breath.
An afflatus is a breath.
http://www.englishionary.com/A/Afflatus.htm
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ABET
You ask your friend to make a bet.
After thinking about it,  you abet him.
Did you make the bet?
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Yes. 
Abet means to talk into doing something wrong.
http://www.englishionary.com/A/Abet.htm
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AFFRET
Your pet sits in the corner and frets.
...then it affrets.
Why do you run out of the room?
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Affret means a furious attack.
http://www.englishionary.com/A/Affret.htm
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ABLUENT
You wash your clothes.
You find the blue colors are abluent.
Are you happy?
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No. Abluent means to wash away.
Sounds like you used bleach!
http://www.englishionary.com/A/Abluent.htm
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ABSTERSE
You read this and rehearse...
How do you know I did not absterse...
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Because you can read the verse I wrote above.
Absterse means to purge or get rid of.
If I purged it... there would have been no words to read.

More... http://www.englishionary.com/A/Absterse.htm
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ABSCOND
You abscond a rabbit in a hat.
What are you most likely to be?
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A magician.
Abscond means to hide.
You hide the rabbit in the hat...
... to do the "rabbit in a hat trick".

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ACCLOY
You have a bag of money.
You accloy your bag.
Is it full or empty?
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It is full!
Accoly means to stuff full.
Lucky you!

Is is a classic word,  found in classic works.
http://www.englishionary.com/A/Accloy.htm

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BARBERRY
You get on your barberry and send a text message to your friend.
It is cloudy out...
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A barberry is a wild shrub.
So... it doesn't get good reception.
Ta-dum!
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Barberry.htm
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MACROPYRAMID
You come across a pyramid.
Is it a Macropyramid?
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Oh yes!
In fact... it is one of the best macropyramids in the world...
... since macropyramid means: Able to see with the unassisted eye.

http://www.englishionary.com/M/Macropyramid.htm
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ACHILOUS
Why is a duck,  sitting in very cold water...
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Because a duck does not have lips.
Achilous means to not have a lip.
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http://www.englishionary.com/A/Achilous.htm
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