Behoof

A bee does not have hoofs its feet.
So... how does it behoof you??



It makes honey that you use.
Behoof means to use or profit from.

http://www.englishionary.com/B/Behoof.htm.
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BRUIN
You sweep your floor with a broom.
You come across a bruin.
Why do you run out of the room?

A bruin is a bear.
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Bruin.htm
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EXPATRIATE
Someone who is banished from their country.
or...
Someone who left their old country and no longer supports it.

Memory trick: Just remember ex - patriot
http://www.englishionary.com/E/Expatriate.htm


EGOITY
My pets each have egoity,
I know it to be true,
my cat is always cranky,
but my dog is never blue.
http://www.englishionary.com/E/Egoity.htm


BATHOS
You do a bathos in an email.
You include a crude joke at the end of a very professional email.
Why is it a bathos?




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A bathos is a switching from talking or writing in a high class way...
to a low class way.
It ruins the image you were presenting.
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Bathos.htm
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BATHOS
You do a bathos in an email.
You include a crude joke at the end of a very professional email.
Why is it a bathos?

...
A bathos is a switching from talking or writing in a high class way...
to a low class way.
It ruins the image you were presenting.
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Bathos.htm

EGOITY
My pets each have egoity,
I know it to be true,
my cat is always cranky,
but my dog is never blue.
http://www.englishionary.com/E/Egoity.htm

SOLICITUDE
You sit in solicitude...
... are there a lot of people around you?
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Maybe.  Maybe not.
Solicitude means worry.
So... you may be sitting and worrying with people around you.
Don't worry! Be happy!
http://www.englishionary.com/S/Solicitude.htm
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INVARIABLE
You always have invariable weather...
... what don't you ever watch?
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The weather channel.
Invariable means always the same.
http://www.englishionary.com/I/Invariable.htm

MOROSE
You say you don’t want to be morose. So… I send you more roses. Why? … … To cheer you up. Morose means depressed or unhappy. But… now you are happy! http://www.englishionary.com/M/Morose.htm

EXPATRIATE
Someone who is banished from their country.
or...
Someone who left their old country and no longer supports it.
more...
Memory trick:  Just remember ex - patriot


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GABBLE
You babble while you play Scrabble.
You make your friend gabble.
What did your friend do?

Make noises in a fast and unclear way.
No talking during Scrabble!
http://www.englishionary.com/G/Gabble.htm
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DADDLE
You grab your paddles and you all begin to Daddle.
How fast is your boat going?



Not fast at all.
Daddle means to toddle along very slowly.
http://www.englishionary.com/D/Daddle.htm
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CALICO
You wear a calico coat.
What color is it?


Many different colors with funny shapes.
Such as... Calico cat.
http://www.englishionary.com/C/Calico.htm
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BALBUTIES
Your friend gets up to make a speech...
... but his balbuties are very distracting.
What should you tell your friend?


To see a speech therapist.
Balbuties is studdering.
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Balbuties.htm

BALBUTIES
Your friend gets up to make a speech...
... but his balbuties are very distracting.
What should you tell your friend?




To see a speech therapist.
Balbuties is studdering.
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Balbuties.htm

CALICO
You wear a calico coat.
What color is it?

Many different colors with funny shapes.
Such as... Calico cat.
http://www.englishionary.com/C/Calico.htm

TIMOROUS
You didn't have time to be timorous.
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What did you not have time for?
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To be afraid.
Timorous means to be afraid.
http://www.englishionary.com/T/Timorous.htm

HINTERLAND
You visit the hinterland in the summer.
Why can't you find people there?
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Hinterland is the remote parts of a country where no one lives.
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DADDLE
You grab your paddles and you all begin to Daddle.
How fast is your boat going?

Not fast at all.
Daddle means to toddle along very slowly.
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BROUHAHA
You brew up a brouhaha.
What have you made?
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An uproar.
A brouhaha is a ruckus or a commotion.
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GABBLE
You babble while you play Scrabble.
You make your friend gabble.
What did your friend do?


Make noises in a fast and unclear way.
No talking during Scrabble!
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TRANSNATATION

You use transnatation to get cross the nation.
You're not getting anywhere.
Why?
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Transnatation means to swim.

http://www.englishionary.com/T/Transnatation.htm

FLOCCULENT
I bring you a broccoli flocculent soup...
... why do you not eat it?
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Flocculent means a clump of wool.
So... Waiter! There's a hair in my soup... ta-dum.
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http://www.englishionary.com/F/Flocculent.htm
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RAMBUNCTIOUS
You have a ram in your bunk.
Why do you call it rambunctious?
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It is out of control.
Rambunctious means loud and out of control
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AMOROUS
Your amored turtle named Joe, is amorous.
What should you get for him?
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...A lady turtle... Joe is romantic.
Amorous means to be romantic or in love.
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http://www.englishionary.com/A/Amorous.htm
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AZURE
You wear a sweater.
You friend says it looks azure.
Did she just compliment you.
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...No.
Azure means to be a purple blue color.
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http://www.englishionary.com/A/Azure.htm
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BORBORYGM

Borborygm -
You go to the gym.
You have a tremendous borborygm...
... why do you run out?
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A borborygm is a loud gurgle in your belly.
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Borborygm.htm

WABBIT
You have the habit of running around like a rabbit.
Now you are a bit wabbit.
What are you?
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Very tired.
Wabbit means to be exhausted or tired.
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FASTIDIOUS
I ask you to pack drinking glasses.
I say "Be careful. They can break.".
You are fastidious as you pack them.
Am I happy?


...
Yes! Fastidious means to do something with great care and thought.
Should it not be slowtidious?
Yes. English is funny.

http://www.englishionary.com/F/Fastidious.htm

LARK
The expression:
"I did this on a lark"
...means to do something on a whim...
...or at the last minute and whithout thinking first.

http://www.englishionary.com/L/Lark.htm

IT IS GREEN IN THE ____
I walk after ____
I heard a dog ____
I did this on a ____



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park
dark
bark
lark

DANK
"Oh My!" you say.
"This chocolate cake is dank!"
Do you eat it?




Yes.
Dank means moist.
So it's probably very good.
http://www.englishionary.com/D/Dank.htm



DUMBLEDOR
Ever wonder where the word dumbledor came from?


It is what a bumblebee was sometimes called.
http://www.englishionary.com/D/Dumbledor.htm




BAFF
You take a baff.
Why are you not happy?

...
A baff is a blow.
Not much fun.
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Baff.htm


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BAFF
You take a baff.
Why are you not happy?


...
A baff is a blow.
Not much fun.

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

DUMBLEDOR

Ever wonder where the word dumbledor came from?

It is what a bumblebee was sometimes called.

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DANK
"Oh My!" you say.
"This chocolate cake is dank!"
Do you eat it?

Yes.
Dank means moist.
So it's probably very good.

http://www.englishionary.com/D/Dank.htm

I GIVE YOU A GRAPEFRUIT ... Are you...
a) grateful
b) gratefull
c) greatful..
d) greatfull
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grateful
Remember:
It does not have great or full in the word!
Should it not be great full ?

http://www.englishionary.com/G/Grateful.htm

English is funny!

You tell me that you made a great new spelling spreadsheet.
You tell me it has twelve colums.
Why do I tell you to learn how to spell?
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Colums is spelled as columns.

EFFICACIOUS
You sneeze.
I give you something efficacious.
Now you are gracious and feel vivacious.


I give you something effective for your sneezing.
Now you are thankful and feel very lively.
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http://www.englishionary.com/E/Efficacious.htm
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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.
.
Waddle means to move from side to side..

http://www.englishionary.com/A/Addle.htm

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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http://www.englishionary.com/A/Aforementioned.htm
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UBIQUITOUS
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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http://www.englishionary.com/U/Ubiquitous.htm
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VERVE
You serve a dinner with verve.
Why was the dinner enjoyable?
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You served it with enthusiasm.
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http://www.englishionary.com/V/Verve.htm
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OOMPH
If a car goes 10mph and then changes to oomph...
... how fast is it going?
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Probably very fast!
The word oomph means energy.
mph means miles per hour.

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CACKLEBERRY
Your pet walks through the room...
...and leaves a cackleberry behind.
What kind of pet do you have?
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A hen.
A cackleberry is an egg.

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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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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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http://www.englishionary.com/F/Furlough.htm
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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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http://www.englishionary.com/N/Nigh.htm

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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http://www.englishionary.com/V/Vapid.htm
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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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http://www.englishionary.com/E/Erudition.htm

DEMODE
I say your commode is a bit demode.
You agree.
What will you buy?
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....
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A new toilet.
A commode is a toilet.
Demode means old or out of date.
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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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http://www.englishionary.com/A/Anecdote.htm
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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.

http://www.englishionary.com/G/Gazette.htm

GLIMPSE
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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http://www.englishionary.com/G/Glimpse.htm

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...

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

BARB
Your friend has a barb on his face.
You see him a week later.
Now he has a bigger barb!
What is going on!?
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His beard is growing.
A barb is a beard.
That's where barber comes from.

more...
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Barb.htm




STARBOARD
Starboard is on your right,
when you face forward in a boat,
remember that stars are b-RIGHT
true in the sea, a lake or moat.


more..
http://www.englishionary.com/S/Starboard.htm
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STARBOARD
Starboard is on your right,
when you face forward in a boat,
remember that stars are b-RIGHT
true in the sea, a lake or moat.

more..
http://www.englishionary.com/S/Starboard.htm

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BARB
Your friend has a barb on his face.
You see him a week later.
Now he has a bigger barb!
What is going on!?

His beard is growing.
A barb is a beard.
That's where barber comes from.
http://www.englishionary.com/B/Barb.htm

MINUTIA

You are always worried about minutia...
...what are you always thinking about?
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The little things.
Minutia means small details or small unimportant things.
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http://www.englishionary.com/M/Minutia.htm

PLASTRON

You turn your pet over so you can see its plastron.
What kind of pet do you have?
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A turtle.
A plastron is the bottom of a turtle.
It is the flat armored belly.
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http://www.englishionary.com/P/Plastron.htm

CUMMERBUND

You tie a cummberbund in your hair.
.
Why does every look at you funny?
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A cummerbund is a wide sash worn around the waist- to be worn with a tuxedo.
So... if you want attention...
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INAMORATA

You're an inamorata.
Why would a man walk ten miles in the snow...
... to leave flowers for you?
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...An inamorata is a woman who is loved...
... that's why!
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http://www.englishionary.com/I/Inamorata.htm

OCULUS

Can you stand...
...oculus to oculus with an octopus?
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Yes.
An oculus is an eye.
You are both looking eye to eye.
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http://www.englishionary.com/O/Oculus.htm
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CULINARIAN



I am a contrarian to being a culinarian.
What don't I like to do?
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Cook.
...A culinarian is a chef.
Contrarian means a person who is opposed to something.
I am opposed to being a cook.
.
Feed me... please.
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COMP

You find a comp in your camp.
Why might you put out the campfire?
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You want to leave to use the comp.
A comp is coupon for getting something for free from a business.
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DECENNIUM


Decennium -
You have your geranium for a decennium.
.
What have you done to it?
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....
I don't know... but you've had it for ten years.
A decennium is a decade... or ten years.
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http://www.englishionary.com/D/Decennium.htm

PROCREANT

Why are ants procreant?
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...They procreate well.
Procreant means to be good at reproducing.
They make more ants quickly.
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http://www.englishionary.com/P/Procreant.htm

FLUMMOX

I flummox you with an ox.
.
What have I done to you?
.
...Confused you.
Flummox means to confuse or bewilder.
So... an ox on your lawn must be confusing.
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LAMINA

There is a white lamina sitting on your car.
Can you get it off yourself?
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...Of course.
It's snow.
Lamina means a thin layer or coating.
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http://www.englishionary.com/L/Lamina.htm
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FELIS DOMESTICA

A Felis domestica walks into your house.
Why don't you run?
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It's a cat.
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A cat belongs to the family Felidae.
Or... genera Felis, Panthera, and Lynx.
The domestic cat is Felis domestica.
http://www.englishionary.com/F/Felis.htm

EVINCE

You wince because I evince you.
.
What have I done to you?
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Proved someting to you.
Evince means to prove or show for sure to be true.
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Pronounced: Ear - Vinz
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http://www.englishionary.com/E/Evince.htm

GESTATION

You eat dinner with your friend.
Your friend says her gestation is done.
What will you probably do next?
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Get her to a hospital!
She is going to have a baby!
Gestation is the time it takes a baby to go from embryo to birth.
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http://www.englishionary.com/G/Gestation.htm

REPOSE


You recite prose... then pose... the repose.
What are you now doing?
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...Sleeping.
Repose means to sleep.
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http://www.englishionary.com/R/Repose.htm

VACILLATE

You vacillate a lot.
Why is it annoying?
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...You change your mind a lot.
Vacillate means to go back and forth.
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http://www.englishionary.com/V/Vacillate.htm
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VENERATE

You buy an air conditioner and you venerate your living room.
What have you done to it?
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Nothing.
Venerate means to admire.
So... you are just admiring it.
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http://www.englishionary.com/V/Venerate.htm

FRUCTIFY

A tomato plant will frucitfy today.
What will you have?


Tomatoes.
Fructify means to bear fruit.
A tomato is a fruit.

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PORTIERE

Your portiere has a plethora of pleats.
.
What did I say?
.
....
Your curtain has a lot of folds.
.
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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IGNORAMUS

You go to the museum.
There is a brontosaurus, a stegosaurus and an ignoramus.
.
.
...Why do you want to leave?
An ignoramus is an dumb person who thinks they are smart... but does not know they are dumb.
.
So... they are saying dumb things in a pushy way.
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http://www.englishionary.com/I/Ignoramus.htm

FAUX

You face your faucet and see your faux face in the furbished facet.
.
What did I say?
.
....
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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http://www.englishionary.com/F/Faux.htm

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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http://www.englishionary.com/S/Sodality.htm

QUIBBLE

If you quibble with your cat...
...what are you doing with it?
.


...Arguing.
Quibble means to argue or verbally fight.


http://www.englishionary.com/Q/Quibble.htm

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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http://www.englishionary.com/A/Abreast.htm

LIONIZED

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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http://www.englishionary.com/L/Lionize.htm

ESPY

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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http://www.englishionary.com/E/Espy.htm

DIMINUTION

Your dinner is a diminution of a meal.
How full are you?
.
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...Not very.
Diminution means reduction

http://www.englishionary.com/D/Diminution.htm

SUCCUMB

Don't ever succumb!
Never surrender!
Succumb means to submit or yield.
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Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
By Dylan Thomas

http://www.englishionary.com/S/Succumb.htm

DENIZEN

A denizen knocks on your door.
Why do you let the person in?
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.
....
A denizen is a resident.
So the person lives there.

http://www.englishionary.com/D/Denizen.htm

AGGRANDIZE

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.


http://www.englishionary.com/A/Aggrandize.htm

BERTH

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

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.

http://www.englishionary.com/S/Spaghetti.htm

SKIFF

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.

http://www.englishionary.com/S/Skiff.htm

HISTRIONICAL


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

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There is no love like a mother's love,
nothing will be ever so forgiving,

There is no love like a mother's love,
that goes on after the living,

There is no love like a mother's love,
so absolute and so sure,

There is no love like a mother's love,
that turns the grey sky azure,

There is no love like a mother's love,
so sacrificing and so unselfish,

There is no love like a mother's love,
to try and fill your eclectic wish,

There is no love like a mother's love
and there is infinitesimal time to know it,

Almost as strong, is a child's love,
think of all times you did show it.

~Elliot Carruthers

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NEOPHYTE
You are a NEOPHYTE,
when you don't know wrong from right,
and you need to study all night,
but still nothing comes to light.
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ALACRITY
I like your ALACRITY,
it means that you are happy,
as you pour my cup of tea,
did you hit the lottery?
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http://www.englishionary.com/A/Alacrity.htm
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CAFFEIC
My new ideas are caffeic.
How did I get those ideas?
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Probably from drinking coffee...
... since caffeic means obtained from coffee.
No Mocha Latte Chilly Frape for me!
Just a nice strong coffee will do.
http://www.englishionary.com/C/Caffeic.htm

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NEOPHYTE
You are a NEOPHYTE,
when you don't know wrong from right,
and you need to study all night,
but still nothing comes to light.
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ALACRITY
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I like your ALACRITY,
it means that you are happy,
as you pour my cup of tea,
did you hit the lottery?


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CAFFEIC
My new ideas are caffeic.
How did I get those ideas?
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Probably from drinking coffee...
... since caffeic means obtained from coffee.
No Mocha Latte Chilly Frape for me!
Just a nice strong coffee will do.

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BARYPHONY
I sing a baryphony song.
Did you enjoy it?
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No!
Baryphony means difficult to understand.

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