Equivocate

Do you feel splenetic because the day is splendid?

EQUIVOCATE

Pronounced:

Ee-qwiv-vo-kate

Synonyms:

Con; evade; falsify

Definition:

Avoiding a statement in order to deceive someone.

Sentence:

The child will equivocate and not confess because he does not want to be punished.

Memory Trick:

E - quiv - vocate

Quiv (reminds of) quiz

Vocate (reminds of) vocal

We make a quiz when we are vocal because we do not want to tell the truth.

QUIZ VOCAL

No. You feel less splenetic. Splenetic means gloomy or sullen. A splendid day makes you happy.

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Ambiguous

Question: A denizen comes into the house. You run out and do not want to be seen. The denizen lets out a yowl and chases you down the street. You faint. What are you?

AMBIGUOUS

Pronounced:

Am-big-you-owse

Synonyms:

Unclear; vague; uncertain

Definition:

Something that is puzzling because it has many meanings.

Sentence:

The instructions were ambiguous because they did not make any sense.

Memory Trick:

Am - big - uous

Am (reminds of) am or to be

Big (reminds of) big or very large

I am too big to understand.

AM BIG

Answer: A robber. A denizen is a resident. The person lives there and you do not.

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The teams are polarized.

You get in your car and forgo a road trip. How was your trip?

 

POLARIZED

Pronounced:

Pole-ar-rised

Synonyms:

Opposite; inverse; contrary

Definition:

Being two things that are opposite to each other such as up and down.

Sentence:

The teams are polarized because one wants to go north and the other wants to go south.

Memory Trick:

Polar - ized

Polar (reminds of) polar

Polar is the opposite.

POLAR

 

 

You never took it. Forgo means to give up or to not do.

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You move with great celerity.

Question: You abscond a rabbit, in a hat. What are you likely to be?

CELERITY

Pronounced:

Sel-ler-rit-tee

Synonyms:

Speed; hurry; haste

Definition:

Moving quickly.

Sentence:

You read the book with celerity and finished it in two weeks.

Memory Trick:

Celer - ity

Celer (reminds of) accelerate

ACCELRATE

Answer: A magician. Abscond means to hide. You hide the rabbit, in the hat.

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MALADROIT

Question:  Is the word "Enigma", an enigma?

MALADROIT

Pronounced:

Mal-ah-droyt

Synonyms:

Clumsy; unskilled; inept

Definition:

Handling something with poor skill.

Sentence:

His maladroit handling of the pencil, made him throw the drawing in the trash.

Memory Trick:

Mal - adroit

Mal (reminds of) mal or bad

Adroit (reminds of) adroit or being skilled

You are mal adroit when you are clumsy.

MAL ADROIT

Answer:  It is, if you did not know what Enigma means. An enigma is a riddle. "The pyramids are an enigma. No one knows how they were made."

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Annex

Q: Your friend is lonely. You send her a massive missive. She enjoys it, again and again. Why does she enjoy it?

ANNEX

Pronounced:

An-neks

Synonyms:

Addition; attachment; appendix

Definition:

Adding an extension to something that already exists.

Sentence:

We added an annex to the building and it added two more rooms.

Memory Trick:

An - Nex

Nex (reminds of) next

Next to something is something new.

NEXT

A:  You sent her a big letter. A missive is a communication sent by mail. She is enjoying reading it, over and over.


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MALINGER

MALINGER

Pronounced:

Ma-leen-ger

Synonyms:

Shirk; loaf; dodge

Definition:

Pretending to be sick to get out of doing work.

Sentence:

I knew he would malinger because he pretended to sneeze.

Memory Trick:

Mal - linger

Mal (reminds of) mal or bad

Linger (reminds of) linger or to hang around

We pretend to be mal because we want to linger.

MAL LINGER

 

Ans: It is, if you did not know what Enigma means. An enigma is a riddle. "The pyramids are an enigma. No one knows how they were made."

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