Ambrosial

AMBROSIAL
am-bro-she-al

It was ambrosial. It was delicious.

Pleasing to taste.

excellent . luscious

ambrosia - l
ambrosia (reminds of) ambrosia
Ambrosia, is a delicious, cake.

AMBROSIA

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Aspersion

ASPERSION

Pronounced:

Ah-spur-shun

Synonyms:

Defame; libel; slander

Definition:

Telling a lie to hurt the reputation of someone.

Sentence:

He was insulted by the aspersion because the accusation was not true.

Memory Trick:

Asp - persion

Asp (reminds of) asp or a snake

Persion (reminds of) person

You act like an asp person when you tell lies

ASP PERSON

You serve a chicken dinner with verve and ketchup. Was dinner enjoyable?

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Yes. Verve means enthusiasm. You served it with excitement and energy.

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Ineffable

INEFFABLE

Pronounced:

In-ef-ah-bul

Synonyms:

Indescribable; unspeakable; nameless

Definition:

Something that cannot be expressed with words

Sentence:

The flowers left us in effable awe because no words could describe their beauty.

Memory Trick:

Inef - fable

Inef (reminds of) inept or not good at something

Fable (reminds of) a fable or to tell a story

We are inept at telling a fable.

INEPT FABLE

You are contrary to being a culinary. What don't you like to do?

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Cook. A culinary is a chef. Contrary means to be a person who is opposed to something. You are opposed to being a cook. Feed me please.
 

Levity

LEVITY

Pronounced:

Lev-it-tee

Synonyms:

Giddy; mirth; amusement

Definition:

Enjoying happy things.

Sentence:

The joke brought levity into the room and laughter and smiles followed.

Memory Trick:

Levit - y

Levit (reminds of) levitate or to raise up

It will levitate our spirits when there is levity.

LEVITATE

Question: I say, "You are apposite to a fun party."  Why do you smile?

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Answer: Apposite means being relevant to or a good match. Where you thinking opposite?

Accolade

ACCOLADE

Pronounced:

Ak-co-laid

Synonyms:

Praise; applaud; salute

Definition:

Anything that shows appreciation

Sentence:

The accolade surprised me because I did not expect everyone to cheer.

Memory Trick:

Accol - Ade

Accol (reminds of) acclaim

Ade (reminds of) Ade or a drink

The acclaim we drink like Ade because so much is given.

ACLAIM ADE

 Question: How many utters does a cow have?

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Answer: None. Cows can't talk. The meaning of Utter is to talk. Cows have udders.

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ANOMALY

ANOMALY

Pronounced:

Ah-nom-al-ee

Synonyms:

Odd; deviation; rarity

Definition:

Being something that is out of the ordinary.

Sentence:

Snowing in the summer is an anomaly because it never happens.

Memory Trick:

Anomal - y

Anomal (reminds of) abnormal

It is abnormal when something unusual occurs.

ABNORMAL

Question: You go to a laudation. You bring clothes, money and laundry soap. You use suds and torrid water. Why did your clothes not get cleaned?

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Answer: A laudation is a tribute. Someone is praised with a speech at a laudation. No laundry will be washed.

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Derivative

Question: You amalgamate a white sock and a black sock. What animal do you look like?

 

DERIVATIVE

Pronounced:

Dee-riv-ah-tiv

Synonyms:

Unoriginal; adapted; secondary

Definition:

Something copied from a previous version.

Sentence:

Yogurt is a derivative of milk because it is made from milk.

Memory Trick:

Deriv - ative

Deriv (reminds of) derive or to come from

Ative (reminds of) active

We derive the active thing from something else.

DERIVE ACTIVE

 

Answer: A zebra. Amalgamate means to blend or combine. You are wearing black and white like the colors of a zebra.

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