ACRIMONIOUS

ACRIMONIOUS

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Acrid; bitter; caustic;

Having a bitter temper.

You are never acrimonious because you are always happy.

The acrimonious cat was always mean.

A - crim - onious

Crim (Reminds) Crime

Monious (Reminds) Harmonious

Memory trick: It is a crime to not be harmonious.

HARMONIOUS


 

You walk in the woods. You enjoy the preternatural scenery. Why do you feel funny?

Answer below...

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Answer: 

Preternatural means being unusual. You feel funny because the scenery is unusual and strange.