1/18/14

Harangue


HARANGUE

<Har-rang>


Tirade; diatribe; scold;

Convincing someone by harassing them.

Harangue him into cooperating and he will do what you want.



HARANGUE

Harangue
(Reminds)
Harass

We harass someone until they do it.

HARASS HANG



Question: You always have invariable weather. What don't you ever watch on television?







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Answer:
The Weather Channel. Invariable means always the same.


1/17/14

Credulous


CREDULOUS

<Kred-you-lus>


Cheated; gullible; trusting;

Easily tricked.

The credulous children believed it was real magic and were easily fooled.



CRED - ULOUS

Cred
(Reminds)
Credibility
Ulous
(Reminds)
Fool us

Your credibility fools us.

CREDIBILITY FOOL US



 

Question: I have an animus. You have an animus. Does everyone have an animus?


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Answer: No. Animus means having hatred. A lot of people don't have one. The sun is shinning. It's a sunny day!

1/16/14

Envenom


ENVENOM

<En-ven-nom>


Anger; enrage; infuriate;

Embittering someone with your actions

He will envenom his co-worker by arriving late.



EN - VENOM

Venom
(Reminds)
Venom

We act with venom and make others mad.

VENOM



Question: When does incense, incense you?



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Answer: When you don't like the way it smells. Incense means to make angry. Incense also is a wood that is burned to make a pleasant odor.
 
 
 

1/15/14

Kindle


KINDLE

<Kin-dul>


Ignite; inflame; encourage;

Lighting a fire or causing interest.

We will kindle their interest when we show them the new demo.



KIN - DLE

Kin
(Reminds)
Kindling

Kindling is small wood used to start fires.

KINDLING



Question: You play a game against another team. You ameliorate them. Why aren't you happy?



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Answer: Ameliorate means to improve something. You made them better.


1/14/14

Aesthetic


AESTHETIC

<Ah-stet-tik>


Attractive; artistic; cultivated;

Concerned with the appreciation of beauty or good taste.

It was an aesthetic improvement because it made the house more beautiful.



AESTHETIC

Aesthetic
(Reminds)
Artistic

It is artistic to make pretty improvements.

ARTISTIC



 
Question: Where do you put your pricket?




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Answer: You put a pricket into a candle. A pricket is the spike you stick into a candle.

1/13/14

Assail


ASSAIL

<Ah-sale>


Bash; blast; slam;

Attacking violently.

The rain will assail the windows by pounding against them all night.



ASSAIL

Assail reminds of Assault

It is an assault when you attack.

ASSAULT



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




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

1/12/14

Blithe


BLITHE

<Blythe>


Merry; jovial; merry;

Cheerful.

The blithe child played with the toys that made her happy.



BLITH - E

Blith
(Reminds)
Mirth or happy

Mirth.

MIRTH


When you are blithe,
You have no strife,
And you have a happy life.


Question: There is a white lamina sitting on your car. You have a leash and a small shovel. How do you get it off your car?




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Answer; You shovel it off. The white lamina is snow.