Forbear

FORBEAR

<For-bare>

Avoid; abstain; refrain;

Not doing something on purpose.

I will forbear cookies and I will not eat them anymore.

FOR - BEAR

For	(Reminds)	For
Bear	(Reminds)	Bare

For it is bare when we do not do it.

FORBARE

Question: A genius and a dolt with an idiosyncrasy are standing outside. How many are standing there?

 

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Answer: Two. An Idiosyncrasy is a physical or mental habit. An Idiosyncrasy is not a person. It is a characteristic.








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Capitulate

CAPITULATE

<Kah-pit-chew-layte>

Yield; quit; relent;

Surrendering under given terms.

They want to capitulate and give in and not fight anymore.

CAPITUL - ATE

Capitul

(Reminds)

Catapult

We catapult and throw away our flag.

CATIPULT LATE

Question: You put a hat on your dog. I say, "I see your dog is waggish."  Your dog is not wagging its tail. Why do we laugh?

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Answer:  Waggish means to amuse or make something funny. Your dog is doing something funny.

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Orator

ORATOR

<Or-ray-tor>

Lecturer; speaker; spellbinder;

A person who speaks well

The orator hypnotized us because she spoke so well and held our attention.

ORAT - OR

Orat

(Reminds)

Audio

An orator talks in audio

AUDIO

 Question: You go trundling. What do you do with your balls?

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Answer: You throw them down the lane. Trundling means to bowl.

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Amicable

AMICABLE

<Amik-ah-bul>

Friendly; polite; harmonious;

Coming to an agreeable solution.

We reached an amicable agreement because we both like the terms.

A - MIC - CABLE

Mic	(Reminds)	Mike
Cable	(Reminds)	Cable

We talk on a mike over a cable when we agree.

A MIKE CABLE

Question: I am incurious about the package. I prod and poke it. It has a maroon ribbon. How fast do I open it?

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Not fast at all. Incurious means not being interested.

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Canny

CANNY

<Cane-nee>

Shrewd; astute; clever;

Being clever and very smart.

The canny raccoon is back and it knows how to open locked garbage cans.

CAN - NY

Can	(Reminds)	Can
Ny	(Rhymes)	Knee

We can take a knee when we look around and make a shrewd decision.

CAN KNEE

Question: You purse your lips and let out an afflatus. You smile at me. Do I leave the room?

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Answer: No. You exhaled a breath. An afflatus is a breath of inspiration. 

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Hamper

HAMPER

<Ham-per>

Refrain; obstruct; curb;

Hinder by blocking.

Hamper the dog by closing the gate and he can't get out.

HAMPER

Hamper

(Reminds)

Hamper or box

It is in a hamper and it is blocked.

HAMPER

Question: You sit in solicitude. People are all around you. How is that possible?

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Answer: Solicitude means to worry. You are sitting and worrying with people around you.

Abhor

ABHOR

<Ab-bor>

Despise; loathe; detest;

Intensely hating.

I abhor the rain because I hate getting wet.

AB - HOR

Ab	(Reminds)	Absolute
Hor	(Reminds)	Horror

We have absolute horror when we dislike something.

ABSOULTE HORROR

Question: You have punctilious punctuation. What should be done to correct it?

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Answer: Nothing. Punctilious means doing something with great care. Your punctuation is very good.

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