Brusque

BRUSQUE

<Brusk>

Abrupt; blunt; curt;

Behaving in an unfriendly and direct way.

Your attitude is brusque. Please speak in a more pleasant tone.

BRUSQUE

Brusque

(Reminds)

Brisk or quick

We speak in a brisk way when we are curt.

BRISK

Question: You stand by your air conditioner and venerate your living room. Why are you still hot?

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Venerate means to admire. You are admiring your living room. You are not cooling it.

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Camaraderie

CAMARADERIE

<Kam-mar-rod-er-ree>

Companionship; fellowship; brotherhood;

Having close friendships among a group.

The camaraderie was great and everyone was friendly.

CAMARADE - RIE

Camarade

(Reminds)

Comrade

We are comrades when we are friends.

COMRADE

 Question: Would you invite a priggish person to your party? Would they be fun or a drag?

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No. They would irritate you because they follow all rules and insist you do too.

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Brazen

BRAZEN

<Bray-zen>

Audacious; brash; bold;

Bold without caring about shame.

The brazen seagull stole the fish and we were shocked by its daring.

BRA - ZEN

Bra	(Reminds)	Bray
Zen	(Reminds)	Zen or a high state

A mule brays and its Zen is bravery.

BRAY ZEN

Question: You eat dinner with your friend. She burps and says her gestation is done. What will you probably do next?

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Get her to a hospital! She is having a baby! Gestation means being pregnant.

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Impute

IMPUTE

<Im-pewt >

Credit; ascribe; assign;

Blaming someone for doing something.

People impute that he is unfriendly and they always assume he is aloof.

IMPUTE

Impute

(Reminds)

Compute

We compute that someone did something.

COMPUTE

Question: You find a comp in your camp. Why might you put out the campfire?

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You leave and go use the comp. A comp is a coupon for getting free stuff.

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Intrepid

INTREPID

<In-trep-pid>

Bold; courageous; valiant;

Exhibiting bravery.

The knight was intrepid when he rode his horse gallantly into battle.

INTREPID

Intrepid

(Reminds)

Intimidate

We intimidate others when we are brave.

INTIMIDATE

Question: A Felis Catus sits in your garden. Do you have to water it?

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No. It's a cat. Why water a cat?

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Perfidious

PERFIDIOUS

<Per-fid-ee-us>

Deceitful; unfaithful; disloyal;

Acting in an untrustworthy way.

The thief was perfidious and he betrayed us at every turn.

PER - FIDIOUS

Per	(Reminds)	Person
Fidious	(Reminds)	Insidious

An insidious person betrays others.

PERSON INSIDIOUS

Question: Your car has a stalwart engine. Can you drive it or does it stall?

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You can drive it. Stalwart means being strong. Your car has a strong engine.

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Transient

TRANSIENT

<Tran-see-ent>

Fleeting; flash; brief;

Existing for a short time.

The light was transient because it flickered and then disappeared.

TRANSIENT

Transient

(Reminds)

Transmit

What we transmit quickly from one place to another.

TRANSMIT

 

Question: see a vestige of a loaf of bread. What do I probably see?

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Answer: Crumbs. A vestige is evidence that something existed and no longer exists.

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Querulous

QUERULOUS

<Qwer-rul-lus>

Crabby; cranky; complaining;

Complaining a lot and often.

The old man is querulous because he whines all the time.

QUERUL - OUS

Querul	(Reminds)	Quarrel
Ous	(Rhymes)	Us

You quarrel with us when you whine.

QUARREL US

Question : You ruminate on things while you ruminate a lettuce sandwich. What are you doing?

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Answer:

You are thinking about things while you are chewing a lettuce sandwich. Ruminate means to think about something, but ruminate also means to chew.

 (c) 2014 E.S. Carruthers