MINIATURE

MINIATURE

<Min-ee-at-chur>

Model; mini; tiny;

Something that is extremely small.

It is a miniature horse because it is as small as a dog.

MINI - ATURE

Mini	(Reminds)	Mini or small
Ature	(Reminds)	Character

Mini character that is a replica.

MINI CHARACTER

 Question: You probably use a lexicon every day. What is it?

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Answer: 

A dictionary. Each time you spell check, you're using a lexicon.

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MICROSCOPIC

MICROSCOPIC

<Mike-cro-scop-ick>

Atomic; minute; teeny;

Something that is too small to see by eye.

Ants are microscopic because we need a magnifier to see them well.

MICROSCOP - IC

Microscop

(Reminds)

Microscope

A microscope is needed to see it.

MICROSCOPE PICTURE

Question: You quaff. I laugh. What was funny?

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Answer: 

You gulped down a drink. Quaff means to drink quickly.

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Gargantuan

GARGANTUAN

<Gar-gan-chew-wan>

Huge; giant; massive;

Something that is very large.

The gargantuan dog was too big to keep in the house.

GARGA - NTUAN

Garga

(Reminds)

Garage

We need a garage for big things.

GARAGE

Question: You find a treasure map. You say,  "This is not esoteric." Do you find the treasure?

 

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Yes. Esoteric means only understood by those who have the secret. It's not esoteric because you can understand the map.

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Humongous

HUMONGOUS

<You-mong-us>

Huge; tremendous; immense;

Something that is very big.

The tree is humongous and the giant branches touch the sky.

HU - MONGO - US

Hu	(Reminds)	Huge
Mongo	(Reminds)	Mongo or big

Huge and mongo

HUGE MONGO

Question: Your turtle has a hard shell. It is fully amorous. Why is it not afraid of the bigger turtle?

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Answer: 

Amorous means to be romantic or in love. You don't fight when you're in love.

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Mammoth

MAMMOTH

<Mam-moth>

Massive; large; big;

Something that is huge.

The whale was mammoth and it was bigger than the boat.

MAM - MOTH

Mam	(Reminds)	Mam
Moth	(Reminds)	Mother

Mam and mother are bigger than us.

MAM MOTHER

Question: You sing a ditty about a rotund object that taught us about gravity. What are you singing about?

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An apple. Rotund means round. The story goes: A falling apple gave Newton the idea about gravity.

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Caliginous

CALIGINOUS

<Kah-lidge-en-us>

Misty; murky; dark;

Something that is gloomy.

The night was caliginous because the fog clouded our eyes.

CAL - I - GIN - O - US

Cal	(Reminds)	Call
Gin	(Reminds)	Gin
Us	(Reminds)	Us

Call out in the night clouded like gin to us.

CALL GIN US

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

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Answer: 

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

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Faux Pas

FAUX PAS

<Fo-pa>

Blunder; error; misstep;

Making a mistake.

It is a faux pas because burping in public is wrong.

FAUX - PAS

Faux	(Reminds)	Fake
Pas	(Reminds)	Pass

A fake pass we should not have made.

FAKE PASS

Question: You take your dog to a vet and you castigate him. You give him a treat. Why does he forgive you?

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Answer: 

Castigate means to chastise or correct a bad behavior by using a punishment. You only scolded him. You gave him a treat and he forgave you.

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