STALWART

STALWART

<Stal-wart>

Bold; robust; strong;

Strapping with power.

You car is stalwart because the engine is robust and dependable.

STAL - WART

Stal	(Reminds)	Stall
Wart	(Reminds)	Ward

We ward off a stall when we are strong.

STALL WARD

Question: Race car, kayak and toot. Something is very special about these words. The secret is in a mirror. What is the secret?

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Answer: 

They are spelled the same way backwards or forwards.

 
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LUCUBRATE

LUCUBRATE

<Luke-you-brayte>

Cram; learn; work;

Studying at night.

Lucubrate and study all night and the test will be easy.

LUC - UB - RATE

Luc	(Rhymes)	Look
Rate	(Reminds)	Rate

We look all night and rate what we study.

LOOK YOU RATE

Question: Is the word "Enigma", an enigma?

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Answer: 

It is, if you did not know what Enigma means. An enigma is a riddle. "The pyramids are an enigma. No one knows how they were made."

 

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OBLIQUITY

OBLIQUITY

<Ah-blik-qwit-tee>

Twist; slant; obscure;

Confusing beyond comprehension.

Your obliquity faded and it all became clear to you.

OBLIQUI - TY

Obliqui

(Reminds)

Oblique

It is oblique when it is not clear because it is not straight.

OBLIQUE

Question: You show up on an antedate for a date. How was your date?

 

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Not good. Antedate is a date earlier than a given date. You showed up early and your date was not there.

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FORGO

FORGO

<For-go>

Abandon; quit; decline;

Abstaining from a desired action.

Forgo the donuts and abandon treats and you will win the race.

FOR - GO

For	(Reminds)	Forget
Go	(Reminds)	Go

We forget and let it go when we quit.

FORGET GO

Question: You wake up at night. You realize the zeitgeist is wearing all white. Why are you not scared of it?

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Answer: 

A Zeitgeist is the spirit of the time or the style of a generation. Wearing white is a style. Zeitgeist is an expression meaning "the spirit of the time".

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ABRADE

ABRADE

<Ah-brayde>

Chafe; erode; wear;

Wearing down by rubbing.

Abrade the spot because rubbing is a good for removing coffee stains.

A - BRADE

Brade

(Reminds)

Braid

We braid something by doing it over and over.

A BRAID

Question: I say your fame is ephemeral. Why do I talk about fifteen minutes?

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Answer: 

I probably mean fifteen minutes of fame. Fifteen minutes of fame is when someone is famous for a short time. Ephemeral means short-lived.

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PROMENADE

PROMENADE

<Prom-en-nayde>

Stroll; mall; boardwalk;

Walking down a path.

The promenade is long and the walk is endless.

PROM - ENADE

Prom	(Reminds)	Prom
Enade	(Reminds)	Lemonade

We walk to the lemonade at the prom.

PROM LEMONADE

 

Question: You write: "I am a mimick and I will write about spelling."  I write back: "You're not good."  Why am I right?

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Answer: 

Mimick is spelled as mimic.

 
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MIMIC

MIMIC

<Mim-mik>

Mime; copycat; imitate;

Imitating by copying the actions of another.

The parrot was a good mimic and quacked like a duck.

MIM - IC

Mim

(Reminds)

Mime

A mime impersonates people and things.

MIME

Question: I perform an ablation on a pile of leaves. What have I done?

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I removed the pile of leaves. Ablation means to remove or take away.

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CONFABULATION

CONFABULATION

<Con-fab-you-lay-shun>

Fabrication; chitchat; gossip;

Telling a story.

Your story is a confabulation and I think you are making stuff up.

CON - FABULAT - ION

Con	(Reminds)	Con or trick
Fabulat	(Reminds)	Fabricate

Con and fabricate a story.

CON FABRICATE

Question: Your monster needs attention. You remonstrate your monster. Why do you run away?

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Answer: 

You argued with it. Remonstrate means to argue. Never argue with a monster.

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