TEPID

TEPID

<Tep-pid>

Lukewarm; moderate; apathetic;

Warm and moderate.

The tepid reviews disappointed us because we expected better.

TE - PID

Pid

(Reminds)

Piddle

It is a piddle when it is not much.

PIDDLE

I am going to inculcate you. You will like it. What will I do to you?

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It means that I am going to teach you persistently and earnestly. Inculcate is pronounced: In-kul-kayt

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TREPIDATION

TREPIDATION

<Trep-pid-day-shun>

Fright; apprehension; trembling;

Trembling apprehensive fear.

Trepidation filled the room because we were watching a scary movie.

TRE - P - IDATION

Tre	(Reminds)	Tremble
Idation	(Reminds)	Intimidation

We tremble when faced with intimidation.

TREMBLE IMTIMIDATION

You are reading my paraphrase right now. What are you reading?

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You're a ham = You like getting a lot of attention.

Go for broke = Risk everything for a gain.

He's a couch potato = He is lazy and only watches television.

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You are reading a sentence written in a clearer way. Paraphrase means to reword something to clarify it. Para in Latin means "beside of".

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IRKSOME

IRKSOME

<Erk-sum>

Pesky; tedious; bothersome;

Causing frustration and apprehension.

The irksome bird fled and the incessant chirping stopped.

IRK - SOME

Irk	(Reminds)	Jerk
Some	(Reminds)	Sometimes

Jerks are sometimes annoying.

JERK SOMETIMES

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Raining cats and dogs = It is raining a lot.

You knuckle head = You dummy

 

He is a weasel = He cannot be trusted.

 

 

 

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IRREVOCABLE

IRREVOCABLE

<Ear-re-voke-ah-bul>

Fixed; immutable; irreversible;

Something that cannot be revoked

The irrevocable contract held and the money kept coming.

IR - REVOCABLE

Ir	(Means)	Not
Revocable	(Reminds)	Revoke

Not able to revoke.

IR REVOCABLE

You're loquacious and gracious. Why do I put space between us?

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Loquacious means to talk too much and too freely. You're probably boring me.

 

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ARRANT

ARRANT

<Air-rant>

Utter; absolute; total;

Being completely or entirely.

The arrant truth dawned on us because it was completely the truth.

ARR - RANT

Ar	(Reminds)	Are or to be
Rant	(Reminds)	Rant or talk a lot

You are on rant when you say something absolute.

ARE RANT

 

You climb up and addle your horse. You grab the reigns and shout "Tally-ho!"  Why don't you go anywhere?

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Addle means to confuse. You confused your horse.

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UNMITIGATED

UNMITIGATED

<Un-mit-tee-gayt-ted>

Complete; totaling; sheer;

Not reducing in any way.

You're unmitigated success stunned because your victory was absolute.

UN - MITI - GATED

Un	(Reminds)	Un or not
Miti	(Reminds)	Metered
Gated	(Reminds)	Gated

Not metered or gated because it ran wild.

NOT METER GATED

You make bathos in a bathtub. What did you do?

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You made a crude joke. Bathos is switching from talking in a high-class way to a low-class way.

 

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IMMUTABLE

IMMUTABLE

<Im-mute-ah-bul>

Unalterable; permanent; total;

An unchangeable and undeniable absolute

An immutable law never changes because altering it boggles the universe.

IM - MUT - ABLE

Mut	(Reminds)	Mute or quiet
Able	(Reminds)	Able

It stays mute because it is not able to change.

IM MUTE TABLE

Question: I glance it. You glimpse it. Who sees more of it?

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I do. A glance is longer than a glimpse. I saw more of it.

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