COMMODIOUS

COMMODIOUS
Kom-mowd-dee-us

Roomy; big; grand;

A place that is spacious.

The commodious house loomed large and the windows glimmered.

The commodious house stood before us. Even the door was huge.

Comm - odious
Comm (Reminds) Common
Odious (Reminds) Odor or smells

Memory Trick: A common space is filled with odors.

COMMON ODOR


 

The wind is propitious. How fast does your sailboat go?

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Not fast. It is gentle. Propitious means being favorable or gentle. Kind.

SPLENETIC

SPLENETIC

Splen-net-tik

Sullen; testy; spiteful

A sadness that is gloomy.

The splenetic children waited for the rain to stop while their bicycles waited.

Splenet - tic
Splenet (Reminds) Splendid
Tic (Reminds) Tic or interruption

Memory Trick:
It was splendid until it was interrupted by a tic.
SPLENDENT TIC


It was a splenetic day. No one was happy.

 

You are always coterminous when I come home. I don't mind because I like you. What are you doing?

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Being next to me. Coterminous means next to or near.

ELIXIR

ELIXIR

<Ee-liks-er>

Cure; potion; remedy;

A drink that is invigorating.

Drink an elixir before dancing and it will get you moving.

E - lix - ir
Lix (Reminds) Licks

An invigorating drink licks fatigue.

Coffee is my favorite elixir. It really gets me going.


Q.  I serve you peas to appease you. Why does it not work?

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A.  You don't like peas. Appease means to calm or pacify. Something you don't like will not make you happy.

EPISTLE

EPISTLE

Ee-pis-el

Note; letter; communication;

A message sent by a messenger.

An epistle arrived and it shows that she misses you.

Ep - istle
Ep (Reminds) Epic
Istle (Reminds) Missile

A fast note is an epic missile.

EPIC MISSILE

Q.  You become a sexagenarian. Why can you stay in bed all day?

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A. You are probably retired. A sexagenarian is at least the age of 60 and younger than 70.

CAVALCADE

CAVALCADE

Kav-al-kayd
Procession; caravan; parade;

Moving in a parade on horseback or in cars.
The cavalcade was endless and we admired the horses.

Caval - cade
Caval (Reminds) Cavalry
Cade (Reminds) Parade

Memory Trick: A cavalry parade goes by us.
CAVALRY PARADE

Q. You bewilder me when you tell me to be wilder. How wild do I get?

 

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A: Not wild at all. Bewilder means to confuse. You confused me.
 

SANGUINE

SANGUINE

<San-gwin>

Confident; hopeful; upbeat;

Having a lot of optimism.

You're sanguine because you always have hope.

SAN - GUINE

San	(Reminds)	Sans or none
Guine	(Reminds)	Whine or complain

Memory Trick: We are sans whine because we have hope.

SANS WHINE

He always had a sanguine attitude. He was always upbeat and confident.

 

You find your friend is propertied. Do you untie your friend?

 

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No. Propertied means rich.
 

ARGOT

ARGOT

<Arg-get>

Terminology; lingo; slang;

Vocabulary only understood by a group.

The argot of Internet users is met with dismay from technophobes.

AR - GOT

Ar	(Reminds)	Argue
Got	(Reminds)	Got

What you argue I got because I speak the same lingo.

ARGUE GOT

You say, "This chocolate cake is dank!"  Do you eat it?

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Answer: 

Yes. Dank means being moist. It probably is very good.