EUPHONIOUS

EUPHONIOUS
You-fone-ee-us

Lyrical; harmonious; melodious;

Pleasing sounds or words.

Your words are euphonious because your singing is great.

The band made euphonious music. They were very good.

Eu - phonious
Eu (Reminds) Euphoric
Phonious (Reminds) Phone

Memory Trick: Euphoric sounds come from our phone.
EUPHORIC SOUND

You brook, a brook. Did you enjoy your swim?

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No. Brook means to tolerate or endure. Brook also means a small stream or river. You endured a small stream. It may be too cold.

EQUANIMITY

EQUANIMITY

<Ee-kwa-nim-et-tee>

Patience; calm; composure;

Possessing an evenness of temperament.

Your equanimity is pleasing and your anxiety is gone.

The cat showed great equanimity and did not mind the little dog at all.

Equa - nimity
Equa (Reminds) Equal
Animity (Reminds) Animosity


Memory trick: Our kindness equals our animosity.  They are even.
EQUAL ANIMOSITY



 

Do you feel splenetic because the day is splendid?

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No. You feel less splenetic. Splenetic means gloomy or sullen. A splendid day makes you happy.

 

 

GAINSAY

GAINSAY

Gayne-say

Deny; controvert; refute;

Contradict or challenge with the truth.

Gainsay the dealer because a better price is worth fighting for.

I am afraid I must gainsay your accusation and simply say that I did not take the cookie.

Gain - say
Gain (Reminds) Gain
Say (Reminds) Says

Memory trick:

He will gain when he says something.
GAIN SAY

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EGRESS

EGRESS

<Ee-gres>

Emerge; departure; escape;

Exiting from a place.

The audience will egress at the rear and go out to the street.

Well. Yes. Exit might have been better, but we are a vocabulary club. So... egress is better.

Egress
Egress (Reminds) Progress

Memory Trick:
We progress out the exit
PROGRESS

You fructify a tomato plant. You put it in a glass and stir. Why can't you drink it?

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Fructify means to bear fruit. You fertilized it. You will get baby tomatoes. Not juice.

 

APOSTATE

APOSTATE

<Ah-pa-stayte>

Defector; revolt; heretic;

Abandoning a connection to a party or faith.

He was an apostate and his defection is permanent.

He was an apostate from the bowling team and he never bowled again.

A - post - ate
Post (Reminds) Post or past
Ate (Reminds) Late


Memory Trick:
Our late membership is post.
POST LATE

You find broccoli to be flocculent. You eat it anyway. A scent wafts from you. Why do I not leave the room?

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Flocculent means clumpy like wool. Broccoli is clumpy. The scent is probably perfume.

BELLIGERENT

BELLIGERENT

<Be-lidge-er-rent>

Hostile; combative; contentious;

Being a person or nation who wages war.

The geese were belligerent and they fought over the bread.

Bell - i - gerent
Bell (Reminds) Bell
Gerent (Reminds) Gent

Memory Trick: Ring the bell of a gent.
BELL GENT

You buy geraniums for a Decennium. How do I know you bought a lot of geraniums?

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A decennium is a decade. You bought germaniums for a decade. You have lots by now.

QUAFF

QUAFF

<Kwaf>

Gulp; swig; guzzle;

Drinking a beverage quickly.

Quaff your drink, but don't gulp too fast.

I was surprised how fast the elephant could quaff my drink.

Qua - ff
Qua (Reminds) Aqua or water

 Memory trick: Water is something we drink fast.
AQUA

You go fishing. You put a metacarpus on the shoulder of your friend. Why doesn't he mind?

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A metacarpus is a hand.