6/7/14

UBIQUITOUS

UBIQUITOUS

<You-bik-wah-tis>

Omnipresent; universal; everywhere;

Existing everywhere at the same time.

Snow is ubiquitous when you see snowmen everywhere.

The birds were ubiquitous. They were everywhere. I had to fight the urge to run.

Ubi - quitous

Ubi (Reminds) Ubber or big

Quitous (Reminds) Quit

Memory trick: It is ubber and it does not quit.

UBBER QUIT





Why is an ant, procreant?

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Ants procreate well. They make more ants quickly.

6/6/14

UTTER

UTTER

<Ud-der>

Speak; talk; blurt;

Saying words.

The author began to utter and read the poem well.

The man began to utter and he did not stop. He talked for hours.

Ut - ter

Ut (Reminds) Ut or a musical note

Memory trick: We make ut sounds when we utter.

UT TER






You make bathos in a bathtub. What did you do?
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Answer:  
You made a crude joke. Bathos is switching from talking in a high-class way to a low-class way

6/5/14

VACILLATE

VACILLATE

<Va-sel-layte>

Change; teeter; seesaw;

Going back and forth between two extremes.

Don't vacillate and do not waver.

The boy would vacillate between chocolate and vanilla and could not make up his mind.

Vac - Il - Late

Vac (Reminds) Vacates or leaves

Il (Reminds) Until

Late (Reminds) Later

Memory Trick: I vacate my position and come back to it later.

VACATE UNTIL LATER




You babble and gabble while you play Scrabble. What did you do?
 
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Answer:  

You made noises in a fast and unclear way. No talking during Scrabble!

6/4/14

VAPID

VAPID

<Va-pid>

Boring; dull; tedious;

Being lifeless or not animated.

The party was vapid and everyone was bored.


Your story is too vapid. Sorry. I cannot stay awake.

Vap - id

Vap (Reminds) Vapor

Id (Reminds) Id or ego

Memory trick: A vapor-id is boring because nothing is there.

VAPOR ID




You like my erudition. What do you like?

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Answer:  

You like my higher education.

6/3/14

VENERATE

VENERATE

<Ven-ah-rayte>

Reverence; cherish; adore;

Admiring or holding in the highest regard.

The readers venerate a good book because a good story is always loved.

Vene - rate

Vene (Reminds) Vent or say a lot

Rate (Reminds) Rate

I vent a good rate for you.

VENT RATE




You stand by your air conditioner and venerate your living room. Why are you still hot?

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Answer:  

Venerate means to admire. You are admiring your living room. You are not cooling it.

6/2/14

VESTIGE

VESTIGE

<Ves-tidge>

Relic; remnant; remains;

Existing now only in pieces of evidence.

A pyramid is a vestige of a great civilization.

The only vestiges of the loaf of bread were some breadcrumbs.

Vest - ige

Vest (Reminds) Invest

Ige (Reminds) Age

Memory trick: Invested over the ages and gone.

INVEST AGE




A crocodile sits on your porch. A codicil sits on your desk. Why do you keep writing?

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Answer:  

A codicil is an addition that gives more information about a topic. An attachment. You're probably writing a book about crocodiles.

6/1/14

VOLUBLE

VOLUBLE

Vol-you-bul

Chatty; gabby; mouthy;

Being talkative.

The parrot is voluble and the silence is always broken.

Your chatter is so voluble that you remind me of a bull.

Volu - ble

Volu (Reminds) Volume or loud

Ble (Rhymes) Bull

Memory trick: The volume of a bull is loud. 

VOLUME BULL





I tell you: "You're an intelligent and belligerent gentleman."  Why don't I want to know you?

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Answer: 

A belligerent is a person who wages war. You probably scare me.