SUCCUMB

SUCCUMB
<Suk-come>

Submit; surrender; yield;

Making someone quit or admit defeat.

You did not succumb and you finally won.
You did not surrender and you finally won.

Succ - umb

Succ (Reminds) Success

Cumb (Reminds) Come

Our success will have to come later because we surrender.

SUCCESS COME




 

Racecar, kayak and toot. Something is very special about these words. The secret is in a mirror. 

What is the secret?

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They are spelled the same way backwards or forwards.

SUPPOSITION

SUPPOSITION

<Sup-oh-sish-shun>

Guesswork; hunch; speculation;

Believing something without good evidence.

You never make a supposition because you always need proof.

It was an easy supposition to assume that Billy broke the window.

Sup - position

Sup (Reminds) Suppose

Position (Reminds) Position

You suppose your position because you do not know if it is true.

SUPPOSE POSITION

Your money is efflorescence. Are you happy?

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Yes! Efflorescence means to flower or grow.

SYCOPHANT

SYCOPHANT

<Sik-ko-fant>

Lackey; servile; flunky;

Flattering with lies to gain something from someone.

Never trust a sycophant because they will lie to get something from you.

Good morning sir. I know I sound like a sycophant, but I must say you look handsome today.

Syco - phant

Syco (Reminds) Sicko

Phant (Reminds) Pant or breathing

Memory trick: A sicko pants as he falsely flatters.

SICKO PANT


 

You had a garrulous chat. Did you enjoy it?

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No. Garrulous means talking about boring or trivial things. It was not a good chat.

TACITURN

TACITURN

<Tas-it-turn>

Silent; aloof; close-mouthed;

Being not inclined to talking. 

You seem taciturn because you are not talking.

Why is your little friend so taciturn? He never says much.

Tac - i - turn

Tac (Reminds) Tact or to wait

Turn (Reminds) Turn

I use tact until it is my turn.

TACT TURN

Everyone says your web page is too multifarious. It's not good. What should you do to make it better?

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Make it simpler! Multifarious means having many different parts.

 

TIMOROUS

TIMOROUS

Tim-or-rus

Nervous; apprehensive; scared;

Being timid and fearful.

He is a timorous person because he is never daring.


The timorous man jumped on the chair to get away from the mouse.

Tim - or - ous

Tim (Reminds) Of timid

Ous (Rhymes) Us

Memory trick: Timid is us when we are scared.

TIMID US

Your house is capacious! What kind of house do you have?

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You have a spacious house. It is big and roomy. Remember: Capacious sounds like spacious.

TRACTABLE

TRACTABLE

<Tract-ah-bul>

Flexible; compliant; meek;

Being obedient and manageable.

The tractable dog is never stubborn and always obeys.

The tractable dog was very obedient. He saluted when given an order.

Tract - able

Tract (Reminds) Track

Able (Reminds) Able

Memory trick: We are able to stay on track.

TRACK ABLE



 

I see a vestige of a loaf of bread. What do I probably see?

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Crumbs. A vestige is evidence that something existed and no longer exists.

TYRO

TYRO

<Tie-row>

Learner; amateur; novice;

Being a beginner or a rookie who often makes mistakes.

The painter was a tyro, but now each painting is a work of art.

Ty - ro

Ty (Reminds) Tyke

Ro (Reminds) Row

Memory trick: A tyke-row is a level for a child.

TYKE ROW

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

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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".