REMONSTRATE

REMONSTRATE

Re-mon-strayt

Plead; fight; dispute;

Making an opposing argument. 

You remonstrate him and stand up for yourself.

I am not afraid to remonstrate you. You do not scare me.

Remonstrate

Remonstrate (Like) Demonstrate

I will demonstrate against your argument.

DEMONSTRATE

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.

REMUNERATIVE

REMUNERATIVE

Re-mewn-er-ra-tiv

Lucrative; gainful; beneficial;

Profiting a great deal by something.

It will be remunerative and will earn money.

The money tree turned out to be very remunerative. She was glad she bought it.

Re - mune - r - ative

Re (Reminds) Repeat

Mune (Reminds) Money or profit

Ative (Reminds) Active

We repeatedly earn money when we are active.

REPEAT MONEY ACTIVE


 

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

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You are standing next to me. Coterminous means next to or near.

REPAST

REPAST

Re-past

Feast; meal; drink;

Taking food or anything that restores you.

Let us have a repast and drink refreshing lemonade.

Tom had a delicious repast. It was quite refreshing.


Re - past

Re (Reminds) Refresh

Past (Reminds) Past or former

We are refreshed from our tired past.

REFRESH PAST

Your aunt is an antonym to a woman. What is the to you?

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Nothing. The woman is not related to you and your aunt is. They are antonyms to each other. Opposites.

REPOSE

REPOSE

Re-poze

Rest; slumber; rest;

Resting in a peaceful position.

I will take my repose and wake in an hour.

Re - pose

Re (Reminds) Return or again

Pose (Reminds) Pose or still

I return to a pose and I am not awake.

RETURN POSE

How can a centipede be an antipode to an annelid? Tough question.

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Antipode means opposite of. A centipede has legs. An annelid is a worm and has no legs. 

They are opposites in that way.

REPROACH

REPROACH

<Re-proach>

Shame; discredit; disgrace;

Find blame or fault.

You are beyond reproach because you did nothing wrong.

I must reproach you on your choice of a shirt. This is a business meeting!

Re - proach

Re (Reminds) Repeat

Proach (Reminds) Approach

We repeat our approach and find you are innocent.

REPEAT APPROACH

Your solution has great efficacy. Do I like it?

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Yes. Your solution is good. Efficacy means being able to produce an effect.

RESPLENDENT

RESPLENDENT

<Re-splend-dant>

Sublime; glorious; gleaming;

Shining brilliantly.

Your diamonds look resplendent because they are shinny and pretty.

Her resplendent ring was so shiny that it was blinding.

Re - splendent

Re (Reminds) Respect

Splendent (Reminds) Splendid

We respect a splendid thing because it is not shabby.

RESPECT SPLENDID

You are vociferous. You wear a florid hat. Why do they throw you out of the library?

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Vociferous means being loud and noisy. You are too noisy in the library.

RETICENT

RETICENT

<Ret-tee-sent>

Silent; shy; hesitant;

Being reluctant to speak.

You were reticent about speaking, but you spoke very well.

I know you are reticent to tell me where my cat is, but he is not your cat and I would like him back.

Ret - i - cent

Ret (Reminds) Return or reply

Cent (Reminds) Sent

I return your question and sent you away.

RETURN SENT

You write: "The automobile license is accepable."  Why don't I understand what you wrote?

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The word is spelled "acceptable."  I don't know what "accepable" means. 

Just remember: Accept the table.