PUNCTILIOUS

PUNCTILIOUS

Punk-til-lee-us

Precise; correct; strict;

Doing something with great care and attention to detail.

I was punctilious with my grammar and my report was excellent.

The punctilious artist made every paint stroke perfect.

Punct - tilious

Punct (Reminds) Punctual

Tilious (Reminds) Titillate

A punctual person is titillated by precision.

PUNCTUAL TITILATE

Is a confabulation always fabulous?

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It depends on the speakers. A confabulation is a conversation or a speech.

QUASI

QUASI

Kwa-zeye

Alike; partly; so-called;

Resembling something or being almost alike something.

You are a quasi-teacher because you teach well.

A cat is a quasi tiger.

Qua - si

Qua (Reminds) Quack or a fake

Si (Rhymes) Sigh

You are faking, but it works and I sigh.

QUACK SIGH

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.

QUIBBLE

QUIBBLE

Kwib-bul

Protest; bicker; disagree;

Verbally fight about unimportant things.

I never quibble because I would rather talk about real issues.

I realized it was bad to quibble with a cat when I saw the claws come out.

Qui - ble

Qui (Reminds) Quiz

Ble (Rhymes) Bull

I quiz you like a bull.

QUIZ BULL

You ruminate on things while you ruminate a lettuce sandwich. What are you doing?

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You are thinking about things while you are chewing a lettuce sandwich. Ruminate means to think about something, but ruminate also means to chew.

QUIXOTIC

QUIXOTIC

Qwiks-ot-tic

Foolish; unrealistic; impulsive;

Impractical and unpredictable

It is quixotic of you to suggest it and they will never agree.

Quix - otic

Quix (Rhymes) Quick

Otic (Reminds) Neurotic or crazy

We are quick at being neurotic when we are foolish.

QUICK NEUROTIC

You have vignettes with vinegar. What do you have?

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You have short movies and vinegar. Vignette means a short movie or a short scene. You are enjoying vinegar while watching a movie.

RAMBUNCTIOUS

RAMBUNCTIOUS

Ram-bunk-shus

Unruly; rowdy; wild;

Being loud and out of control.

He was rambunctious and he made a lot of noise.

The rambunctious robot wrecked the room. It was out of control.

Ram - bunc - tious

Ram (Remind of) Ram

Bunc (Reminds) Bunk or a bed

A ram falls into a bunk because he was out of control.

RAM BUNK

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.

RECONDITE

RECONDITE

Re-kon-dyte

Cryptic; mysterious; secret;

Being not easily understood.

It is recondite to me because it is cryptic.

There was something recondite about the painting. It was as if it held a secret image.

Recon - dite

Recon (Reminds) Recon or go see

Dite (Remind of) Ditty or little

I only recon a little and I cannot see the secret. 

RECON DITTY

You are in a boat. You come upon a regale. Instead of a raincoat, you put on a shiny hat. Why?

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A regale is a party. You put on a party hat.

REGALE

REGALE

Re-gayle

Dinner; banquet; entertain;

Giving a grand party.

We will have a regale tonight and we will entertain many.

It was a grand regale and everyone was well dressed.

Regal - e

Regal (Reminds) Regal or royal

A regal festival is a big party.

REGAL

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

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