8/2/14

NEOTERIC

NEOTERIC

Ne-oh-ter-rik

Crisp; recent; new;

Recent in origin or modern

The self-driving car is neoteric because it did not exist years ago.

Your hat invention is neoteric, but I do not think it is going to sell.

Neo - teric

Neo (Means) New

Teric (Reminds) Terrific

It is new and terrific when it is modern.

NEW TERRIFIC


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8/1/14

NEXUS

NEXUS

Neks-us

Network; union; connection;

Being a link or a connection.

We have a nexus between our groups and we have strong ties.

The team coach made us hold a string between us. It created a nexus and we bonded.

Nex - us

Nex (Reminds) Next

Us (Reminds) Us

They are next to us when we are linked.

NEXT US



I tell you, "I love your dowdy hat!"  Why don't you thank me?
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Answer: 
Dowdy means to be vulgar looking or to be in bad taste. I said, "I love your ugly hat."

7/31/14

NIGH

NIGH

Nye

Adjacent; bordering; near;

Being close or near.

You are nigh to me and I can hear you whisper.

Nigh

Nigh (Reminds) Near

You are near.

NEAR



A bee does not have hoofs. How does a bee, behoove you?
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Answer: 
It makes honey. Behoove means to use or profit from. You benefit when you eat the honey.

7/30/14

NUGATORY

NUGATORY

New-ga-tor-re

Ineffectual; trifling; valueless;

Being of little importance.

They are nugatory because they are useless and not good for anything.

I soon learned that my paperclip collection was nugatory. No on wanted to buy it.

Nug - a - tory

Nug (Reminds) Nugget

Tory (Reminds) Story

A nugget story because it is not important.

NUGGET STORY




A bee does not have hoofs. How does a bee, behoove you?
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Answer: 
It makes honey. Behoove means to use or profit from. You benefit when you eat the honey.



7/29/14

OBDURATE

Ob-jer-rayt

Adamant; harsh; dogged;

Being stubborn. Being indifferent to advice.

He is obdurate and will not listen to advice because he is not yielding.

The cat was acting obdurate and stubbornly refused to get off my book.

Ob - du - rate

Ob (Reminds) Object or refuse

Rate (Reminds) Berate

Object to being berated.

OBJECT BERATE





You show up on an antedate for a date. How was your date?

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Answer: 
Not good. Antedate is a date earlier than a given date. You showed up early and your date was not there.

7/28/14

OBTUSE

Ob-toose

Dense; dumb; slow;

Having dull thinking.

She is obtuse and will need a tutor and she will get smarter.

The obtuse robot did not understand math. It was very dumb.

Ob - t - use

Ob (Reminds) Object

Use (Reminds) Use

We object to a use that we do not understand.

OBJECT USE




Do you ever succumb?
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Answer: 
I hope not! Succumb means to submit or yield. Never surrender!

7/27/14

OCULUS

OCULUS

Ock-you-lus

Opening; headlight; eyeball;

Being an eye.

The oculus is very small for such a big animal.

Oculus

Oculus (Reminds) Binocular

We use our eyes with a binocular.

BINOCULAR




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