9/6/14

HINTERLAND

HINTERLAND

Hint-a-land

Outback; sticks; bush;

Existing as a country backwoods.

She lives in the hinterland and there is no one around.

Hint - er - land

Hint (Reminds) Hint or a little of

Land (Reminds) Land

A hint of people lives in this land.

HINT LAND


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9/5/14

HISTRIONIC

HISTRIONIC

His-tree-on-ick

Dramatic; theatrical; melodramatic;

Showing an insincere face.

I am not being histrionic because I really like your tie.

I love your tie and I am not being histrionic. Ahem.

Hist - r - ionic

Hist (Reminds) History

Ionic (Reminds) Bionic or faked

History is bionic when it is faked.

HISTORY BIONIC


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9/4/14

HUBRIS

HUBRIS

You-bris

Vanity; pride; arrogance;

Exaggerating confidence.

He failed because his hubris made him over-confident.

The hubris of the little dog was amazing. He needed to be more cautious.

Hu - bris

Hu (Rhymes) You

Bris (Reminds) Bristle

You bristle with too much confidence and will fail.

YOU BRISTLE


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9/3/14

IGNOBLE

IGNOBLE

Ig-no-bel

Modest; peasant; unworthy;

Coming from an inferior position or birth.

He became a king despite being ignoble and being born poor.

The prince had an ignoble birth since his parents were frogs.

Ig - noble

Ig (Reminds) Icky or yucky

Noble (Reminds) Noble or prince

An icky noble is born poor.

ICKY NOBLE



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9/2/14

IGNORAMUS

IGNORAMUS

Ig-nor-ram-mus

Fool; stupid; dunce;

Someone who thinks they are smart while they really are dumb.

I am not an ignoramus because I understand.

The robot was an ignoramus when it came to chess. He did not play the game correctly.

Ignor - amus

Ignor (Reminds) Ignorant

Amus (Reminds) Amuse

I am ignorant and amused because I do not understand.

IGNORANT AMUSE


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9/1/14

IMBUE

IMBUE

Imm-byou

Instill; ingrain; inspire;

Persuading someone to have a good opinion.

The good teacher will imbue a love of learning.

Im - bue

Im (Reminds) In

Bue (Reminds) Beau

We are in love with the beau who teaches us.

IN BEAU


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8/31/14

IMMODERATE

IMMODERATE

Im-mod-er-rate

Excessive; extravagant; unreasonable;

Unrestrained in size or enormity

The rain was immoderate, but today the sun is shinning.

The immoderate wind blew us both over.

Im - moderate

Im (Reminds) Un

Moderate (Reminds) Moderate

A thing un-moderate is enormous.

IMPRESSIVE MODERATE


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