9/13/14

GARRULOUS

GARRULOUS

Gar-rule-lus

Chatty; blabby; rambling;

Talking about boring or trivial things.

He is garrulous and can't stay silent.

The garrulous women bored us with her trivial stories.

Gar - rul - ous

Gar (Reminds) Garish or loud

Rul (Reminds) Rule

Ous (Reminds) Us

We are garish when trifles rule us.

GARISH RULES US


You're at the zenith of a mile high mountain. How long will it take to walk to the top?


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Not long at all. The zenith is the top.


9/12/14

GAZETTE

GAZETTE

Ga-zet

Publication; magazine; newspaper;

Proving news as a newspaper or a daily paper.

I bought a gazette and it had interesting news in it.

Gaze - ette

Gaze (Reminds) Gaze or look

Ette (Reminds) Vignette or story

We gaze at the vignette.

GAZE VIGNETTE



I tell you verbatim what the owl said. What did I say?

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Who. Who. Verbatim means to say it exactly as it was originally said.

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9/11/14

GESTATION

GESTATION

Jes-tay-shun

Pregnancy; incubation; conception;

Carrying a baby inside a womb.

 Her gestation was long and her belly grew big.

The gestation ended and soon there were many more rabbits.

Ge - station

Ge (Reminds) Gee or awe

Station (Reminds) Station

Gee.  There is a baby in the station.

GEE STATION



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9/10/14

GLIMPSE

GLIMPSE

Glimps

Glance; look; spy;

Looking at something briefly.

I can only glimpse it now and I will look at it longer later.

The boy caught a glimpse of a rabbit ear and knew how the trick was done.

Glimp - se

Glimp (Reminds) Glimmer

A glimmering light is brief.

GLIMMER


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9/9/14

GRASPABLE

GRASPABLE

Grasp-ah-bul

Simple; obvious; clear;

Comprehending something.

Your explanation is graspable and I understand it.

Okay! Your new invention is graspable. I get it.

Grasp - able

Grasp (Reminds) Grasp

Able (Reminds) Able

We are able to grasp it because it is clear.

GRASP ABLE



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9/8/14

HAUGHTY

HAUGHTY

Haw-tee

Lordly; imperious; arrogant;

Condescending with a proud attitude.

She is haughty and not humble at all.

The haughty woman walked by and never said hello.

Haught - y

Haught (Reminds) Height

She thinks her height is above others.

HEIGHT


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9/7/14

HERMETIC

HERMETIC

Her-met-tik

Sealed; tight; shut;

Isolating from outside influence.

We cannot be hermetic because we need help.

The little dog was hermetic. He never came out and we did not know why.

Hermet - Ic

Hermet (Reminds) Hermit

Ic (Reminds) Ick or yucky

A hermit says, "ick". Go away.

HERMIT ICK



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