9/27/14

EUPHORIA

EUPHORIA

You-for-re-ya

Joy; glee; elation;

Happily enjoying a good feeling.

I felt euphoria because it was great to win.

I can tell you got the job because of your look of euphoria. 

Eu - phor - re - ya

Eu (Rhymes) You

Phor (Rhymes) For

Ya (Rhymes) Yah

You say for yah!

YOU FOR YAH



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9/26/14

EVANESCENT

EVANESCENT

Ev-van-nes-sent

Evaporating; fading; fleeting;

Vanishing like vapor.

My gloom became evanescent after you cheered me up.

Your cigar smoke is now evanescent and I am happy.

E - van - es - scent

Van (Reminds) Vanish

Scent (Reminds) Scent or a smell

Vanish like a scent.

VANISH SCENT


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9/25/14

EVINCE

EVINCE

Ee-vinse

Uncloak; reveal; prove;

Proving something to be true.

You did evince me and now I believe you.

This poster will evince you that this is the missing dog.

Evince

Evince (Reminds) Convince

We convince someone to believe us.

CONVINCE


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9/24/14

EXPATRIATE

EXPATRIATE

Ex-pay-tree-at

Migrant; refugee; outcast;

Leaving a country and no longer supporting it.

He is an expatriate and is no longer a citizen.

Ex - patriate

Ex (Reminds) Ex or past

Patriat (Reminds) Patriot

AN ex-patriot lives in a new country.

EX PATRIOT


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9/23/14

FACILE

FACILE

Fa-sil

Effortless; hasty; simplistic;

Mastering something with ease.

Drawing smiley faces is facile because they are easy to draw.

Fa - cile

Fa (Reminds) Fa

Cile (Rhymes) Seal

We say, "fa" when we seal something and finish it.

FA SEAL


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9/22/14

FASTIDIOUS

FASTIDIOUS

Fast-tid-ee-owse

Meticulous; exacting; picky;

Doing something with great care and thought.

The fastidious woman spent hours choosing her hat.

He was fastidious and insisted all items on his desk had to point north.

Fast - idious

Fast (Reminds) Fast

Idious (Reminds) Hideous

We choose slowly because fast is hideous.

 FAST HIDEOUS



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9/21/14

FATUOUS

FATUOUS

Fat-chew-us

Stupid; silly; foolish;

Not understanding or being dull witted.

That was a fatuous email and it did not make sense.

Do I like your hat? It is quite fatuous and silly.

Fat - u - ous

Fat (Reminds) Fat

U (Reminds) You

Ous (Rhymes) Us

Our mind is fat when you explain it to us.

FATHOM US


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