EPHEMERAL

EPHEMERAL

Ee-fem-er-ral

Fleeting; short-lived; momentary;

Existing for a short time.

The sparks were ephemeral and vanished quickly.

The flight of my balloon was always ephemeral. I never understood why.

Ephe - emeral

Ephe (Reminds) Effort

Emeral (Reminds) Emerald

Effort flickers like an emerald.

EFFORT EMERALD

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EPILOGUE

EPILOGUE

Ep-pee-log

Postscript; summation; follow-up;

Ending a book with a conclusion.

I added an epilogue and now the reader knows what happened.

The epilogue of the book continued the story and showed a happy ending.

Epi - logue

Epi (Reminds) Epic

Logue (Rhymes) Log

An epic log tells us what happened.

EPIC LOG

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ERUDITION

ERUDITION

Ee-ru-dish-shun

Scholarship; education; learning;

Getting a cultured and refined education.

My erudition is good and I am learned beyond my years.

His erudition made his lemonade business a success.

Erudition

Erudition (Reminds) Education

It is an education when we learn.

EDUCATION


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ESCHEW

ESCHEW

Es-shoo

Avoid; shun; abandon;

Abstaining by staying away.

I will eschew buying comics because I own too many.

I will eschew donuts and not eat them again.

Es - chew

Es (Reminds) Sss or hiss

Chew (Rhymes) Shoo or go away

Hiss. Shoo! Go away!

SSS SHOO


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ESPY

ESPY

Es-pee

Observe; look; perceive;

Seeing from far away.

I espy a bus and it is the one that I am waiting for.

E - spy

Spy (Reminds) To spy or look

I spy when I look from far away.

SPY


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ESTUARY

ESTUARY

Es-chew-air-re

Bay; gulf; cove;

Forming a body of water where a river meets the ocean.

We turned in the estuary and went up river.

We floated into the estuary, but decided not to go swimming.

Estu - ary

Estu (Reminds) It is to

Ary (Rhymes) Airy

A river runs to the airy bay.

ES TU AIRY

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