AGGRANDIZE

AGGRANDIZE

Ah-grand-eyes

Acclaim; glorify; honor;

Making something bigger than it is.

We aggrandize celebrities by making them larger than life.

She would always aggrandize people she liked.

Ah - grand - ize

Grand (Reminds) Grand

Ize (Reminds) Eyes

We make them grand in our eyes.

GRAND EYES

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ALACRITY

ALACRITY

Ah-lak-rit-tee

Eagerness; alertness; readiness;

Willing to be cheerful and eager.

He helped us with alacrity and whistled while he worked.

He walked with alacrity and whistled with cheerful confidence.

A - lac - ritty

Lac (Reminds) Lack

Ritty (Reminds) Itty or small

We are happy when our lacks are itty.

LACK ITTY


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AMALGAMATE

AMALGAMATE

Ah-mal-ga-mayte

Meld; alloy; mix;

Combining many things together.

We will amalgamate our companies and sell kites and string together.

I like to amalgamate vanilla and chocolate ice cream.  They are delicious together.

A - mal - ga - mate

Mal (Reminds) Mall or a business

Mate (Reminds) Mate or combine

The two malls will mate and become one.

MALL MATE

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AMELIORATE

AMELIORATE

Ah-meal-ee-or-rate

Ease; mend; relieve;

Making something better by improving it.

You did ameliorate my computer problem and I can play scrabble again.

Plugging in the power cord did ameliorate my computer problem. It worked now.

A - melio - rate

Melio (Reminds) A meal

Rate (Means) Rate

A good meal makes things rate better.

MEAL RATE

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ANIMUS

ANIMUS

An-ne-mus

Feud; dislike; animosity;

Hating something or someone.

I have no animus for her and we will go to the park together.

There is an animus between us. We do not like each other.

Animus

Animus (Reminds) Animosity

We have animosity when we do not like someone.

ANIMOSITY


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ANTIPODE

ANTIPODE

Ant-tee-poad

Contrary; negative; reverse;

Exhibiting the exact opposite trait to another.

Up is the antipode of down.

The North Pole is antipode of the South Pole.

Anti - pod - e

Anti (Reminds) Anti or opposite

Pod (Reminds) Pod or a thing

It is anti against the pod.

ANTI POD

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