ABET

ABET

Ah-bet

Assist; prod; support;

Helping in the carrying out of a plan.

You abet someone when you drive the get-away car while they do the robbery.

A - bet

A (Reminds) A

Bet (Means) Bet or challenge

I bet you will help me.

A BET


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ABSCOND

ABSCOND

Ab-skond

Escape; flee; run away;

Leaving quickly to avoid arrest.

He will abscond with the funds and steal them and take off.

Ab - scond

Scond (Reminds) Scoundrel

A scoundrel runs away.

SCRONDEL



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ACCRETION

ACCRETION

Ah-kre-shun

Accumulation; increment; addition;

Gradually grow by an outside source.

Water is an accretion for a beach because creates it from the sand.

An accretion of sand created my favorite beach.

Acc - retion

Acc (Reminds) Accumulate

Retion (Reminds) Ration

We accumulate a ration when it grows.

ACCUMULATE RATION


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ACERBIC

ACERBIC

Ah-sir-bick

Bitter; sour; cutting;

Acting unkind in a harsh manner.

You are acerbic when you are being cruel.

His acerbic words hurt my feelings.

Acer - bic

Acer (Reminds) Ace or expert

Bic (Reminds) Bicker

An ace at bickering is a bitter person.

ACE BICKER


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AFFABLE

AFFABLE

Af-ah-bul

Friendly; pleasant; easygoing;

Being likable and approachable.

You are an affable person because you always have a big smile when I approach.

A - fable

Fable (Reminds) Fable or story

You can tell a fable to someone who is friendly.

A FABLE


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AFFLATUS

AFFLATUS

Ah-flat-tus

Revelation; vision; insight;

Getting a creative impulse.

I had an afflatus and I created a new style of painting.

He had an afflatus and never knew why he painted a cat.

Afflat - us

Afflat (Reminds) Inflate

Us (Reminds) Us

Inflate us with inspiration.

INFLATE US


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AFOREMENTIONED

AFOREMENTIONED

Ah-for-ment-shuned

Past; previous; prior;

Referencing an earlier version.

We followed the aforementioned plan and built it to the original drawings.

The aforementioned document gave us the missing piece.

A - fore - mentioned

Fore (Reminds) Before

Mentioned (Reminds) Mentioned

It was before that we mentioned it.

BEFORE MENTIONED



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