5/2/15

Ornery

Ornery

<awn-er-ree>

grouchy; cranky; nasty;

Acting in a grumpy way.

The ornery cat chased everyone he saw.

Memory trick:
Ornery reminds of horn.
A bull has horns.

Used at work:
The boss is in an ornery mood. I’d stay away from her.


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5/1/15

Glabella

Glabella

<glah-bel-lah>

The skin between the eyes above the nose.

His hair pointed to his glabella. He looked like a vampire.

Memory trick:
Bella reminds of beautiful

Used at work:
You have ink on your glabella. Here’s a tissue to wipe it.

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4/30/15

Brontide

  Brontide

<Bron-tyde>

distant thunder; lake thunder;

An unexplained rumbling noise heard in the distance.

We heard the brontide and decided to head for shore.

Memory trick:
Bron reminds of brontosaurus.
Tide reminds of a wave tide.
A big tide

Used at work:
The ride was like a brontide.



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4/29/15

Taradiddle

Taradiddle

<tah-rah-did-del>

small lie; made-up story; tall tale;

Telling an exaggerated story.

He told a taradiddle about how much money he won.

Memory trick:
Tara reminds of big
Diddle reminds of riddle
Big riddle.

Used at work:
Your taradiddle worked. We have more time for the project.

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4/28/15

Zenith

Zenith

<zee-nyth>

highest; topmost; crest;

The highest point of a thing such as a mountain.

We reached the zenith in the morning. We could see for miles.

Memory trick:
Zen is a high state of thinking.

Used at work:
The zenith was when you told them about the great sales.



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4/27/15

Nincompoop

Nincompoop

<nin-com-poop>

idiot; fool; dummy;

Someone who acts stupidly.

He felt like a nincompoop when he came to work with no pants.

Memory trick:
We poop with fatigue when we try to think.

Used at work:
You’re not a nincompoop. You’re really smart.




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4/26/15

Befuddled

Befuddled

confused; dizzy; woozy;

Not being able to think well.

The puzzle befuddled me. It was unclear how to solve it.

Memory trick:
Fuddled reminds of muddled or muddy.
Our thinking is muddy.

Use at work:
Your instructions befuddled us. We could not understand the program.



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