alphaDictionary * Dr. Goodword's Word Wizard Club

June 16, 2008
Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review.
frequently Which Means: Occurring often. As In: Cecilia eats fruit frequently. Heads Up! The QU here has a KW sound.	rhinorrhea Which Means: A severe runny nose common with a sickness or allergies. As In: Mother, would you fetch me a tissue? I have a case of rhinorrhea! Heads Up! Two Greek words make up 'rhinorrhea': 'rhinos' means 'of the nose' and 'rhoia' means 'flowing'. What other word has 'rhino' in it?
buffet Which Means: A meal where you serve yourself from a table of different food dishes. As In: At our cousin's wedding they had a buffet that would satisfy anyone's appetite. Heads Up! The T at the end of 'buffet' is silent, as in 'ballet'.	diary Which Means: A journal that is written in daily. As In: Clark always kept a diary, writing in it faithfully. Heads Up! Be careful not to confuse this word with 'dairy'! It only takes the switch of the A and I to misspell this word.
boast Which Means: To brag about and exaggerate how good something is. As In: If you ask Clyde about his strength, he'll boast about how much he can lift! Heads Up! This word boasts two vowels: O and A.	hail Which Means: Balls of ice that form in clouds and range from the size of a pea to a baseball . As In: The hail during the storm last night damaged their car. Heads Up! Individual balls of ice are called "hailstones".
reliable Which Means: Dependable, able to be counted on for support. As In: My watch is not very reliable at all! It starts and then stops! Heads Up! The stress is on the LI syllable in this word. The verb form is 'rely', in which the Y changes to I to add the suffix ABLE.	attack Which Means: To hurt by using force or violence. As In: The dog likes to attack the mailman's bag. Heads Up! 'Attack' is strong enough to have two Ts.
maze Which Means: A kind of puzzle in which you must find your way out by following the right path and avoiding dead ends. As In: Have you ever gotten lost in a maze? Heads Up! Another word for a maze is 'labyrinth'. Practice using a dictionary for this one!	diminish Which Means: To make or become less and less. As In: "Let our hope not diminish!" said the president, encouraging the people. Heads Up! Do not diminish the number of Is in this word: it has three!
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