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December 14, 2009
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residenceWhich Means:The place where a person lives. As In:
Heads Up!The base verb here, 'reside', means 'to live somewhere': Where do you reside? |
conundrumWhich Means:A riddle or puzzle which involves a play on words. As In:
Heads Up!Conundrum' can also mean any confusing puzzle: I'm in a conundrum and am not sure what to do! |
galoreWhich Means:In large amounts, plentiful, abundant. As In:
Heads Up!The E at the end of 'galore' makes the O long. |
aardvarkWhich Means:A medium-sized, burrowing (digging), nocturnal mammal found in Africa. As In:
Heads Up!Aardvarks have such long noses that the beginning of their name has two As. |
jamboreeWhich Means:A noisy festival or celebration, often including speeches and entertainment. As In:
Heads Up!Remember the two Es at the end, representing the shouts of glee coming from the party! |
bungeeWhich Means:An elastic rope, used for sport jumping from high places. As In:
Heads Up!A bungee can also be a cord with a hook at each end, used to fasten things securely. |
toughWhich Means:Strong and durable, not easily bent or broken. As In:
Heads Up!The GH in 'tough' has an F sound. |
loosenedWhich Means:Made not as tight as before. As In:
Heads Up!This is a past participial adjective. Its root verb is 'loosen'. |
carelesslyWhich Means:Without much thought or attention to detail. As In:
Heads Up!Spelling mistakes are often carelessly made by not paying attention. |
sceneWhich Means:A place where something happens, or any view or picture. As In:
Heads Up!The SC makes a S sound in 'scene'. |
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A person does not need a fancy residence to be happy.
Here is an example of a conundrum: What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
At the party there was food galore!
Also called an anteater, the aardvark eats ants, termites and a type of underground cucumber found in South Africa.
To celebrate the new year, the city hosted a big jamboree complete with fireworks.
Stuart loges to bungee jump with his bungee cord.
Rusty likes to look tough, but he really has a heart of gold!
The loosened lid fell off and all the salt poured onto Stanley's meal!
Rich painted carelessly, which resulted in the can of paint dumped all over himself.
This is the scene where the couple got married.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC