April 19, 2010
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Which Means:
To make sure that something is true, accurate, or valid; to verify.
As In:
My mother called the airport to confirm that our flight was leaving on time.
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Feel free to confirm the spelling of a word in a dictionary!
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Which Means:
Having a tendency to blow up into pieces or expand with force.
As In:
Who knew that this funny cereal was so explosive?!
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What root verb do you see here? (Explode).
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Which Means:
To have inside as a part, to take into the whole thing, to not leave something out.
As In:
My birthday guest list includes five of my closest friends.
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What prefix means 'out'? What is the opposite of 'include'?
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Which Means:
The act or ability to see, understand, or be aware of something.
As In:
Steve made a false perception and thought the rope was a snake.
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Perception is spelled PER-, not PRE-.
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Which Means:
Someone who knows a lot about something.
As In:
The old healer was an expert in making herbal medicines.
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Do you know any experts?
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Which Means:
To set aside or keep for later use.
As In:
They had to reserve a table at their favorite restaurant because it was so popular.
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The noun form of this verb is 'reservation'.
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Which Means:
Something big, extraordinary, or very, very good.
As In:
The math quiz was a doozy, and I don't know if I passed!
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'Doozy' is a funny word with two Os, making spelling a doozy!
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Which Means:
An argument for or against, a disagreement.
As In:
The children had a dispute over what game to play next.
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The word 'dispute' is made of two syllables: dis-pute.
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Which Means:
An error, doing something wrong by accident.
As In:
The chef made a mistake and put the wrong ingredients in.
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The nice thing about mistakes is that you can always try again and do it right!
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Which Means:
The natural environment in which something lives.
As In:
Here is a frog in its natural habitat.
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It is 'habit' for an animal to live in their natural habitat.
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