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January 9, 2012
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collideWhich Means:To crash together. As In:
Heads Up!The two Ls collide in 'collide'. |
cheatWhich Means:To trick, to swindle or take something dishonestly from someone. As In:
Heads Up!Don't cheat a word out of letters it needs! The long E sound is spelled EA, as in 'seat'. |
denyWhich Means:To declare untrue, to reject as truthful. As In:
Heads Up!Denial isn't just a river in Egypt! |
includeWhich Means:To hold, to contain. As In:
Heads Up!What is the opposite of include? What prefix can we attach that means 'out'? |
wringWhich Means:To squeeze by twisting tightly. As In:
Heads Up!The past tense of wring is 'wrung'. |
footleWhich Means:To talk or act in a silly or foolish way. As In:
Heads Up!The Os in 'footle' can be googly eyes. |
ponderWhich Means:To think seriously about, to consider thoughtfully or wonder about. As In:
Heads Up!What are some of the things you ponder? |
wambleWhich Means:To walk in an unsteady way. As In:
Heads Up!This funny word sounds like 'wobble' and the meaning is similar. |
cropWhich Means:A certain product, like wheat, soybeans, corn, that grows in a field. As In:
Heads Up!You'll have a fine crop of correctly spelled words by the time you're done studying these. |
hootenannyWhich Means:A party or informal concert with folk singing and dancing. As In:
Heads Up!A lot of people hoot at a hootenanny! |
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The skier never wanted to collide with the tree, but he did!
While his chess opponent looked the other way, the man decided to cheat.
The young woman could not deny her broken heart. Boo-hoo!
Does the sandwich include pickles and cheese?
Saul likes to wring the sponge completely to get out all the dirty water.
The students hang out and footle after school.
Christine pondered what she should do next.
The hotel guest started to wamble, so the bellhop helped him walk to a chair.
Italy, France, and Spain lead the world in grape crops.
The kids got together for a hootenanny.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC