BuildYourVocabularySkills!
AQuickandEasyMethod
by
JohnLaCarna
ToGussie
CONTENTS
PrefaceTheTechniqueofMnemonicVocabularyBuildingHowToUseThisBookTheMnemonicVocabularyListofWordsTreatedinThisBookAppendix:SuggestedProjectsfortheResearcherReferencesAbouttheAuthor
PREFACE
Thisbookwill enableyou to increaseyourEnglishvocabularyasquicklyandeasily as possible. The immediate focus is on expanding your recognitionvocabulary -- thewords you are able to understand.Youwill learn and retainforeverthemeaningsofwordsyouaremostlikelytoencounterinyourreading,and on various psychological, academic, and professional tests. The methodpresentedhere is starklygoal-oriented --youmight say ruthlessly so.Theaimis that after applying yourself to this book, you will be able to supply asynonymousdefinitionforup to1413wordsyoudidnotknowbefore.Wearenot concernedwith learning derivations or word roots. Thesemattersmay beinterestingandimportantbuttheyareirrelevanttothebusinessathand.
OurpurposerightnowistogetahigherscoreonthatSATorGREnextweek,ortogainadeeperunderstandingof thosenovelsandnon-fictionbooksyoureadthroughoutthisyearandeveryyearfromnowon.Thewordsyouwilllearnarederivedfromlistsofstudywordsforacademictestsandarejudgedtohavethewidestgeneraluse.Another phase of vocabulary development involves the active vocabulary --wordsyouuseinyourownspeechandwriting.Wedon'tprovideaquickmethodtoimprovethat--wedon'tknowofany--butwecanpointyoutoacoupleofeasyways.
Youwillfindthatasyouusethisbookandrecognitionvocabularygrows,wordsthat you previously skimmed over in your reading will stand out.When youencounter them, youwill automatically take note of the newwords you havelearned. In this way, over time, you will get a feel for proper usage, for thenuancesofdenotativeandconnotativemeaning.Thenthesewordswillnaturallypass intoyour activevocabulary as theydidwhenyouwere a childoriginallyacquiring language. This process might be accelerated by using one of the
booksavailableatbookstoresandinlibraries,designedtoenabletheirreaderstousethewordstheypresent.Westronglyrecommendagainstusingwordsbeforeyouassimilatetheirprecisemeanings. If this isdone inanattempt to impressothers, itmaywellhave theopposite effect, for there's nomore pathetic sign of a poorly educated personthantheinappropriateuseofafive-buckword.Makesurethatyoureallyknowwordsbeforeyouusethem.
THETECHNIQUEOFMNEMONICVOCABULARYBUILDING
The word "mnemonic" refers to a device that assists in the acquisition andretentionofmattertobememorized.Inthisbook,wewillusesuchadevicetoexpandyourvocabulary.Wewillteachyounewwordsbyartificiallyassociatingeachonetoitsdefinition,usingwhatwecalla"key"anda"linksentence".Researchhas established thismethod to be effective for learningbothEnglishandforeign languagevocabularywords.To illustrate themethod, let's take theword mnemonic itself. How would we associate it with its meaning? Well,mnemonicsoundssomewhatlikepneumonia,sosupposeweusethatasthekey.Sonowmnemoniccallsuppneumoniainourminds,buthowdoesthisremindusofmemorysystems?Whatwouldagoodlinksentencebe?Well,supposewethink of our grandfather having a bout of pneumonia so severe he loses hismemoryofwhoweare.So, thenext timewesee thewordmnemonicwewill thinkofpneumonia.Weask ourselves, "What about pneumonia?", and we answer, "Grandpa hadpneumonia sobadhe lost hismemory.Oh that's it!Mnemonichas todowithmemorysystems."IntheformatofBuildYourVocabularySkills,wehave:
MNEMONIC(nehMAHNik)relatedtoamemorysystemKEY:PNEUMONIALINKSENTENCE:Grandpahadpneumoniasobadhelosthismemory.
Now,answerthefollowingwithoutlookingattheabove:
MNEMONICWhatistheKEY?WhatistheLINKSENTENCE?WhatdoesMNEMONICmean?
Soifyoudidn'tknowmnemonicbefore,drillyourselfonthisacoupleoftimes.You've already learned a new word. Still not convinced? Already knewmnemonic?Well, let's tryanotherword,onewe're fairly sureyoudon'tknow.
Howaboutdefenestrate,whichmeans to throwoutof awindow. Ifyouknowthatoneoffhand,youprobablydon'tneedthisbook.Whatdoesdefenestrateremindyouof?Howaboutdefendthestreet?Well,wecould Imagine that theenemy troops invadedacity, and thecitizensdefendedtheir streetsby throwingobjectsoutof thewindowsat them.So,wehave thefollowing:
DEFENESTRATE(duhFENestrate)tothrowoutofawindow.KEY:DEFENDTHESTREETLINKSENTENCE:Thetownsfolkdefendedtheirstreetsagainsttheenemyinvadersbythrowingthingsoutofthewindowsatthem.
Now,withoutlooking:
DEFENESTRATEWhatistheKEY?WhatistheLINKSENTENCE?WhatdoesDEFENESTRATEmean?
Now,drillyourselfanothertimeortwo.You'velearnedanothernewword,andwillretainittothedaysofyourdotage.
Admittedly, this word is of quite limited use, but we wanted to illustrate theprinciple by actually teaching you a new word. Over fourteen hundred muchmoreusefulwordsfollow,sodon'tdefenestratethisbookyet.Thethoughtmighthaveoccurredtoyou,"WhydoIneedthisbook?IcanjustmakeupmyownkeysandlinksforwordsIwanttolearn."
Sureyoucan,andmorepowertoyouifyouwill.Youcanwritethiswholebookyourself inyourownway.But in reality,mostpeoplewon’t.Also,despite thecommon-sense expectation that associations you develop yourself would besuperiorbecauseoftheirpersonalnature,andbecauseofthementaleffortmadeusingthewordstobelearned,thisisnotattestedtobyresearch.Whensubjectswereprovidedassociationsbytheresearchers,theylearnedandretainedmaterialatleastaswellas,ifnotbetterthan,whentheygeneratedtheirownassociations.So we can be confident that our list of ready-made associations provideaneffectivemeansofvocabularydevelopment.
HOWTOUSETHISBOOK
Thisbookmaybeusedasadictionary,oratextforacourseofstudy.Youcanlookup unfamiliarwords as you run across them in your reading, just as youmightdowithanordinarydictionary--butwiththedifferencethatthemeaningswillbelockedinyourmemory.Butmostofyouwillwanttousethisbookasatext to increaseyourvocabularysystematically.Youcanstartwith theA'sandgo through the Z's, or you can skip around, checking off each word youcomplete.Ineithercase,youwill,ofcourse,skipthewordsyoualreadyknow.
Asmuch aswe tried tominimize effort on your part in using thismethod, adegreeofapplicationisunavoidable.Foreachword,firstnoteitspronunciationandmeaning.Pronounce it several timesmentallyoraloud.Thennote thekeywordorwords.Pronounce theoriginalword followedby thekeya few times.Thenreadthesentencelinkingthekeytothemeaning.It'snotimportantthatyoumemorize it word forword, just that the connection between the key and thedefinitionisnoted.Ifyouthinkmainlyinwords,verbalizethelinksentence.Ifyou think in visual images, create as vivid amental picture as you can of therelationshipexpressedbythelinksentence.Nowlookawayfromthepageandthinkstep-by-stepoftheword, thekey, thelinksentence,andthedefinition.
Forgeneralvocabulary improvement,we recommend thatyoustudygroupsoffivewords each.After you've gone through five, use the list ofwords in thisbooktodrillyourselfbyrecitingkeys,linksentences,anddefinitions.Thenfillinanygaps inyour learningbyreviewandrecitation,andmoveon toanotherfive.Ideally, you should take time the next day to recite the words learned thepreviousday.Recitationafewdaysafterthat,thenaboutaweeklaterwillsecure
thenewwordsinyourmemory.Yourreadingwillprovidenaturalopportunitiesfor drill. Recitation and a methodical, step-by-step approach are the essentialfactors throughout. Don't just read thematerial. As you deal with eachword,coverthepageandsystematicallyreciteinturn,thekey,thenthelinksentence,andthenthedefinition.
Ifyouhitasnag,noteatwhichsteptheweaknessoccurredandstrengthenthatstep.Thatis,iftheoriginalwordfailedtoremindyouofthekey,repeatthewordandthekeytogetherseveraltimestomakethatconnectionautomatic.Likewise,repeatedlyrecitethekeyfollowedbythelinksentenceifthereisadifficultyinthatstepoftheprocess.If the situation is urgent, say you're starting to study for a test scheduled fortomorrow morning, you've got to step up the pace. Do a review drill everycoupleofhoursorsoasyoumovealong,crammingasmanywordsasyouhavetimeforintoyourmemory.Ifyouhaveanykindofaccuratenotionofaword'smeaning, skip it and go to the next one that draws a blank.But don't put thisbookasideuntilyouurgentlyneedit.Startrightnow.Notonlywillyoubebetterpreparedfortests,butyouwillgainmoredetailedmeaningandenjoymentfromyourgeneralreading.
THEMNEMONICVOCABULARY
A
ABASE(uhBASE)lower,humiliateKEY:ABASELINKSENTENCE:He committed such a base act, that hewas loweredandhumiliatedintheeyesoftheworld.
ABASH(uhBASH)embarrass
KEY:ABASHLINK SENTENCE:His friends threw a bash in his honor although theyknewthatsuchattentionembarrassedhim.
ABATE(uhBATE)subside
KEY:ABAITLINKSENTENCE:Stickwithabaitthatworks,untilthebitessubside.
ABDICATE(ABdehkate)togiveupahighposition
KEY:ABIDEATELINKSENTENCE:Becausehecouldn'tabidewhattheyate,hegaveuphishighpositionaskingofthecannibals.
ABERRATION(ABuhRAYshun)adeviationfromthenormal
KEY:ABEARRATLINKSENTENCE:Abearassmallasaratisadeviationfromthenormal.
ABETTOR(uhBETur)encourager
KEY:ABETTORLINKSENTENCE:Abettorona100-to-1shotwillshoutencouragementtothehorseandjockey.
ABEYANCE(uhBAYuns)atemporarysuspension
KEY:OBEYAUNT'SLINK SENTENCE: When she didn't obey her aunt's curfew,herpunishmentwasatemporarysuspensionofprivileges.
ABHOR(uhBORE)despise
KEY:ABORELINKSENTENCE:Thelong-windedcandidatewassuchaborethatallthevotersdespisedhim.
ABJECT(ABjekt)wretched
KEY:ABEOBJECTEDLINK SENTENCE: Abe Lincoln objected to the wretched state of theslaves.
ABJURE(abJURE)torenounceunderoath
KEY:ABEJURYLINK SENTENCE: As a young lawyer defending an accused murderer,AbeLincolndeclaredtothejurythathisclienthadrenouncedallclaimstohisvictim'sestate.
ABNEGATE(ABnuhgate)relinquish
KEY:ADAMNAGGEDATELINK SENTENCE: Adamwas nagged by Eve until he ate the fruit andrelinquishedhappinessinEden.
ABOMINATE(uhBAHMuhnate)todetest
KEY:ABOMBAMINUTELINKSENTENCE:Whenabombaminutehitthecity,LondonerslearnedtodetesttheNazis.
ABORTIVE(uhBORTiv)terminatedprematurely
KEY:ABORTIONLINKSENTENCE:Inanabortion,pregnancyisterminatedprematurely.
ABRIDGE(uhBRIDGE)toshorten
KEY:ABRIDGELINKSENTENCE:Thestatebuiltabridgeacrosstherivertoshortenthetriptothetown.
ABROGATE(ABruhgate)abolish
KEY:ABROGUELINKSENTENCE:Inathickbrogue,theIrishRevolutionaryArmyleadercalledforthepeopletoabolishBritishrule.
ABSCOND(abSKAHND)torunoff
KEY:ABLEKAHNLINK SENTENCE: Not able to resist the forces of Genghis Kahn, thesoldiersranoffinretreat.
ABSOLUTE(ABsuhloot)unqualified
KEY:ASALUTELINK SENTENCE: He gave a salute to show unqualified loyalty to hiscountry.
ABSOLVE(abZAWLV)toforgive
KEY:ABESOLVELINKSENTENCE:AbeLincolntriedtosolveourgreatnationalproblemsbyforgivingtheSouthaftertheCivilWar.
ABSTEMIOUS(abSTEMeeus)temperate
KEY:ABLESTEMLINK SENTENCE: He was able to stem his desire for excesses, wastemperateinallthings.
ABSTINENT(ABstuhnunt)refrainingfromdoingsomething
KEY:ABBEYSTANDITLINKSENTENCE:Idon'tknowhowthemonksintheabbeycanstandit,refrainingfromworldlypleasurestheirwholelives.
ABSTRACT(abSTRAKT)conceptual,notconcrete
KEY:ABESTRUCKLINKSENTENCE:AbeLincolnstrucktheconceptoftwoseparatenationsoffhislistofpossibilities.
ABSTRUSE(abSTROOS)difficulttounderstand
KEY:ABE'STRUCELINK SENTENCE: Abe's plan to make a truce with the South after theCivilWarwasdifficultforsomeYankeestounderstand.
ABUT(uhBUT)toborderon
KEY:ABUTTLINKSENTENCE:Theobeseboywasmadeabuttofthechildren'sjokessooften,heborderedoncommittingviolence.
ABYSMAL(uhBIZmul)bottomless
KEY:ABUSYMALLLINKSENTENCE: Entering a busymall during theChristmas season islikefallingintoabottomlesspit.
ACCLAIM(uhKLAME)praise
KEY:ACLAIMLINKSENTENCE:Thechildmadeaclaimthathenevertoldalie,towinpraisefromhisteacher.
ACCLIMATE(ACKluhmate)toadjustto
KEY:ACLIMATELINKSENTENCE:Floridahasaclimatethatiseasytoadjustto.
ACCLIVITY(uhKLIVuhtee)upwardslope
KEY:ACLIFFLINKSENTENCE:Acliffwas formedby the sharpupward slopeof thehill.
ACCOLADE(AKuhlade)awardofmerit
KEY:ACTLAIDLINKSENTENCE:Becauseoftheknight'sheroicact,thekinglaidabagofgoldcoinsathisfeetasanawardofmerit.
ACCORD(uhKORD)agreement
KEY:ACHORDLINKSENTENCE:The great orator always struck a chord of agreementwithhisaudience.
ACCOST(uhKOST)toapproach
KEY:ACOSTLINKSENTENCE:Atacostofmanylives, theAlliedforcesapproachedBerlin.
ACCOUTRE(uhKOOTur)equip
KEY:ASCOOTER
LINKSENTENCE:Ascooterownedbytherichkidwasequippedwithalloptions,includingairconditioningandpowerwindows.
ACCRETION(uhKREEshun)increase,growth
KEY:CREATIONLINKSENTENCE:From the timeof creation, thenumberofhumansonearthhasincreasedconstantly.
ACCRUE(uhKROO)tocomeaboutbyaddition
KEY:CREWLINKSENTENCE:Thecrewofthepirateshipwasformedbytheadditionofthugsateveryport.
ACERBIC(uhSURbik)sour
KEY:ASYRUPPICKLELINKSENTENCE:A bit of syrup on a picklewon't take away the sourtaste.
ACETIC(uhSEEtik)vinegary
KEY:ASEATIKKYLINKSENTENCE:Aseatattheikkyrestaurantisalwaysavailable,asthewinetasteslikevinegar.
ACIDULOUS(uhSIJuhlus)sour,caustic
KEY:ACIDYOULOSELINKSENTENCE:Ifyoudrinksulfuricacid,youwillloseyourlife,asit'soneofthemostcausticofallsubstances.
ACME(AKme)peak
KEY:ACNELINK SENTENCE: Most of us still had acne at the time of our peakathleticcondition.
ACOUSTICS(uhKOOsticks)scienceofsound
KEY:ACOOSTICKSLINK SENTENCE: A coo of a pigeon and the beat of drumsticks wererecordedbythestudentofthescienceofsound.
ACQUIESCE(AKweeESS)consent
KEY:AQUEST
LINKSENTENCE:AquestforAztectreasurecanbeconductedonlywiththeconsentoftheMexicangovernment.
ACRID(AKrid)sharp,bittertotasteorsmell
KEY:ACTCRIEDLINKSENTENCE:Thechildrenactednauseatedandcriedwhengiventhebittermedicine.
ACRIMONIOUS(AKruhMOHneeus)angry,harsh
KEY:ACREMONEYLINKSENTENCE;Wheneveranyonecamenearhisacreofmoneytrees,themiserwouldassailthemwithangry,harshlanguage.
ACTUARIAL(akchuhWEReeul)pertainingtoinsurancestatistics
KEY:ACTUALAERIALLINKSENTENCE:Theactualcostofanaerialdisasterintermsofhumangriefisnotreflectedininsurancestatistics.
ACTUATE(AKchuhwate)toputintoaction
KEY:ACTYOUATELINKSENTENCE:Okaymen,actlikeyouateyourWheatiesthismorningandgetintoaction!
ACUMEN(uhKYOOmun)mentalsharpness
KEY:AHUMANLINK SENTENCE: A human is superior to all other animals in mentalsharpness.
ACUTE(uhKYOOT)sharp
KEY:ACUTELINK SENTENCE: A cute girl with a sharp intellect is agreatcombination.
ADAGE(ADij)oldsaying
KEY:ADDAGELINKSENTENCE:Itwouldaddyearstomyageiftheoldsaying,You’reonlyasoldasyoufeel,weretrue,saidthecrankyoldman.
ADAMANT(ADuhmunt)unyielding
KEY:ADAMANT
LINKSENTENCE:WhenAdamsaw the firstant,heneverdreamed thatsuch a little creature would become such an unyielding adversary to thehumanrace.
ADDUCE(uhDOOS)offerasproof
KEY:ADEUCELINKSENTENCE:The losingplayerpulledadeuceoutofDoc'ssleeve,andoffereditasproofofcheating.
ADHERENT(adHIRunt)follower
KEY:ADHEARITLINK SENTENCE: Reverend Jones' TV ad is so persuasive that anyonewhohearsitwillbeafollower.
ADIPOSE(ADuhpose)fatty
KEY:ADDAPOSELINKSENTENCE:Vernawouldn'tletherhusbandaddaposeofherinabikinitothefamilyalbum,becauseshewastoofat.
ADJURATION(ajuhRAYshun)solemnurging
KEY:ADDYOURRATIONLINKSENTENCE:Whenwewereschoolchildren,Butchwouldtrytoaddyour ration of food to his own plate, despite the solemn urging of ourteacherthatheresisttemptation.
ADLIB(ADLIB)tospeakspontaneously
KEY:ADDLIBERTYLINK SENTENCE: The First Amendment added the liberty to speakspontaneouslytotheConstitution.
ADMONISH(adMONish)toreprove
KEY:ADDMONEYLINKSENTENCE:When the coach addedmoney to the collegeplayer'saccount,theNCAAofficialsreprovedhim.
ADROIT(uhDROIT)skillful
KEY:DRAWITLINKSENTENCE:TheviewissobeautifulthatIwoulddrawit,ifIwereskillfulenough.
ADULATION(ajuhLAYshun)excessiveflatteryKEY:ADULLLADYSHUNLINKSENTENCE:Onlyadullladywouldnotshunthegigolo,butfallforhisexcessiveflattery.
ADULTERATE(uhDULtuhrate)tomakeimpure
KEY:ADULTERYLINK SENTENCE: The minister preached that adultery made a personimpureintheeyesofGod.
ADUMBRATION(adumBRAYshun)foreshadowing
KEY:ADUMBBRATLINKSENTENCE:Heseemedlikesuchadumbbratinelementaryschoolthatnothingforeshadowedhisgreatachievementslater.
ADVENTITIOUS(advunTISHus)accidental
KEY:ADVENTUROUSLINK SENTENCE: In the adventurous sport of sky diving, you cannotaffordasingleaccident.
ADVERSE(adVURS)unfavorable
KEY:ADVERSELINK SENTENCE: The TV ad with silly verse received an unfavorableresponsefromtheviewers.
ADVOCATE(ADvuhkate)tospeakinfavorof
KEY:ADVOCALCATLINK SENTENCE: In the TV ad, the vocal cat spoke in favor of KittyYumsYums.
AESTHETIC(esTHETik)relatingtobeauty
KEY:ASETOFTICKSLINKSENTENCE:Herreasonforcollectingantiqueclockswasnotjusttohaveasetofticksbutwasrelatedtothebeautyoftheobjects.
AFFABLE(AFuhbul)cordial
KEY:AFTERABLELINKSENTENCE:Onlyafterwinningtheelectionwasthesenatorabletobecordialtohisopponent.
AFFECTATION(afekTAYshun)artificialmannerismKEY:AFFECTTHENATIONLINKSENTENCE:Aninsincerecandidatetriestoaffectthenationinhisfavorwithartificialmannerisms.
AFFINITY(uhFINutee)relationship
KEY:INFINITYLINKSENTENCE:EdwardVIIIabdicated,givingupaninfinityofpowerforhisrelationshipwiththewomanheloved.
AFFIRM(uhFIRM)todeclareastrue
KEY:AFIRMLINKSENTENCE:Thewitnessmadesuchafirmstatementdeclaringtheallegationtobetruethatthejuryconvictedthedefendant.
AFFLUENT(uhFLOOunt)wealthy
KEY:AFLUAIN'TLINK SENTENCE: A flu bug ain't concerned about how wealthy it'svictimsare.
AFFRONT(uhFRONT)tooffend
KEY:AFRONTLINK SENTENCE: That blacks could not ride in a front seat of busesbeforetheCivilRightsBilloffendedmanypeople.
AGAPE(uhGAPE)openmouthedinsurprise
KEY:AGAPLINK SENTENCE: His mouth formed a wide gap as he stood openmouthedinsurprise.
AGENDA(uhJENduh)program
KEY:AGINGLINK SENTENCE: The aging process was the topic of the medicalprogram.
AGGRANDIZE(uhGRANdize)increase
KEY:AGRANDDICELINK SENTENCE: In a grand casino, the dice players seek to increasetheirwealth.
AGGREGATE(AGrehgut)sumtotalKEY:AGGRAVATELINKSENTENCE:itaggravatedmewhenIgotadifferentsumtotaleverytimeIaddedthefigures.
AGGRIEVE(uhGREEV)tooffend
KEY:AGRIEVELINK SENTENCE: The gangster will make your wife into a grievingwidowifyouoffendhim.
AGHAST(uhGAST)horrorstruck
KEY:AGUESTLINKSENTENCE:Aguest in theBatesMotelwouldbehorrorstrucktoknowthatghastlymurdershadoccurredthere.
AGNOSTIC(agNAHStik)onewhoneitherbelievesnordisbelievesinGod
KEY:AGNESKNOWSTICKLINKSENTENCE:Agnes knows how to tick off her father by claimingshe doesn't believe in God, but then she calms him down by stating shedoesn'tdisbelieveeither.
AGOG(uhGOG)excited
KEY:AGAGLINKSENTENCE:When they toldhershewon the lotteryasagag, shegotsoexcitedshedroppeddead.
AGRARIAN(uhGREReeun)relatedtofarming
KEY:AGRICULTURERAINLINKSENTENCE:Aknowledgeofagricultureandtheeffectsofrainareessentialtosuccessfulfarming.
ALACRITY(uhLACKrutee)promptness
KEY:ALACKLINK SENTENCE: Although fast food restaurants have a lackofatmosphere,theymakeupforitinpromptnessofservice.
ALCOVE(ALcove)arecessinaroom
KEY:ALCOHOLLINK SENTENCE: During prohibition, my grandfather served alcoholfromahiddenrecessinhisstore.
ALIENATE(AILeeuhnate)tomakehostile
KEY:ALIENATELINK SENTENCE: When the alien from outer space ate the Statue ofLiberty,itmadeAmericahostiletohim.
ALLAY(uhLAY)tocalm
KEY:ILAYLINKSENTENCE:Ilayonthebeachwhereabalmybreezecalmsme.
ALLEGE(uhLEJ)todeclare
KEY:ALLEDGELINKSENTENCE:Allthedefendantswereontheedgeoftheseatsastheprosecutordeclaredthemguilty.
ALLEVIATE(uhLEEVEeeATE)torelieve
KEY:ALLIGATORLEAVEHEATELINKSENTENCE:Before thealligatorwould leave,heateeverythinginsight,relievinghishunger,andrelievingusofallourfood.
ALLOCATE(ALuhkate)todistribute
KEY:ALLEYCATSLINKSENTENCE:The alley catswere distributed bowls of food by thechildren.
ALLUDE(uhLOOD)referindirectly
KEY:ALEWDLINKSENTENCE:AlewdexploitofmyAuntChastityisreferredtoonlyindirectlybythefamily.
ALTERCATION(ALLturKAYshun)angrydispute
KEY:ALTERCATLINKSENTENCE:Fromthe instant they left thealtar, thecouple foughtlikecatsanddogs,gettingintoangrydisputeseverydayoftheirlives.
ALTRUISTIC(altrueIStik)unselfish
KEY:ALLTRUELINKSENTENCE:It'shardtobelievebutit'salltruehowunselfishyoursaintlymotheris.
AMALGAM(uhMALgum)mixtureKEY:ANIMALAL-HAMLINK SENTENCE: The animal called the al - ham is a mixture of analligatorandapig.
AMASS(uhMASS)toaccumulate
KEY:AMASSLINKSENTENCE:Amassofjunkaccumulatesinateenager'sroom.
AMBIGUOUS(amBIGyoous)havingmorethanonemeaning
KEY:AMBIGGERYOUUSLINKSENTENCE:Iambiggerthanyou,our300-poundbosstoldus,notrealizingthedoublemeaning.
AMBLE(AMbul)movingataneasypace
KEY:AIMBULLLINKSENTENCE:WhenStinkyaimedhis slingshotat thebull,wekidssuredidn'tmoveoutofthatfieldataneasypace.
AMBROSIA(amBROzhuh)foodofthegods
KEY:EMBRACEYA'LINKSENTENCE: Ifyouservemygrandma rumcakeshewill embraceya',asshecallsit"foodofthegods".
AMBULATORY(AMbyuhluhtoreee)capableofwalking
KEY:AMBULANCECARRYLINK SENTENCE: Ambulances don't carry people who are capable ofwalking.
AMELIORATE(uhMEELyahRATE)tomakebetter
KEY:MEALHEATELINKSENTENCE:Ateverymeal,heateallhisfoodbecausehismothertold him it would make better the plight of the poor starving childrenabroad.
AMENABLE(uhMENuhbul)opentosuggestion
KEY:MENABLELINKSENTENCE:Menareable toaccomplishmore if theyareopen tosuggestionfromothers.
AMENITIES(uhMENutees)agreeablemannersKEY:MANYTEASLINK SENTENCE: Reginald was invited to many teas because of hisagreeablemanners.
AMIABLE(AYmeeuhbul)agreeable,likable
KEY:AIMABLELINKSENTENCES:Vickie's aim is togiveasmuchhelpas she is able.Sheisalikableperson.
AMICABLE(AMehkuhbul)friendly
KEY:AIMCABLELINK SENTENCE: The diplomat's aim in sending the cabletoTransylvaniawastoestablishfriendlyrelations.
AMITY(AMutee)friendship
KEY:AIMTOTIELINKSENTENCE:Weshouldaimtotiethebondsoffriendshipbetweenpeople.
AMORPHOUS(uhMORfus)shapeless
KEY:MOREFORUSLINKSENTENCE:Ourmotherdishedout somuchmore forus thanweneededthatwebecameshapelessblobs.
AMULET(AMyuhlut)charm,talisman
KEY:AMULELETLINKSENTENCE:Evenastubbornmulewillletyouworkhimifyouusethismagiccharm.
ANATHEMA(uhNATHuhmuh)solemncurse
KEY:NASTYMALINKSENTENCE:ThenastywitchMaHatfieldputasolemncurseontheboysforstealingapplesfromhertree.
ANDIRON(ANdieurn)metalsupportforfireplacelogs
KEY:ANDIRONLINKSENTENCE:Steelandironareusedtosupportfireplacelogs.
ANIMADVERSION(anuhmadVURzhun)criticalremark
KEY:ANIMALADVERSELINKSENTENCE:Eventheanimalsweretargetsofthereviewers'adversecriticalremarksabouttheNoah'sArkplay.
ANIMATED(ANuhmateid)alive
KEY:ANIMALMATEDLINK SENTENCE: The animals were mated in captivity to keep theirspeciesalive.
ANIMOSITY(anuhMOSitee)activedislike
KEY:ANIMALMOUSELINKSENTENCE:Ofallanimals,themousewastheonlyonmymotherhadanactivedislikefor.
ANNALS(ANuls)historicalrecords
KEY:ANNUALLINKSENTENCE:Annualupdateswerepublished tokeep thehistoricalrecordscurrent.
ANNIHILATE(uhNYuhlate)todestroycompletely
KEY:ANNUALNILELATELINKSENTENCE:WhentheannualNilefloodingwaslate,thecropsweredestroyedcompletely.
ANNOTATE(ANuhtate)makewrittencommentaryon
KEY:ANOTEATELINK SENTENCE: A note the spy ate when caught had contained hiswrittencommentaryonourmilitaryinstallations.
ANOMALY(uhNAHMuhlee)irregularity
KEY:ANORMALLIELINKSENTENCE:Anormallieisonething,butHenry'swhopperwassoirregularitevenshockedthemember'softheLiar'sClub.
ANTEDILUVIAN(antehduhLOOveeun)antiquated
KEY:AUNTDELUSIONLINKSENTENCE:Myoldauntclungtothedelusionthatshewasaspringchickendespiteherantiquatedappearance.
ANTIPATHY(anTIPuhthe)strongdislike
KEY:AUNTYPATHLINKSENTENCE:AuntyEmchose another path than theYellowBrickRoadbecauseofastrongdislikeforwickedwitches.
ANTISEPTIC(ANteeSEPtick)freefrombacteria
KEY:AIN'TITPICKYLINKSENTENCE:Ain'tittoopickytowearasurgicalmaskallthetimetobefreefrombacteria.
ANTITHESIS(anTITHuhsus)directopposite
KEY:ANTITHESISLINK SENTENCE: The general's son wrote an anti-war thesis whichdirectlyopposedhisfather'sview.
APATHETIC(APuhTHETik)lackingemotionorinterest
KEY:APATHATTACKLINK SENTENCE: The battle-weary soldier stood in a path of enemyattack,solackingwasheininterestinfighting.
APERTURE(APurchure)opening
KEY:APETOURLINK SENTENCE: The great ape took a tour of the city after escapingthroughanopeninghemadebybendingthebarsofhiscage.
APEX(APeks)summit
KEY:APECKLINKSENTENCE:TheFrenchpresidentgavetheU.S.presidentapeckoneachcheekatthesummitmeeting.
APHORISM(AFuhrizum)aconcisestatementofaprinciple
KEY:AFOURISN'TLINKSENTENCE:A four-man committee isn'twhatwe need to draft aconcisestatementofourprinciples.
APLOMB(uhPLAHM)poise
KEY:PLUMLINK SENTENCE: The ballerina who danced the Sugar Plum Fairyshowedsupremepoise.
APOGEE(APuhjee)highestpoint
KEY:APOLOGYLINKSENTENCE:Itisfalsehumilitytoapologizetothoseyousurpassedwhenyoureachthehighestpointofyourcareer.
APOTHEGM(APuhthem)pithysaying
KEY:APTTHINGLINK SENTENCE: Benjamin Franklin always found the apt thing tocommentinthepithysayingsofPoorRichard'sAlmanac.
APOTHEOSIS(uhpotheeOsis)deification,perfectexample
KEY:APATHTOTHEOASISLINKSENTENCE:When themysterious stranger showed the lost deserttravelers apath to theoasis, theirgratitudewas sogreat theydeifiedhimandworshippedhismemoryastheperfectexampleofbenevolence.
APPARITION(apuhRISHun)aghost
KEY:APPEARANCESHUNLINKSENTENCE:The appearance of the headless horseman caused thevillagerstoshuntheroadatnight,astheywereafraidofghosts.
APPEASE(uhPEES)topacify
KEY:APIECELINKSENTENCE:Shegavethechildapieceofcandytopacifyhim.
APPELLATION(APuhLAYshun)aname
KEY:APPLEATEONELINKSENTENCE:Whensheofferedhimapples,heateoneeventhoughhernamewasEve.
APPOSITE(APuhzut)appropriate
KEY:APTSIGHTLINKSENTENCE:YouareapttosightwhalesofftheNewEnglandcoastasthatisanappropriateplaceforthem.
APPRISE(uhPRIZE)inform
KEY:APRICELINKSENTENCE:Foraprice,thetraitorinformedonhiscomrades.
APPROBATION(apruhBAYshun)praise
KEY:PROBATION
LINK SENTENCE: His probation officer praised the ex-convict for hisgoodbehavior.
APROPOS(apruhPO)tothepoint
KEY:APROPOSALLINKSENTENCE:Inexplainingaproposaltoyourboss,youmustgettothepointwithoutwastingtime.
ARABLE(AIRuhbul)fitforplowing
KEY:AIRABLELINKSENTENCE:Evenfromanairplane,anexpertfarmerisabletotellwhensoilisfitforplowing.
ARBITER(AREbuhtur)personappointedtojudgeadispute
KEY:AREBITTERLINKSENTENCE:Theworkersarebitterbecausethepersonappointedtojudgethedisputesidedwiththecompany.
ARBOREAL(areBOReeul)oftrees
KEY:ABOARLINKSENTENCE:Suddenlyawildboarranoutofthetreesandchargedus.
ARCHAIC(areKAYik)oldfashioned
KEY:ARCADELINKSENTENCE:Pennyarcadeswithnovideogamesareoldfashioned.
ARCHETYPE(AREkehtype)anoriginalmodel
KEY:ARCHITECTLINK SENTENCE: The architect's original model illustrated how thebuildingwouldlook.
ARDENT(AREdent)enthusiastic
KEY:AIRDENTLINKSENTENCE:Grandpajumpedupintheairanddentedtheceiling,hewassoenthusiasticabouthisexercises.
ARDUOUS(ARjoous)difficult
KEY:HARDTODOUSLINK SENTENCE: It would be hard to do us justice for doing
thatincrediblydifficultjob.ARIA(AHreeuh)operaticsolo
KEY:AIRYLINK SENTENCE: The airy outdoor arena in Florence is a spectacularplaceforgreatoperaticsolos.
ARID(AIRud)dry
KEY:ARRIDLINKSENTENCE:Arriddeodorantkeepsyoudry.
ARMADA(areMAHDuh)afleetofwarships
KEY:ARMYADDALINKSENTENCE: In the old days, the nation that already had an armyonlyneededtoaddafleetofwarshipstohaveacompletemilitary.
ARRAIGN(uhRAIN)tobringbeforecourttoanswercharges
KEY:AREIGNLINK SENTENCE: It was a reign of terror in which all dissidents werebroughttocourttoanswerchargesoftreason.
ARRANT(AIRunt)unmitigated,downright
KEY:AIRRANTLINKSENTENCE:Idon'tcarehowmuchhotairheblowsasherantsandraves,heisadownrightliar.
ARROGANT(AIRuhgunt)haughty
KEY:ARROWGUNLINKSENTENCE:Whenhesawtheenemysoldiersusingarrowsagainsthisguns,thegenerallaughedhaughtily.
ARTICULATE(areTIKyuhlit)speakingclearlyandwell
KEY:ARTLATELINKSENTENCE:TheartofthelateDanielWebsterwassimplytospeakclearlyandwell.
ARTIFICE(ARTuhfus)trickery
KEY:ARTFACELINKSENTENCE:Hewasamasteroftheartofkeepinganinnocentfacewhenplottingtrickery.
ARTLESS(ARTless)withoutguile
KEY:ARTLESSLINKSENTENCE:Hisbeautifullycraftedartwaslesslikedbycriticsthanthepretentiousjunkbecauseitwassimpleandwithoutguile.
ASCENDANCY(uhSENdunsee)dominance
KEY:ASCENDEDLINKSENTENCE:Theenergeticleaderrapidlyascendedintoapositionofdominanceoverhisfellows.
ASCETIC(uhSETik)practicingself-denial
KEY:ASSETLINKSENTENCE:Hedisposedofallhismaterialassetsashebeganalifeofself-denialinthemonastery.
ASKANCE(uhSKANS)withasidewaysglanceofdisapproval
KEY:ASKAUNTSLINKSENTENCE:WhenRodneyaskedhiselderlyaunts if theymindedhis cigar smoke, they said they didn't, but glanced at him sidewayswithdisapproval.
ASKEW(uhSKYOO)crooked,slanted
KEY:ASKSYOULINKSENTENCE: IfSylviaasksyou ifhernose is crooked, change thesubject.
ASPERITY(uhSPERutee)sharpnessoftemper
KEY:ASPIRITTEELINKSENTENCE:Aspiritgotteedoffwhenthepriesttriedtoexorciseit,asitwasasharp-tempereddemon.
ASPERSION(uhSPURzhun)slanderousremark
KEY:ASPURSHUNLINKSENTENCE:Afancymoviecowboywithsilverspurswasshunnedbytherealcowpokesandslanderousremarksweremadeabouthim.
ASPIRE(uhSPIRE)tohaveanambition
KEY:ASPIRELINKSENTENCE:Whenhesawaspireofthegreatcathedralagainstthe
sky,heformedhisambitiontobeanarchitect.ASSAY(ASSay)analyze,evaluate
KEY:ESSAYLINK SENTENCE: In his famous essays, Montaigne analyzed andevaluatedaremarkablevarietyofhumanissues.
ASSEVERATE(uhSEVuhrate)toassertearnestly
KEY:ASSEVERRATELINKSENTENCE:SenatorBlustersaidofthePresident,"Howdidthatassever rate to be Chief Executive?" and asserted earnestly that he wouldunseathiminthecomingelection.
ASSIDUOUS(uhsijoous)diligent
KEY:ONSIDEYOUUSLINKSENTENCE:Apersonwewouldwantworkingon thesideofyouanduswouldhavetobediligent.
ASSUAGE(uhSWAJ)ease
KEY:ASUEDELINKSENTENCE:Biffworeasuedeleather jacket toeasetheeffectsoftheicywind.
ATHWART(uhTHWART)across,inopposition
KEY:AWARTLINKSENTENCE:AsChristopherwalked through the desolate area, hesuddenlysawamanwithalargewartonhisnosewatchinghimfromacrossthestreet.
ATONE(uhTONE)tomakeamends
KEY:ATONELINKSENTENCE:Inaconciliatorytoneofvoicehetriedtomakeamendsforhisinsult.
ATROPHY(ATruhfee)deteriorationfromdisuse.
KEY:ATROPHYLINKSENTENCE:Iwona trophyinweightliftinginmyyouth,butnowmymuscleshaveundergonedeteriorationfromdisuse.
ATTENUATE(uhTENyouate)tomakethinner
KEY:ATTENDYOUATELINK SENTENCE: If you attended to what you ate you could becomethinner.
ATTRITION(uhTRISHun)wearing
KEY:ATRICKSHOWNLINKSENTENCE:Atrickwasshowntousbytheoldwoodsmanofhowtostartafirebywearingawayalogwitharapidlyrotatingstick.
AUDACITY(awDASuhtee)boldnessorinsolence
KEY:ODYSSEYLINKSENTENCE:TheOdysseyisataleoftheboldnessofamightyheroandhisinsolencetowardthesupernaturalpowersthatopposedhim.
AUGER(AWgur)atoolforboringwood
KEY:ARGUEEASIEST(todistinguishbetweenaugerandaugur)LINKSENTENCE:Thecarpentersarguedoverwhatwastheeasiesttooltouseforboringwood.
AUGUR(AWgur)toforetellfromomens
KEY:ARGUEUNKNOWN(todistinguishbetweenaugurandauger)LINKSENTENCE:Iarguedthatthefuturewasunknown,butthefortunetellerclaimedshecouldforetellitfromomens.
AUGUST(awGUST)dignified
KEY:AUGUSTLINK SENTENCE: Despite the sweltering August weather, the Queenlookeddignifiedintheparade.
AUSPICIOUS(awSPISHus)havingpromiseofsuccess
KEY:AUSSIESUSPICIOUSLINK SENTENCE: The Aussies were suspicious of the yacht salesmanwhopromisedthemsuccessinwinningAmerica'sCup.
AUSTERE(awSTIR)unadorned,severe
KEY:AUSSIETEARLINK SENTENCE: The Aussie cried a tear at the severely unadornedOutback.
AUTHENTIC(awTHENtick)genuine
KEY:AUTHORTHINLINKSENTENCE:Theauthorofthedietbookwassothinitwasbelievedthatherweight-lossprogramwasgenuine.
AUTHORITARIAN(uhTHAWRehTAREeeun)dictatorial
KEY:AUTHORITYLINKSENTENCE:Apeople'sblindobediencetoauthorityisnecessaryforadictatorialgovernmenttosucceed.
AUTONOMOUS(awTAHNuhmus)selfgoverned
KEY:AUTOGRAPHUSLINKSENTENCE:TheautographsofourforefathersontheDeclarationofIndependencedeclaredusaselfgovernedpeople.
AVARICE(AVuhris)greed
KEY:EVERYICELINK SENTENCE: Every time the child saw ice cream, greed wouldoverwhelmhim.
AVER(uhVUR)stateconfidently
KEY:AVE.ERRORLINK SENTENCE: Your contention that the White House is at 1776PennsylvaniaAve.isinerrornomatterhowconfidentlyyoustateit.
AVERSE(uhVERS)havingrepugnancetoward
KEY:AVERSELINKSENTENCE:Aversethecoffeehousepoetrecitedsoemphasizedthehopelessnessoflifethatevenhissophomoreaudienceshowedrepugnancetowardit.
AVERSION(uhVURzhun)dislike
KEY:AVERSIONLINKSENTENCE:Anoffbeatversionofthenationalanthemwasdislikedbytraditionalists.
AVIARY(AYveeAIRee)enclosureforkeepinglivebirds
KEY:AVIATIONLINKSENTENCE:Leonardolearnedmuchaboutaviationbybuildinganenclosureforbirdsandstudyingthem.
AVID(AVid)eagerKEY:AVIDEOLINK SENTENCE: Amusic video tape starring Elvis would be eagerlysoughtbymillionsoffans.
AWE(AW)respectfulfear
KEY:ALLOWELINKSENTENCE:All the town owed the store owner somuchmoney,theyregardedhimwithrespectfulfear.
AXIOM(AKseeum)aself-evidenttruth
KEY:AXTHEMLINKSENTENCE:Whenthedefendanttriedtoaxthem,hisguiltwasself-evidenttothejury.
AZURE(ASHuhr)skyblue
KEY:ASSURELINKSENTENCE:Justassureastheskyisblue,you'reformeandI'mforyou.
B
BAGATELLE(baguhTEL)atrifleKEY:BAGTELLLINK SENTENCE: Although we were dying of curiosity to know whatMelbahadinthemysteriousblackbag,sherefusedtotellus,saying,"Oh,it'sjustatrifle.
BALEFUL(BALEful)sinister
KEY:BAILFULLLINKSENTENCE:Rocco'sbailwaspaidinfullbyasinistercharacterinatrenchcoat.
BALK(BAWK)foil
KEY:BARKLINKSENTENCE:Thedog'sbarkfoiledtheburglar'sattempttobreakinundetected.
BALLAD(BALud)afolksongorpoem
KEY:BALLLADLINKSENTENCE:Atthefarmer'sball,theladssangfolksongs.
BALLAST(BALust)heavymaterialtobalanceaship
KEY:BALLLASTLINK SENTENCE: The cannonballs were loaded last on the ship andplacedsoastobalanceitonthewater.
BALUSTRADE(BALuhstrade)ahandrailandsupportingpostsonabalconyorstairway
KEY:BALANCESTRIDELINKSENTENCE:Thecrowdwasamazedattheacrobat'sbalanceastheywatchedhimstrideonthehandrailofthesecond-storybalcony.
BANAL(buhNAHL)trite
KEY:BANALLLINKSENTENCE:TheEnglish teacher banned all trite clichés fromhisclass.
BANEFUL(BANEful)harmfulKEY:BANDFULLLINKSENTENCE:The band full of bagpipe playerswas harmful to theears.
BARB(BARB)asharpbackwards-projectingpointasonafishhook
KEY:BARBIELINK SENTENCE: The childwas punished for using his sister’s BarbieDollasafishinglurebyattachingfishhookstoit.
BARRAGE(buhRAHZH)aprolongedattack
KEY:BEARRAGELINK SENTENCE: When the woodsmen invaded its territory, the bearwent into a rage and engaged in a prolonged attack on their campthroughoutthenight.
BARRISTER(BAREuhstur)Britishattorneywhopresentsacaseincourt
KEY:BARROOSTERLINKSENTENCE:Thememberofthebarstruttedlikearoosterwhenhepresentedthecaseincourt.
BASK(BASK)enjoywarmthandsunshine
KEY:BASKETLINK SENTENCE: After eating the contents of the picnic basket, weenjoyedthewarmthofthesunshine.
BASTION(BASchun)astrongdefense
KEY:BESTONLINKSENTENCE:Thebestmeninthearmywereplacedonthefrontlinetoformastrongdefenseagainsttheenemy.
BATE(BATE)reduce
KEY:BAITLINKSENTENCE:Thesupermiraclefishingbaitwassogood,wefeareditwouldsubstantiallyreducethenumberoffishinthesea.
BATTEN(BATun)growfatorprosperous
KEY:BATTENLINKSENTENCE:Anyplayerwhocouldbattenhomerunsintentimesatbatwouldgrowfatandprosperouswithalucrativemajorleaguecontract.
BEATIFIC(beuhTIFik)blissful
KEY:BEATEFFECTLINKSENTENCE:Thebeatoftheexoticmusichadthestrangeeffectofthrowingtheaudienceintoablissfulstateofecstasy.
BEDIZEN(behDIZun)dresswithvulgarfinery
KEY:BEDIZZYLINKSENTENCE:Youwouldbedizzy ifyou sawRosiedressed inhervulgarfinery.
BEDRAGGLED(behDRAGuld)dirtyanddisordered
KEY:DRAGGEDLINKSENTENCE:My twelve-year-old son looks like something the catdraggedin,hegetssodirtyanddisorderedmostofthetime.
BEGUILE(behGILE)deceive,cheat
KEY:BEGILDEDLINKSENTENCE:Bewaryof thegilded jewelry they try topassoff asgoldtodeceiveyouandcheatyouofyourmoney.
BEHEMOTH(bihHEmuth)ahugebeast
KEY:BEEMOTHLINK SENTENCE: A bee or a moth will look like a huge beast in themicroscope.
BELABOR(behLAYbur)assail(especiallywithwords)totiresomelength
KEY:BEELABORLINKSENTENCE:AlthoughBuzzwasasbusyasabeecampaigningforthe presidency of the labor union, his speeches assailed his opponent'scharacteratsuchtiresomelengththathelosttheelection.
BELEAGUER(behLEEgur)besiege
KEY:BIGLEAGUELINK SENTENCE: The big league baseball star was besieged by fanswhenrecognizedonthestreets.
BELIE(behLIE)toprovesomethingfalse
KEY:BELIELINKSENTENCE:Ifwhatyousaybealie,Iwillproveitfalse.
BELLICOSE(BELehkose)warlike
KEY:BELLYCOASTLINKSENTENCE:ThetroopslayontheirbelliesontheNormandycoastintheSecondWorldWar.
BENCHMARK(BENCHMARK)referencepoint,standard
KEY:BENCHMARKLINKSENTENCE:Theoldwoodenbenchwiththe"S"markcarvedinitservedastheinitialreferencepointonthetreasuremap.
BENEDICTION(benuhDICKshun)ablessing
KEY:BENEDICTLINKSENTENCE:AswesatdowntoourEggsBenedict,Fathersaidthemorningblessing.
BENEFICENT(buhNEFFehsunt)doinggood
KEY:BENEFITCENTLINKSENTENCE:Shedidn'tfinanciallybenefitbyacentfromtheworkshedidinthecommunity,butshehadthesatisfactionofdoinggood.
BENEVOLENT(buhNEVuhlunt)kindly
KEY:BENNYNEVERLENTLINKSENTENCE:ThemiserlycharacterJackBennyportrayedneverlentmoneytoanybody,butinreallife,hewasakindlyman.
BENIGHTED(behNITEud)overcomebydarkness
KEY:BENIGHTLINKSENTENCE:Theevilwizardsaid,"Lettherebenight,"andthelandwasovercomebydarkness.
BENIGN(buhNINE)kindly,harmless
KEY:BENINELINK SENTENCE: If I could be nine years old again I would be morekindlytothepoorteachersIharassed.
BERATE(behRATE)scoldstrongly
KEY:BEERATELINK SENTENCE:When Tubby drank all the beer and ate all the foodintendedforguests,hismotherscoldedhimstrongly.
BEREAVE(behREEVE)depriveofsomething
KEY:BEEREVELINK SENTENCE: We drank beer that eve at the wake toconsoleourselvesforbeingdeprivedofthedeardeparted.
BEREFT(behREFT)deprivedof,lacking
KEY:BEERRAFTLINKSENTENCE:Thebeerfelloftheraftandsowefeltdeprivedduringthelengthyvoyagedowntheriver.
BERSERK(buhrsurk)violentrage
KEY:BEESIRKLINKSENTENCE:Thebeeswereirkedsomuchbythebearthattheyflewintoaviolentrageandattackedhim.
BETENOIRE(BETnuhWAHR)aversion
KEY:BETNORLINKSENTENCE:AlthoughI'velivedinLasVegasforthirtyyears,I'veneverbet in a casinonor attendeda stage show, as I have an aversion tohighliving.
BETROTH(beeTROTH)tobecomeengagedtomarry
KEY:BETRUTHFULLINKSENTENCE:Betruthfultoyourprospectivebrideaboutyourfaultsbeforeyoubecomeengagedtomarry.
BIAS(BYus)prejudice
KEY:BUYUSLINKSENTENCE:Whendadofferedtobuyusanyautomobileaslongasit was American made, he showed his prejudice in favor of domesticproducts.
BIBLIOPHILE(BIBleeuhfile)bookloverorcollector
KEY:BIBLEFILELINKSENTENCE:Abiblefileonthemanyeditionsofthescriptureswaskeptbythebookcollector.
BICAMERAL(byKAMuhrul)two-chambered(asalegislativebody)
KEY:BUYCAMERA
LINKSENTENCE:Duringthehottestperiodofthepoliticalscandal,Flashand I had to buy another camera so we could get pictures of the twochambersofthelegislaturesimultaneously.
BIENNIAL(byINeeul)everytwoyears
KEY:BUYANYOLDLINKSENTENCES:BuyareliableZoommobile. Ifyoubuyanyoldcar,you'llhavetogetanewoneeverytwoyears.
BILIOUS(BILyus)badtempered
KEY:BILLYUSLINKSENTENCE:The old lawman said, "Billy the kidmight be a folkherotoyou,buttous,hewasabadtemperedmurderer."
BILK(BILK)tocheat
KEY:BILLEDMILKLINKSENTENCE:Thecrookedcowbilledusformilkshedidn'tdelivertocheatus.
BIVOUAC(BIVuhwak)temporaryencampment
KEY:BEEFACTLINK SENTENCE: When my wife cooked her beef stroganoff, UnclePorkywouldactasthoughourhousewashistemporaryencampmentuntilitwasallconsumed.
BLANDISHMENT(BLANdishmunt)flattery
KEY:BLANDDISHLINKSENTENCE:AlthoughthebeautifulbrunetteservedthemostblanddishJakehadevertasted,hefloodedherwithflatteryonhercooking.
BLASPHEMOUS(BLASfuhmus)irreverent
KEY:BLASTFAMOUSLINK SENTENCE: The editorial writer blasted famous people with hisirreverentwriting.
BLATANT(BLATEunt)coarse,noisy
KEY:LATEAUNTLINKSENTENCE:Wealmostexpectedmylateaunt to raisea ruckusatherownfuneral,shewassuchacoarse,noisywomaninlife.
BLAZON(BLAZun)aheraldiccoatofarmsKEY:BLAZELINKSENTENCE:HisSatanicMajestyhastheblazesofhellonhiscoatofarms.
BLIGHTED(BLITEud)diseased,withered
KEY:BEELIGHTEDLINK SENTENCE: The bee lighted on the withered flower during thedrought.
BLITHE(BLYTH)lighthearted,merry
KEY:BEELIFELINKSENTENCE:Theanimatedmoviepicturedabee's life asamerryoneastheyshoweditbuzzingabouttheflowers.
BODE(BODE)portend
KEY:ABODELINKSENTENCE: The gloomy castle, said to be the abode ofDracula,portendedevil.
BOGUS(BOgus)fake
KEY:BOGEYUSLINKSENTENCE:Aswegrewolder,werealizedthecarnivalbogeythatfrightenusaschildrenwasafake.
BOLSTER(BOWLstur)support
KEY:BOULDERLINKSENTENCES:Don'tworry. The boulder on the cliff hanging overyourhousehassufficientsupportatthebase,Ithink.
BOMBASTIC(bahmBASStick)pompous
KEY:BOMBBASELINK SENTENCE: When the bomb hit the base, the pompous generalforgothisdignityanddoveforcover.
BONDAGE(BONDige)slavery
KEY:BOUNDAGELINKSENTENCE:Individualswereboundtotheirmastersforlifeintheageofslavery.
BOOR(BURR)roughpersonKEY:BOARLINKSENTENCE:They compare him to awild boar, he's such a roughperson.
BOOTLESS(BOOTlus)useless
KEY:"BOOTLESS"LINK SENTENCE: A "bootless" soldier is useless to the army whenfightingisonroughterrain.
BOVINE(BOvine)cow-like
KEY:BEAUWHINEDLINKSENTENCE:Herbeauwhinedlikeacowwhenshelefthim.
BOWDLERIZE (BODE luh rize) to censor a literary work by cutting outpartsconsideredobjectionable
KEY:BOWEDRISELINK SENTENCE: The old preacher's back was bowed by his lifelongpracticeofmakingalltheclassicsriseinmoralvaluebycuttingoutpartsheconsideredobjectionable.
BRAVADO(bruhVAHDO)pretendedbravery,swagger
KEY:BRAVERYLINKSENTENCES:Casper's braverywasonlypretended. In a crisishisswaggerdisappearedandheshooklikealeaf.
BRAWN(BRAWN)muscularstrength
KEY:BROWNLINKSENTENCE:TheAmericanbrownbearhasgreatmuscularstrength.
BRAZEN(BRAZEun)shameless
KEY:BERACINGLINK SENTENCE: Aunt Prudella says that for women to be racing inskimpyshortsisashamelessspectacle.
BRAZIER(BRAYzhur)charcoalgrill
KEY:BRACERLINKSENTENCE:There'snobetterbracer-upperthanthesmellofsteakssizzlingonacharcoalgrill.
BREVITY(BREVutee)shortnessoftime,concisenessKEY:BRIEFTEALINK SENTENCE: The Englishman had to settle for a brief tea timebecauseoftheshortnessoftimeavailable.
BRISTLING(BRISuhling)showinganger
KEY:BRISTLELINK SENTENCE: His hair stuck up like bristles when he showed hisanger.
BROACH(BROACH)openup
KEY:BROOCHLINK SENTENCE: The brooch on Lucretia Borgia's bosom could beopeneduptorevealacompartmentfilledwithpoison.
BROCADE(broKADE)fabricwithraiseddesign
KEY:BROKEAIDLINK SENTENCE: When Amy's sewing machine broke, Aunt Maggiecametoheraid,sewingtheraiseddesignonthefabricbyhand.
BROCHURE(broSHURE)pamphlet
KEY:BRASHSURELINK SENTENCE: The preacher's brash sonwas sure to antagonize thecongregationwhenhepassedouttheirreligiouspamphlets.
BROOK(BROOK)toputupwithsomething
KEY:BROOKLINKSENTENCE:Youcanswiminthebrookifyouarewillingtoputupwithpiranha.
BRUSQUE(BRUSK)blunt,abrupt
KEY:BRUSHLINK SENTENCE: Zelda gave Dave the brush-off by acting in a blunt,abruptmannertowardhim.
BUCOLIC(byooKOLik)rustic
KEY:BEAUTIFULCOLLIELINK SENTENCE: The beautiful collie chased the sheep in the rusticpainting.
BUFFOON(buhFOON)aclownKEY:BUFFALOLINK SENTENCE: When the buffalo threw the rodeo rider, the clowndivertedit'sattentionfromthefallencowboy.
BULWARK(BULLwurk)strongdefense
KEY:BULLWALKLINK SENTENCE: The bull walking in Joe's yard is a strong defenseagainstintruders.
BUMPTIOUS(BUMPshus)obtrusivelyself-assertive
KEY:BUMPEDUSLINKSENTENCE:Afterhiscarbumpedus,theintoxicateddriverbecameobtrusivelyself-assertive,claimingitwasourfault.
BURGEON(BURjun)flourish
KEY:BIRDSINLINK SENTENCE: The birds inmy yard flourished after I built a giantfeeder.
BURLESQUE(burLESK)giveanimitationthatridicules
KEY:BURLYASKEDLINKSENTENCE:Severalburlymembersoftheaudienceaskedthattheperformance stop when the comedian gave an imitation ridiculing fatpeople.
BURLY(BURlee)husky
KEY:BERLLINKSENTENCE:ThefolksingerBerlIveswasabighuskyman.
BURNISH(BURnish)polish
KEY:BURNEDASHLINKSENTENCE:Whenheburnedherantique tablewithhiscigarash,shemadehimpolishit.
BUTTRESS(BUTress)tosupport
KEY:BUTTTRESTLELINK SENTENCE: When the goat butted the trestle that supported thetracks,thetrainfellin.
C
CABAL(kuhBAL)smallsecretgroupofplottersKEY:CABLELINK SENTENCE: The government intercepted a cable from the secretgroupplottingitsoverthrow.
CACHE(KASH)hidingplace
KEY:CASHLINKSENTENCE:Scroogestashedhiscash insuchagoodhidingplacethathehimselfcouldn'tfindit.
CACHET(kaSHAY)prestige
KEY:CASHSHAHLINKSENTENCE:Havingasmuchcashas theShahofIran,givesgreatprestige.
CACHINNATION(KAKuhNAYshun)laughingloudly
KEY:CACKLELINKSENTENCE:Thewitchstartedwithacackle,thenburstoutlaughingloudlyatthefrightenedHanselandGretel.
CACOPHONY(kuhKAHFuhnee)discord,harshsound
KEY:CACKLEPHONYLINKSENTENCE:Simon'scackleoverhisboss'inanejokeswassoforcedandphony,itgotharshersoundingastheeveningwenton.
CADAVEROUS(kuhDAVerus)corpse-like
KEY:KIDEVERWASLINK SENTENCE: It's impossible to count every kid that ever wasfrightenedbyDracula'scorpse-likeappearance.
CAJOLE(kuhJOLE)coax
KEY:CAGEYOLDLINKSENTENCE:Thecageyoldusedcarsalesmancoaxedthecustomerintobuyingthelemon.
CALLOW(KALo)youngandinexperienced
KEY:CALLLOWLINKSENTENCE:Althoughher jobobligedher tocallonhouses in thelowincomearea,theyoungandinexperiencedsocialworkerlovedit.
CALUMNY(KALumnee)slander
KEY:CALLINGLINKSENTENCE:I'mcallinghimaliartohisface,becausewhathesaidwasslander.
CAMARADERIE(kahmuhRAHduhree)comradeship
KEY:COMRADERIDEWITHMELINKSENTENCE:Mycomrade rideswithmedown life'smostperilouspaths,sostrongarethebondsofofcomradeship.
CANARD(kuhNAHRD)falsereport,unfoundedrumor
KEY:CANHARDLINKSENTENCES:Hecanstillworkhard.Therumorthathe'sgrowntoooldisunfounded.
CANDID(KANdid)frank
KEY:CANDYDIDLINKSENTENCES:Toomuchcandydidyou in.Tobe frankwithyou,you'refatasapig.
CANKER(KANGkur)ulceroussore
KEY:CANCURELINKSENTENCE:Yourdoctorcancureyourulceroussoreifyou'llstoppickingatit.
CANNY(KANee)shrewd
KEY:CANKNEELINKSENTENCE:Icanremembersittingonmyfather'sknee,takinghisshrewdadvicetoheart.
CANT(KANT)jargon
KEY:CAN'TLINK SENTENCE: Policemen who can't understand the criminal jargonhadbetterlearn.
CANTATA(kunTAHTuh)achoralcompositionwhichtellsastory
KEY:CAN'TADDHERLINKSENTENCE:Maria'sfuriousthatIcan'taddhersongtothechorus,butitdoesn'tfitthestory.
CANTER(KANTur)ahorse'seasygait
KEY:CAN'TERRLINKSENTENCE:Youcan'terrbuyingaridinghorsewithsuchaneasygait.
CANVASS(KANvus)solicitvotes
KEY:CANVASLINK SENTENCES: Young Abe Lincoln campaigned by wrestling. Bypinningopponentstothecanvas,hewouldsolicitvotes.
CAPACIOUS(kuhPAYshus)spacious
KEY:CAPACITYLINKSENTENCE:The seating capacity of the spacious dining hallwasoverathousand.
CAPARISON(kuhPAREuhsun)ornamentationforahorse
KEY:COMPARISONLINKSENTENCE:Therealcowboy'shorselookeddrabincomparisontotheornamentedparadehorse.
CAPITULATE(kuhPITCHuhlate)surrender
KEY:CAPITALLATELINKSENTENCE:The reinforcementsarrivedat thecapital too lateandthenationhadtosurrender.
CAPRICE(kuhPREES)whim
KEY:CAPPRICELINK SENTENCE: Wanda bought the mink cap despite its price on awhim.
CAPRICIOUS(kuhPRISHus)changeable
KEY:CAPPRECIOUSLINKSENTENCE:Thegovernmentputacaponthepriceofthepreciousmetal,asitwastoochangeable.
CAPTIOUS(KAPshus)inclinedtofindfault
KEY:CAPTUREUSLINKSENTENCE:Thedictatortriedtocaptureusbecausewefoundfaultwithhisrule.
CARAFE(kuhRAF)decanter
KEY:CAREAFTERLINK SENTENCE: My grandma didn't have a care in the world afterdrinkingawholedecanterofsherry.
CARICATURE (KARE ih kuh choor) a portrait which exaggerates aperson'sprominentfeatures
KEY:CHARACTERSURELINK SENTENCE: To capture BobHope's character, a portrait must besuretoexaggeratehisprominentnoseandchin.
CARMINE(KARmin)vividred
KEY:CARMENLINKSENTENCE:Carmenheldavividredroseinherteeth.
CARNAGE(KARnij)destructionoflife
KEY:CARNAGLINKSENTENCE:Whenthecarreplacedtheoldnag,civilizationpaidforincreasedmobilitywithincreaseddestructionoflife.
CARNIVOROUS(carNIVerus)flesheating
KEY:CARNIVALNEVERFORUSLINKSENTENCE:Thecarnivalwasneverforus,withitswildmaneatingrawflesh.
CARP(KARP)tofindfault
KEY:CARPLINKSENTENCE:Whenheonly caught one carp all day the fishermanfoundfaultwiththepollutedlake.
CARRION(KAREeeun)rottingfleshofadeadbody
KEY:CARRYONLINK SENTENCE: The brave troops forced themselves to carry on thebattle,fightingbesidetherottingfleshofthedeadbodiesoftheircomradesinthefield.
CARTEBLANCHE(KAHRTBLAWSH)unlimitedauthorityKEY:CARTBLANCHLINK SENTENCE: When Caesar rode through villages in his cart, thepeopleblanched,forhehadunlimitedauthorityovertheirlives.
CASTIGATE(KAStuhgate)punish
KEY:CASTLEGATELINKSENTENCE:Theking'sforcesbrokethroughthecastlegateof therebelliousbaronhesoughttopunish.
CATACLYSM(KATuhklizum)catastrophe
KEY:CATECHISMLINK SENTENCE: Religious people studied their catechisms like neverbeforewhentheythoughtworldcatastrophewasimminent.
CATHOLIC(KATHuhlick)universal
KEY:CATHOLICLINK SENTENCE: In Italy and Spain, Catholic churches are almostuniversallypresent.
CAUCUS (KAW kus) meeting of members of a political party tochoosecandidatesordeterminepolicy.
KEY:CAUCASIANLINK SENTENCE: An all-Caucasian political meeting cannot choosecandidates or determine policies representative of the needs of all thepeople.
CAUSTIC(KAWstik)capableofburningorcorrodingsubstances
KEY:CARSTICKLINK SENTENCE: Your car sticks to one spot because the battery iscorroded.
CAVALCADE(KAVulkade)procession,parade
KEY:CALVARYAIDLINKSENTENCE:HorsemenrepresentingtheU.S.Calvarycomingtotheaidofthegoodguyschargeddownthestreetintheparade.
CAVIL(KAVul)quibble
KEY:CAVELINK SENTENCE: The cave people did not quibble about whether the
mastodonmeatwasrare,medium,orwelldone.CELERITY(suhLERutee)promptness
KEY:CELERYTEALINKSENTENCE:Thewaiterbought thestuffedceleryand the teawithcommendablepromptness.
CENSURE(SINsure)criticizeseverely
KEY:SINSURELINK SENTENCE: Anyone fallen into sin was sure to be criticizedseverelybyReverendJones.
CHAFE(CHAFE)tomakesorebyrubbing
KEY:SHAVELINKSENTENCE:When theboy firstbegan to shave,hemadehis facesorebyconstantlyrubbingit.
CHAGRIN(shuhGRIN)embarrassment
KEY:SHEGRINNEDLINK SENTENCE: When I fell into the punch bowl in front oftheprincess,shegrinnedatmyembarrassmentbuttriednottolaughaloud.
CHARLATAN(SHARLuhtun)quack
KEY:CHARLEYTONLINKSENTENCE:Inhopesthathewouldcuretheteam'scharleyhorses,thecoachgaveatonofmoneytothequack.
CHARY(CHAurree)cautious
KEY:CHARITYLINK SENTENCE: The wealthymanwas approached by somany falsecharitieshebecamecautiousaboutgivingdonations.
CHICANERY(shickANuree)trickery
KEY:CHICKENCANNERYLINKSENTENCE:Thechickencannerysubstitutedhorsemeatuntiltheirtrickerywasdiscovered.
CHOLERIC(KAHLurik)quicktempered
KEY:COLLARLINK SENTENCE: He gets hot under the collar at the
slightestprovocation,heissoquicktempered.CHRONOLOGY (kruhNAHL uh gee) an ordering of events from earliest tolatest
KEY:CROWNKNOWLEDGELINK SENTENCE: The historian could name everyone who wore thecrownofEnglandsequentially,ashehadgreatknowledgeof theorderofhistoricalevents.
CHURLISH(CHURlish)illmannered
KEY:CURLYLEASHLINKSENTENCE:Wewalkedourcurly-hairpoodleonaleashbecausehewassoillmanneredastojumponstrangers.
CIRCUMLOCUTION(surcumloKYOOshun)anindirectexpression
KEY:CIRCLELOCATIONLINKSENTENCE:"Thebuzzardscircleour location," isan indirectwayofexpressingthatwearedoomed.
CIRCUMSCRIBE(SURcumscribe)limit
KEY:CIRCUSINSCRIBEDLINKSENTENCE:Thecircusmanagerinscribedasetofrulestolimitthedangeroftheacts.
CIRCUMSPECT(SURcumspekt)cautious
KEY:CIRCUSEXPECTEDLINK SENTENCE: The circus trapeze artist expected to fall sooner orlater,sohewascautiousandusedanet.
CIRCUMVENT(SURcumvent)togoaround
KEY:CIRCLEWENTLINK SENTENCE: Sailing in a great circle, Magellan went around theglobe.
CITADEL(SITuhdul)fortification
KEY:CITYDELAWARELINKSENTENCE:WhenWashington reached thecity after crossing theDelawarehefounditheavilyfortified.
CLAMOR(KLAMur)uproar
KEY:CLAIMMORELINKSENTENCE:Thedemonstrators,claimingtheyneededmorewages,causedanuproar.
CLANDESTINE(klanDESTund)secret
KEY:CLANDESTINEDLINKSENTENCE:TheMcBethclan,believingitwasdestinedtogainthethrone,plottedinsecretagainsttheking.
CLEMENT(KLEMunt)merciful
KEY:CLIMATELINKSENTENCE:Inthescorchingclimate,themercifulrainscame.
CLICHÉ(kleeSHAY)anoverusedphrase
KEY:CLASHLINKSENTENCE:Inthedebate, therewasadramaticclashbetweenthegreat orator's fresh, imaginative expressions and his opponent's overusedphrases.
CLOISTER(KLOYstur)seclude
KEY:CLOTHESSTARELINKSENTENCE:Thepoorboy'statteredclotheswerestaredatsomuch,thathesecludedhimselfathome.
CLOY(KLOY)towearybytoomuchofsomething
KEY:CLAWEDLINKSENTENCE:Theanimaltrainerwasbadlyclawedbythetigerthathadweariedoftoomuchhamburgermeat.
COAGULATE(koAGyuhlate)tosolidify(blood)
KEY:COLDLATELINKSENTENCE:Weput themeat into thecoldfreezer toolate tostopthebloodfromsolidifying.
CODICIL(KAHDuhsul)asupplementmodifyingawill
KEY:CODESILLYLINKSENTENCE:Theythoughtthedocumentwrittenincodewasasillyjokeuntilitwasdecipheredtobeasupplementtothewillcuttingthemoutwithoutapenny.
COERCE(koURS)toforcesomeonetodosomethingKEY:CURSELINKSENTENCE:Thewitchthreatenedhimwithacursetoforcehimtodowhatshewanted.
COGENT(KOjunt)convincing
KEY:CODGERGENTLINKSENTENCE:Themeanoldcodgertriedtoseemlikeagentbutwasnotconvincing.
COGITATE(KAHjuhtate)tothinkover
KEY:CODGERSTATELINKSENTENCES:Theoldcodgerwouldnotstatehowhefeltabouthis100thbirthday.Hesaidhewouldhavetothinkitoverforafewyears.
COGNIZANT(KAHGnuhzunt)awareof
KEY:COCKNOSENSELINKSENTENCE:Thecockissupposedtohavenosense,butitisawareofthebreakofdawn.
COGNOMEN(kahgNOmun)familyname
KEY:CODGERNOMENLINK SENTENCE: Even when Teddy Roosevelt was an old codger, nomenwerebraveenoughtocastaspersionsonhisfamilyname.
COHESIVE(koHEsiv)holdingtogether
KEY:COOPERATIONHESAVEDLINK SENTENCE: Lincoln is our greatest president because, with thecooperationofCongress,hesavedtheUnion,holdingthecountrytogetherbywagingtheCivilWar.
COLLATE(kuhLATE)1. toassembleinproperorder.2. tocomparematerialcritically
KEY:COLDLATELINKSENTENCE:Workinginthecolddampmonasterylateeverynight,the scholarly monk meticulously assembled the ancient manuscript inproperordersothathecouldcomparethematerialcritically.
COLLUSION(kuhLOOzhun)secretagreementforevilpurposes
KEY:COLLISION
LINK: The authorities were able to prevent the air collision when aninformertoldthemoftheevilsecretagreementbetweentheforeignpowerandtheairtrafficcontroller.
COMELY(KUMlee)attractive
KEY:COMELIELINKSENTENCE:"Comelieonthebeachbesideme,"saidtheattractivegirlinhisdreams.
COMMEND(kuhMEND)topraise
KEY:COMEINLINKSENTENCE: I bade thewriter to come in and bewelcome InmyhouseforIhavehighpraiseforhiswork.
COMMENSURATE(kuhMENSuhrut)ofequalsize
KEY:COMMENTSIRATELINKSENTENCE:AllCamelot commented thatwhenQueenGuinevereserved,SirLancelotateportionsequalinsizetoKingArthur's.
COMMISERATE(kuhMIZuhrate)tofeelsympathyfor
KEY:COMEMISERABLELINKSENTENCE:Whenthechildcouldn'tcometoDisneyLandwiththerestoftheclass,hewassomiserablethatweallfeltsympathyforhim.
COMMODITY(kuhMAHDutee)articleforsale
KEY:COMEODDTIELINKSENTENCE:Thesellerofgaudyneckwearsaid,"ComeseetheoddtiesIhaveforsale."
COMPASSION(kumPASHun)pity
KEY:COMELYPASSIONLINKSENTENCE: The comely cheerleader inspired such passion in thepoorlittlewaterboythatwepitiedhim.
COMPELLING(cumPELing)forceful
KEY:CAMEPULLINGLINK SENTENCE: The Evangelist came to town, pulling inmillions offollowersthroughhisforcefulpreaching.
COMPLACENT(kumPLACEunt)contented
KEY:COMEPLACESCENTLINKSENTENCE:The travel agent exhortedus to come to theplaceofflowery scents and beautiful sights where we would be relaxed andcontented.
COMPLEMENT(KAHMpluhmunt)thatwhichcompletes
KEY:COMPLIMENTLINKSENTENCE:Thecomplimentmadeherdaycomplete.
COMPLIANT(kumPLYunt)yieldingtothewillofothers
KEY:COMEPLAYLINK SENTENCE: When the child's friends called him to come playinsteadofdoinghishomework,heyieldedtotheirwill.
COMPREHENSIVE(KOMpruhHENsive)includingeverything
KEY:COMPREHENDLINKSENTENCE:Thegeniusreadandcomprehendedapageataglance,andhisknowledgeincludedeverything.
COMPUNCTION(kumPUNKshun)remorse
KEY:COMBPUNCTUREDLINK SENTENCE: When his comb punctured the customer's scalp thebarberwasfilledwithremorse.
CONCATENATION(kahnkatuhNAYshun)grouplinkedtogetherinachain
KEY:CONCATTLELINKSENTENCE: The conswere treated like cattle, linked together byshacklesinachaingang.
CONCILIATE(kunSILeeate)placate
KEY:CONESILLYATELINKSENTENCE:When given the "ice cream cone"made ofmud, thesillyfatherateittoplacatetherowdychild.
CONCILIATORY(kunSILyuhtory)makingpeace
KEY:CANSILLYSTORYLINKSENTENCE:Afteranargument, I can tellmywifea silly story tomakepeacebymakingherlaugh.
CONCLAVE(KAHNklave)secretmeeting
KEY:CONCAVELINK SENTENCE: A concave section of the rock behind the waterfallformedahideoutforsecretmeetings.
CONCOCT(kunKOKT)todevise
KEY:CANCOCKLINK SENTENCE: The old farmer can wake early at the cock crowwithoutanyalarmdevisedbyman.
CONCOMITANT(kunKAHMehtunt)attending
KEY:CANCOMMITLINK SENTENCE: The hypocrite can commit evil acts with righteouswordsattendingthem.
CONCUR(kunKUR)toagree
KEY:CONQUERLINK SENTENCE: The great orator was able to conquer audiences intoagreeingwithhim.
CONDIGN(kunDINE)fitting
KEY:COMEDINELINKSENTENCE:Comedinewithmewherewehadourfirstdate,forit'safittingplacetocelebrateourfiftiethanniversary.
CONDONE(kunDOHN)toexcuse
KEY:CONDONELINKSENTENCE:Theconsaid,"Idoneit,butIhadagoodexcuse."
CONGRUENT(kunGROOunt)likeness
KEY:CANGROWINTOLINKSENTENCE:Thechildcangrowintotheexactlikenessofhisfather.
CONJECTURE(kunJEKchur)surmise
KEY:CONVICTJACKSURELINK SENTENCE: Although no one was convicted for the Jack TheRippermurders,manybookshavesurebeenwrittensurmisingwhohewas.
CONJOIN(kunJOIN)jointogether
KEY:CANJOINLINK SENTENCE: You can join the plumber's union if you can join
togethertwowaterpipes.CONJURE(KONjur)tosummonupbymagic
KEY:CANJURYLINKSENTENCE:Can the jury summonup thevictimbyMagic to askwhomurderedhim?
CONNOISSEUR(KONuhSUR)expert
KEY:CANSURELINKSENTENCE:Shecan sure tell all about foreignpolicy, as she's anexpertinthefield.
CONSCIENTIOUS(konsheENshus)scrupulous
KEY:CONSCIENCEINUSLINKSENTENCE:Theconscienceinusmakesustooscrupuloustodoasloppyjob.
CONSCRIPT(cunSKRIPT)todraft
KEY:CANSCRAPLINKSENTENCE:Menwhocan"scrap"aresoughtinthemilitarydraft.
CONSECRATE(KONsuhkrate)todedicateassacred
KEY:CONSEQUENCESDESECRATELINK SENTENCE: You will suffer dire consequences if you desecratesomethingdedicatedassacred.
CONSENSUS(kunSENsus)unanimity
KEY:CANSENSEU.S.LINKSENTENCE:WhencongressmencansensethattheU.S.Publicfeelsstronglyaboutsomething,thereisnearunanimityintheirvote.
CONSIGN(kunSINE)entrustforsale
KEY:CONSIGNLINK SENTENCE: The con artist persuaded me to sign over my car,entrustingitforsalebyhim.
CONSPICUOUS(cunSPIKyoous)verynoticeable
KEY:CANEXPECTYOUUSLINKSENTENCE:Wecanexpectyoutoseeusclowns in thecrowd,asourredhatsandorangesuitsareverynoticeable.
CONSTITUENT (kun STICH uh wunt) a necessary part, a member of anelectedofficial'svotingbody-thepeopleherepresents.
KEY:CONSTITUTIONLINK SENTENCES: The U.S. constitution is a necessary part of oursystemofgovernment.Itprovidesthateveryadultcanbeavoter.
CONSUMMATE(kunSUMut)perfect
KEY:CANSUMMITLINK SENTENCE: You can reach the summit of the mountain onlythroughperfectclimbingtechnique.
CONTEMPT(kunTEMPT)disdain
KEY:CANTEMPTLINK SENTENCE: Nothing can tempt the ascetic who disdains worldlypleasures.
CONTENTIOUS(kunTENshus)quarrelsome
KEY:CONTENTUSLINK SENTENCES: The million-dollar-a-year salary contents us. Joe isjustbeingquarrelsomeindemandingmore.
CONTIGUOUS(kunTIGyuhwus)adjoining
KEY:CAN'TIGNORELINK SENTENCE: We can't ignore the blare of rap music from theadjoiningapartment.
CONTINGENT(kunTINjunt)1.Aquota2.dependent3.accidentaloccurrence
KEY:COUNTINGENUITYLINKSENTENCE:Youmustcountonyouringenuitytomakeyoursalesquota,andnotbedependentonaccidentaloccurrences.
CONTRABAND(KAHNtraband)smuggledmerchandise
KEY:COUNTERBANDLINKSENTENCE:TheBorderPatrolcountered theplansof thebandofsmugglersandconfiscatedthesmuggledmerchandise.
CONTRETEMPS(KAWNtruhtahn)mishap
KEY:COUNTTHETIMESLINK SENTENCE: I couldn't count the times The Three Stooges had
mishapsinthemovie,ithappenedsofrequently.CONTRITE(kunTRITE)regretful
KEY:COUNTRIGHTLINKSENTENCE:Whenfiredbecausehecouldn'tcountchangeright,theclerkwasregretfulthathehaddroppedoutofschool.
CONTUMACIOUS(KAHNtooMAYSHus)stubbornlyrebellious
KEY:COSTUMEMADEUSLINKSENTENCE:Thesillyelfcostumesourteachermadeuswearintheschoolplaycausedus tobecomestubbornlyrebelliousandrefuse toenterthestageoncue.
CONUNDRUM(cuhNUNdrum)apuzzle
KEY:CANNONEDRUMLINKSENTENCE:Themusicteachersaid,"whycannoneofyouplaythedrumsworthahootisapuzzletome."
CONVENTIONAL(kunVENshuhnul)customary
KEY:CONVENTSHUNLINKSENTENCE:Thenunsintheconventshunnedcustomarylifestyles.
CONVERGE(kunVURJ)tocometogether
KEY:CONVERTURGELINKSENTENCE:Alltheconvertstothemovementwereurgedtocometogetheratthemassrally.
CONVERSANT(kunVURSunt)familiarwith
KEY:CANVERSESSAINTLINK SENTENCE: He can quote Biblical verses like a saint, as he isthoroughlyfamiliarwiththeScriptures.
CONVERSE(kunVERSE)totalk
KEY:CONVERSATIONLINKSENTENCE:Amasterofartofconversation,hecouldtalkyourearsoff.
CONVEYANCE(kunVAYunce)avehicletocarrypeople
KEY:CANWEIGHOUNCELINKSENTENCE:They canweigh an ouncemore, but that's all if they
expectmyoldvehicletocarryallthosepeople.CONVICTION(kunVIKshun)strongbelief
KEY:CONVICTIONLINKSENTENCE:Despitehisclient'sconvictionbythejury,theattorneymaintainedhisstrongbeliefintheAmericanlegalsystem.
CONVIVIAL(kunVIVyul)festive
KEY:CONVICTALLLINKSENTENCE:When the jury convicted allmembers of the gang, itwasafestiveoccasionforthevictims.
CONVOLUTED(KONvuhlootid)coiled,twisted
KEY:CANVOLUNTEERLINK SENTENCE: He can volunteer to explore the coiled and twistedpassagesofthecavebecauseofhisgreatsenseofdirection.
COPIOUS(KOpeeus)abundant
KEY:COPYUSLINK SENTENCE: The competition can copy us, but our abundantproductionofnewideaswillkeepusahead.
CORDIAL(KAWRjul)warmandcourteous
KEY:CARJAILLINKSENTENCE:After thedrunkdriver drovehis car into the jail, thepolicewarmlyandcourteouslyinvitedhiminside.
CORNUCOPIA(kornyuhKOpeeuh)anabundanceoffood
KEY:CANYOUCOPELINK SENTENCE: The pharaoh asked Joseph, "Can you cope with anabundanceoffoodfollowedbyfamine."
CORPULENT(KORpyuhlent)fat
KEY:CARPULLOUTLINKSENTENCE:Toremovehimfromthecarwehadtopullhimoutashewassofathegotstuck.
CORRELATE(KOruhLATE)showarelationshipbetween
KEY:CARRELATELINKSENTENCE:WhenIwasdrivingthecarmyfatherrelatedtomethe
story of a terrible wreck to show the relationship between speed andaccidents.
CORROBORATE(kuhROBuhrate)confirm
KEY:CARROBBERLINKSENTENCE:Thecarrobber'shenchmanconfirmedhisalibi.
COTERIE(KOTEuhree)socialset
KEY:COATAIRYLINKSENTENCE:Aminkcoatandanairyconvertiblearestandarditemsintheupperclasssocialset.
COUP(KOO)masterstroke
KEY:COOLINK SENTENCE: Mata Hari would coo at officials while planning amasterstrokeagainstthem.
COVENANT(KUVuhnunt)formalagreement
KEY:COVERNUTLINKSENTENCE:Thereportercoveredupthat thesenatorwasanutaspartofaformalagreementbetweenhisnewspaperandthepoliticalparty.
COVERT(KOvurt)hidden
KEY:COVEREDEARTHLINKSENTENCE:Thetreasurewascoveredwithsixfeetofearthsothatitremainedhiddenforcenturies.
COVETOUS(KUVutus)envious
KEY:COVEREDEYESLINK SENTENCE: He covered his eyes with envy when his neighbordroveupinanewMercedes.
COWER(KOWur)tocringe
KEY:COWARDLINKSENTENCE:Thecowardcringedattheslightestdanger.
COY(KOY)shy
KEY:COWBOYLINKSENTENCE:Theroughcowboywasshyaroundprettywomen.
CRASS(KRASS)stupid,grossKEY:GRASSLINK SENTENCE: The beautiful wintergreen grass of my lawn wastrampledoverbystupid,grosstrespassers.
CRAVEN(KRAYvun)cowardly
KEY:CRAVEINLINK SENTENCE: Although the knights craved the treasures in thedragon'sden,allweretoocowardlytowinit.
CREDENCE(KREEdens)belief
KEY:CREEDLINK SENTENCE: The Apostle's Creed is an expression of religiousbelief.
CREDULOUS(KREDyoulus)easilydeceived
KEY:CREDITYOULOSELINKSENTENCE:Ifyoudon'tkeeptrackofyourpurchasesoncredit,youcanlosesightoftheamountyouowe,becauseweareeasilydeceivedastohowmuchwearespending.
CRITERION(kryTEEReeun)astandard
KEY:CRYTEARSONLINKSENTENCE:AnyonewhocriestearsoneverychallengingoccasioncannotmeettheMarines'standards.
CRUX(KRUKS)criticalpoint
KEY:CRACKSLINKSENTENCE:Cracksinabridgecancauseittocollapseiftheyareatacriticalpoint.
CRYPTIC(KRIPtik)havingahiddenmeaning,mysterious
KEY:CRYPTLINK SENTENCE: The vampire's cryptwas hidden in a cave under themysteriouscastle.
CULL(KULL)tochoosefromagroup;topickoverandrejecttheinferior
KEY:CALLLINKSENTENCE:Manycallbutfewarechoseninprofessionalfootball--thecoachespickoverandrejecttheinferior.
CULPABLE(KULpuhbul)guilty
KEY:CUPENABLELINK SENTENCE: Fingerprints on the cup of poisoned tea enabled thedetectivetonametheguiltyman.
CULTIVATE(KULtuhvate)tohelpgrow
KEY:COLDTHEYATELINKSENTENCE:ThecoldfreshvegetablestheyatehelpedThemgrowintohealthyadults.
CURRY(KURee)seekfavorbyflattery
KEY:CARRYLINKSENTENCE:Astheboycarriedthegirl'sbookstoschool,hesoughtherfavorbyflatteringheronhowsmartshewasinclass.
CURSORY(KURSEuhree)superficial
KEY:CURSELINKSENTENCE:Allof thecoward'scursingand threateningare justasuperficialact.
CURTAIL(kurTAIL)toshorten
KEY:CUR'STAILLINKSENTENCE:Thecur's tailwas shortenedbyclippingwhen itwasadoptedbytheupper-crustfamily.
CYNIC(SINick)onewhoattributesselfishmotivestoallhumanactions
KEY:SINNICKLINKSENTENCE:PreacherJones'sermonsheldthatsinwassorampantthatevenSt.Nickwasaburglar,asthepreacherattributedselfishmotivestoeveryone.
D
DAIS(DAYus)raisedplatformatoneendofahallKEY:DAZELINKSENTENCE:TheVIPwasdazedafterfallingofftheplatformattheendofthehall.
DAUNT(DAWNT)intimidate
KEY:DON'TLINK SENTENCE: All the do's and don'ts of the Militaryschoolintimidatedthefreshmen.
DEARTH(DURTH)lack
KEY:DEATHLINKSENTENCE:Thedeathofmanymembersof thedesert expeditionwascausedbyalackofwater.
DEBACLE(dehBAHKul)disaster
KEY:THEBUCKLELINK SENTENCE: When the buckle on his parachute broke, it was adisaster.
DEBASE(duhBASE)degrade
KEY:THEBASELINK SENTENCE: The base accusations he made against his opponentonlyservedtodegradehisownimageinthevoters'eyes.
DEBAUCHERY(dehBAWCHuree)wildliving
KEY:THEBATCHCHEERYLINKSENTENCE:Thebatchofcheerycollegestudentsengaged inwildliving.
DEBILITATE(dehBILuhtate)toweaken
KEY:THELITTLEHEATELINKSENTENCE:With the little he ate on that crash diet, itweakenedhim.
DEBONAIR(DEBuhNAIR)suave
KEY:THEBORNAIRLINKSENTENCE:Hewas theperfectpictureof thebornaristocratwithhisairofsuavesophistication.
DEBUNK(deeBUNK)toexposefalseclaims
KEY:THEBUNKLINKSENTENCE:That is the bunk,Houdini saidwhen he exposed thespiritualist’sfalseclaimstocontactthedead.
DECIDUOUS(dehSIJuhwus)sheddingleavesannually
KEY:DECIDEDTOUSELINK SENTENCE: The miser decided to use the beautiful trees, whichshedtheircolorfulleavesinthefall,forfirewood.
DECIMATE(DESuhmate)tocompletelydestroy
KEY:DECEITMATELINKSENTENCE:Deceitinamatecancompletelydestroyamarriage.
DECLIVITY(dehKLIVutee)adownwardslope
KEY:DECLINELINKSENTENCE:Thesharpdeclineat thatpointcausedmanyskiers tofalldowntheslope.
DECOROUS(DEKuhrus)dignified
KEY:DECORATIONLINK SENTENCE: The old general with his uniform coveredbydecorationscutquiteadignifiedfigure.
DECORUM(dehKOREum)propriety
KEY:THECORELINK SENTENCE: After eating an apple, to throw the core across thedinnertableatyourbrother,hardlyexemplifiespropriety.
DEFECTION(duhFECKshun)desertion
KEY:DEFECTIVELINK SENTENCE: The airline's defective old airplanes caused thedesertionofallitspilots.
DEFRAY(dehFRAY)topaythecostsof
KEY:THEFRAY
LINKSENTENCE:The judgeordered the individuals responsible for thefraytopaythecostsofthedamage.
DEFT(DEFT)skillful
KEY:DEAFLINK SENTENCE: Although my grandfather is completely deaf, fewpeoplerealizeit,soskillfulisheatreadinglips.
DEFUNCT(duhFUNCT)dead
KEY:THEFUNLINKSENTENCE:Haveallthefunyoucantoday,fortomorrowyoumaybedead.
DEGRADE(dihGRADE)toreduceinvalue
KEY:THEGRADELINKSENTENCE:Thegradeof"A"willbereducedinvalueifawardedtoofreely.
DEIGN(DANE)condescend
KEY:DANELINKSENTENCE:ThehaughtyGreatDanewouldnotcondescendtorolloverandplaydeadashismasterordered.
DELECTABLE(duhLEKTuhbuhl)delicious
KEY:DELITABLELINKSENTENCE:Thedelifoodservedonourtablewasdelicious.
DELETERIOUS(DELuhTIReeus)harmful
KEY:DELITERRIBLELINKSENTENCE:Thisdeliisterrible;itsfoodisharmfultohealth.
DELINEATE(dehLINeeate)todescribe
KEY:DELIATELINK SENTENCE: The food he brought from the little deli where heregularlyatewassogoodthatwemadehimdrawusamaptodescribehowtogetthere.
DELIRIOUS(dehLEEReeus)mentallyconfused
KEY:DELAYINGUSLINKSENTENCE:Myscatterbrainedbrotherisalwaysdelayingusonour
trips,ashe'ssomentallyconfusedhekeepsforgettingthings.DELUGE(DELyooj)agreatflood
KEY:DELIHUGELINK SENTENCE: The deli on the ark was huge to sustain Noah andfamilyduringthefortydaysandfortynightsofthegreatflood.
DEMAGOGUE(DEMuhgog)leaderwhoappealstoemotionandprejudiceofthepeople
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DEMARCHE(dayMARSH)diplomaticmaneuver
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DEMEAN(dehMEEN)tolowerindignity
KEY:THEMEANLINK SENTENCE: With the mean and petty attitude he had, he onlyloweredhimselfindignity.
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DEMOTE:(dehMOTE)tolowerinrank
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DEMUR(dehMUR)object
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DENOUNCE(dehNOWNS)tospeakagainst
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DEPLETE(dehPLEET)touseupthesupplyof
KEY:DEEPLYLINKSENTENCE:Theyhadtodigdeeplyintotheearthwhentheyusedupthesupplyofwaternearthesurface.
DEPRECATE(DEPrehkate)disapprove
KEY:DEPUTYATELINK SENTENCE: When the deputy ate a fine dinner paid for by thegangster,thesheriffdisapproved.
DEPREDATION(depruhDAYshun)plundering
KEY:DEPUTYDATELINKSENTENCE:The sheriff gave the deputy a deadline date to arrestthoseguiltyofplunderingthetown.
DERANGED(dehRANGED)demented
KEY:THERANGELINKSENTENCE: The cowboy, lost on the range for amonth, becamedemented.
DERIDE(duhRIDE)toridicule
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DERIVATIVE(dehRIVutiv)basedonanotherwork
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DEROGATORY(duhRAHGuhtoreree)disparaging
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DESCRY(dehSCRY)tocatchsightof
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DESECRATE(DESehkrate)toabusethesacred
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DESICCATE(DESuhkate)todryout
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DESPOTIC(dihSPOTik)tyrannical
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DESULTORY(DESultoreee)jumpingfromonethingtoanother
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DETER(dehTUR)toprevent
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DEUSEXMACHINA(DAYuseksMAHkuhnuh)somethingintroducedfromoutsidetosolveaproblem.
KEY:DAYSMACHINELINKSENTENCE:AfterMelvinhadtriedforthreedaystofixthewashingmachine, the neighbor's child came fromoutside to solve the problembyplugginginthecord.
DEVIOUS(DEEveeus)roundabout
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DEVOID(dehVOID)entirelylacking
KEY:DUHVOID
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DEXTEROUS(DEXterus)skillful
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DIABOLICAL(dyuhBOLuhkul)devilish
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DIADEM(DYuhdem)acrown
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DIATRIBE(DYuhtribe)averbalattack
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DICHOTOMY(dyKAHTuhmee)adivision
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DIDACTIC(dyDAKtik)intendedtoinstruct
KEY:DIEDACTED
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DIFFIDENT(DIFihdunt)shy
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DIFFUSE(difYOOZ)spreadout
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DILATORY(DILuhtoreee)delaying
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DILEMMA(duhLEMuh)adifficultchoice
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DILETTANTE(diluhTAHNT)dabbler
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DILIGENT(DILehjunt)hardworking
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DIN(DIN)loudnoise
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DISAVOW(disuhVOW)disclaimKEY:DICEAVOWLINK SENTENCE: After he lost everything at dice, he made a vow todisclaimallgambling.
DISCERNIBLE(dehSERNuhbul)clearlyseen
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DISCERNMENT(dehSURNmunt)abilitytoseethingsclearly
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DISCOMFIT(disKUMfut)upset,embarrass
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DISCORD(DISkard)disagreement
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DISCOUNT(DISkownt)toreducetheamount,todisregard
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DISCURSIVE(disKURsiv)shiftingfromonesubjecttoanother
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DISDAIN(disDANE)despise
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DISINGENUOUS(disinJENyoous)notstraightforward
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DISINTERESTED(disINtruhstid)unbiased
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DISPARAGE(dihSPAREij)belittle
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DISPARATE(DISpurit)dissimilar
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DISPASSIONATE(disPASHuhnet)objective
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KEY:THECYMBALS
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DISSEMINATE(duhSEMuhnate)tospreadabout
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DISSENT(dehSENT)differenceofopinion
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DISSONANT(DISuhnunt)disharmonious
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DISTEND(disTEND)toswell
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KEY:DISCWROUGHT
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DIURNAL(dyURNul)daily
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DIVERGENT(dyVERGunt)varying
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DIVERSE(dehVERSE)varied
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DIVERT(dehVERT)tochangethecourseof
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DOCTRINAIRE(doktruhNARE)dogmatic
KEY:DOCTRINELINK SENTENCE: In matters of doctrine, the religious leader wasextremelydogmaticandwouldallownoargument.
DOFF(dahf)totakeoff(clothing)
KEY:DEAFLINKSENTENCE:Hewasdeafuntilhetookoffhisearmuffs.
DOGGED(DAWgid)trailedpersistently
KEY:DOGSLINKSENTENCE:Thepolicedogstrailedthefugitivepersistently.
DOGGEREL(DOGuhrul)loosecomicverse
KEY:DOGRULELINKSENTENCE:"Adogcouldrulebetterthanthatfool,"isanexampleofloosecomicverse.
DOGMATIC(dogMATik)assertedauthoritativelywithoutproofKEY:DOGAUTOMATICLINKSENTENCE:Thedirty dogof a tyrant used automaticweapons toasserthisviewpointauthoritatively.
DOLOROUS(DOHlurus)mournful
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DOLT(DOLT)stupidperson
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DON(DON)toputon(clothing)
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DORMANT(DORmunt)inactive
KEY:DOORMATLINKSENTENCE:Thedoormatislessinactivethanthatlazyoaf.
DOSSIER(DAWSyay)acollectionofdocuments
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DOTAGE(DOTEige)senility
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DOUGHTY(DAWTee)brave
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DOUR(DOWur)gloomy
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DRAWL(DRAWL)tospeakinadrawnoutfashion
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DROLL(DROHL)funny
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DRONE(DRONE)tomakeamonotonoussound
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DROVER(DROWvur)onewhodrivesdomesticanimals
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DUBIOUS(DOObeeus)doubtful
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DULCET(DULsut)soothingtotheear
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DURESS(duhrRES)compulsionbythreat
KEY:DRESS
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E
EBULLIENT(ehBULLyunt)boilingoverwithexcitementKEY:ABULLENTERLINKSENTENCE:InSpain,whenabullentersthearena,thecrowdboilsoverwithexcitement.
ECLECTIC(ehKLEKtick)chosenfromvariedsources
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ECONOMICAL(EKuhNOMuhkul)thrifty
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EDICT(EEdikt)decree
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EDIFY(EDuhfy)toimprovemorallyorintellectually
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EFFECTUAL(ehFEKchuhwul)effective
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EFFERVESCENT(EFurVESent)bubbly
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EFFETE(ehFEET)exhausted
KEY:FEET
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EFFUSIVE(ehFYOOsiv)unrestrainedinemotionalexpression
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EGREGIOUS(ehGREEjus)extremelybad
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ELABORATE(ehLABurit)detailed
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ELAN(ayLAHN)flair
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ELICIT(ehLISut)todrawout
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EMACIATED(ehMAYsheateed)scrawny
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EMBELLISH(emBELish)toadorn
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EMBROIL(emBROIL)toinvolveinconflict
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EMEND(eeMEND)tocorrect
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EMISSARY(EMuhsaree)arepresentative
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EMOLLIENT(ehMAHLyunt)soothingtotheskin
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EMULATE(EMyuhlate)toimitate
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ENDEMIC(enDEMik)native
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ENGAGING(enGAJEing)charming
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ENGROSS(enGROWS)absorbtheattention
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ENHANCE(enHANS)tomakebetterorgreater
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ENMITY(ENmihtee)hostility
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ENNUI(ahnWEE)boredom
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EPHEMERAL(ehPHEMuhruhl)short-lived
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EPILOGUE(EPuhlawg)partatendofbookorplay
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EPIPHANY(ihPIFuhnee)revelation
KEY:EPICPHONYLINK SENTENCE: The coffee-house poet's epic was phony, but hethoughtitwasagreatrevelation.
EPISTEMOLOGY(ehPIStuhMAHLuhjee)thestudyofknowledge
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EPITAPH(EPuhtaf)inscriptiononatombstone
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EPITHET(EPuhthet)adescriptiveterm
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EQUITABLE(EKquetuhbul)fair
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EQUIVOCAL(ehKWIVuhkul)ambiguous
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ESCHEW(issCHOO)avoid
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ESTRANGED(isTRANGED)keptapart
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EUPHEMISM(YOOfahmizem)substitutionofinoffensivetermsforoffensiveones
KEY:YOUFAMOUSLINK SENTENCE: I said to the senator, "You famous people, speakingpublicly,oftensubstitute inoffensive terms foroffensiveones,but Iknowwhatyoureallywanttosay."
EUPHONY(YOOfuhnee)soundpleasingtotheear
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EVANESCENT(evuhNESunt)lastingonlybriefly,tendingtovanish
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KEY:EXAMPLEPLAYERLINKSENTENCE: JackieRobinsonwas an example of a great baseballplayer,andservedasanexampleofcourageforallAmericans.
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EXIGENT(EXsehgent)urgent
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EXONERATE(exAHNurate)todeclareinnocent
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EXORBITANCE(exORbuhtunce)somethingexcessive
KEY:EXERCISEBITONCELINKSENTENCE:Idomyexercisealittlebitatatimenow,becauseoncewhenIdiditexcessively,Iwassoreallover.
EXPATIATE(exPAYSHeeate)towriteortalkatlength
KEY:EXPATIENTSLINKSENTENCE:Thepsychiatrist'sexpatientscontinuedtowriteorcallandtalktohimatlengthabouttheirproblems.
EXPEDIENT(ikSPEEdeeunt)immediatelyadvantageous
KEY:EXTRASPEEDYLINK SENTENCE: Doing jobs in an extra speedy fashion maybeimmediatelyadvantageousbutcompromisesqualityinthelongrun.
EXPEDITE(EXpuhdyte)tohandlepromptly
KEY:EXPERTDIEDLINKSENTENCE:When theoldexpertdied, theworksloweddown,as
nooneelseknewhowtohandleitpromptly.EXPEDITIOUS(expuhDISHus)prompt
KEY:EXPEDITIONLINKSENTENCE:Theexpeditionintothewildanimalhabitatmuststartpromptlysowecanbebackbeforenightfall.
EXPEND(exPEND)tospend
KEY:EXPENLINKSENTENCES:Theexconwho robbed thebankhadbeen releasedfromthepen tooearly.Heshouldhavebeenmade tospendmore time injail.
EXPIATE(EXpeeate)tomakeamendsfor
KEY:EXPECTATELINKSENTENCE:Iexpectthatsinceyouateyoursister'scandy,youwillmakeamendsbygivingheryours.
EXPOSITION(EXpoZISHun)explaining
KEY:EXTRAPOSITIONLINKSENTENCE:When theadministrator created theextraposition forhisbrother-in-law,hehadalotofexplainingtodototheboardofdirectors.
EXPOSTULATE (ik SPAHS chuh late) to reason earnestly with someoneagainstsomething
KEY:EXPECTPOSTLATELINK SENTENCE: Since I expected the post to be late, Ireasoned earnestly with him against mailing tax payments so close tothedeadline.
EXPUNGE(iksPUNJ)erase
KEY:X'EDPUNSLINKSENTENCE:ThetheaterdirectorX'edoutthepunsfromRomeoandJuliettoerasethemfromthescript.
EXTEMPORANEOUS(exTEMPuhRANeeus)offhand
KEY:EXTEMPERLINKSENTENCE:Myex-wifehadsuchatemperthatshewouldblowupatanyoffhandremark.
EXTENUATE(exTENyooate)toexcuseKEY:EXTRATENYOUATELINKSENTENCE:TheextratencookiesyouatecanbeexcusedbecauseGrandmamakesthemirresistible.
EXTIRPATE(EKsturpate)eradicate
KEY:EGGSSTIRPOTLINKSENTENCE:After the eggswere stirred in the pot byMama, shemadeanomeletthatwequicklyeradicated.
EXTRANEOUS(exTRAYneeus)irrelevant
KEY:EXTRATRAINERSLINKSENTENCE:Theschoolwastedmoneywhenithiredextratrainerstoteachirrelevantsubjects.
EXTRAPOLATE(ikSTRAPuhlate)todrawaconclusion
KEY:EXTRAPLATELINK SENTENCE: When I saw an extra plate at the table I drew theconclusionthatwewouldhaveadinnerguest.
EXTRICATE(EXtrakate)tofree
KEY:EXTRATRICKYLINKSENTENCE:Theextratrickycrookcouldfreehimselffromanyjail.
EXUBERANT(igZOOberunt)joyous
KEY:EXITZOOLINKSENTENCE:As the hyena escaped through the exit of the zoo, itlaughedjoyously.
F
FABRICATE(FABrehKATE)createKEY:FABULOUSKATELINK SENTENCE: Fabulous Kate Hepburn created many memorablemovieroles.
FACETIOUS(fuhSEEshus)joking
KEY:FACESSEEUSLINKSENTENCE:We turned our faces so the teacher could not see usjokingabouther.
FACILE(FASSul)easy
KEY:FASTI’LLLINKSENTENCE:I’vedoneitfastandI’lldoitfaster,it’seasy.
FACILITATE(fuhSILehtate)tomakeeasier
KEY:FACESILLYATELINKSENTENCE:Thefacethesillychildmadewhenheatehisbroccolimadeiteasierforhimtotolerateit.
FALLACIOUS(fuhLAYshus)invalid
KEY:FALLACTIONUSLINKSENTENCE:Inthefallandwinter,footballhasplentyofactionforus, but it is invalid to hold that the spring and summer have no excitingsports.
FALLIBLE(FALuhbul)liabletomakeamistake
KEY:FAILABLELINKSENTENCE:Whenwefail,wemustbeabletostartoveragain,foranybodycanmakeamistake.
FALLOW(FALo)uncultivated
KEY:FALLLOWLINKSENTENCE: In fall, the low land layuncultivatedand in summer,thehighgroundlayuncultivated.
FANATIC(fuhNATik)someoneexcessivelydevotedtoacause
KEY:FANATTACKLINK SENTENCE: The fan who attacked the umpire was excessivelydevotedtothecauseofhisteam.
FARCE(FARS)acomicshow,amockery
KEY:FORESTLINKSENTENCE:Aforest is thesettingfor thecomedy,AMidsummerNight’sDream.
FASTIDIOUS(faSTIDeeus)difficulttoplease
KEY:FASTTEDIOUSLINK SENTENCE: The employees worked as fast as they could at thetediousjob,asthesupervisorwasdifficulttoplease.
FATUOUS(FACHuhwus)silly
KEY:FATUSELINKSENTENCE:Somefatpeopleusesillyexcusesforovereating.
FEASIBLE(FEESuhbul)workable
KEY:FEESABLELINKSENTENCE:Dr.Quako'sfirstprincipleofmedicineisthatyoumustfirstpayhisfeesbeforeheisabletodevelopaworkabletreatmentplan.
FEBRILE(FEBrul)feverish
KEY:FEEBLELINKSENTENCE:Shebecamefeebleasherfeverishconditionpersisted.
FECUND(FEEkund)fertile
KEY:FEECONLINK SENTENCE: The naive settlers paid a fee to the con-artist whoclaimedhecouldmaketheirdesertlandfertile.
FEIGN(FAYN)topretend
KEY:FAINTLINK SENTENCE: Her faint in front of the handsome lifeguard waspretended.
FELICITOUS(fuhLISuhtus)wellexpressed
KEY:FELLOWSITUSLINKSENTENCE:May the spirit ofLongfellow sit besideus andguide
ourpenssothatoursagawillbeaswellexpressedasthoseofEvangelineandHiawatha.
FERAL(FEARul)wild
KEY:FEARALLLINKSENTENCE:Bigcityfoldfearallwildcreatures.
FERRET(FERet)tohunt
KEY:FEARITLINKSENTENCE:"Ifyoufear it,you'llneverhunt itsuccessfully,”saidthebig-gamehunter.
FETID(FETud)foulsmelling
KEY:FEETLINKSENTENCE:Everyonepassesoutwhenol'"Bathless"takesoffhisshoes,hisfeetaresofoulsmelling.
FETTER(FETur)shackle
KEY:FATTERLINK SENTENCE: He keeps getting fatter as his appetite is a shackleholdinghimtothetable.
FIASCO(feeASSko)acompletefailure
KEY:FEEASSCO.LINK SENTENCE:Mishandling of the fees by the ass who ran the Co.causedthebusinesstobeacompletefailure.
FIAT(FEEut)decree
KEY:FIATLINKSENTENCE:Eventhelowliestsubjectintherich,utopianlandhadaFiatsportscarbydecreeoftheking.
FICKLE(FICKul)unpredictablychangeable
KEY:FLICKERLINK SENTENCE: The flicker of a candle in a drafty roomisunpredictablychangeable.
FILIBUSTER(FILuhbustur)longspeech
KEY:FELLANDBUSTEDLINKSENTENCE:IfellandbustedmyheadwhenIfellasleepduringthe
longspeech.FINITE(FYnite)havinglimits
KEY:FINDNIGHTLINKSENTENCE:SupermancouldnotfindLoisLane'sblackcatatnightasevenhissharpeyeshavelimits.
FITFUL(FITful)irregular
KEY:FITFULLLINK SENTENCE: It was difficult to fit her full bottom and little topbecauseoftheirregularshapeofherfigure.
FLACCID(FLAKsud)limp
KEY:FLOWLIKESIDELINKSENTENCE:Thewarmwaterflowinglikeamassageinsidethehottubmadeherlimpwithrelaxation.
FLAG(FLAG)tolosestrength
KEY:FLAGLINKSENTENCE:Whencitizensbelittletheflag,wewilllosestrengthasanation.
FLAIL(FLAYL)thrash
KEY:FAILLINKSENTENCE:Youwillfailyourswimmingtestifyouthrasharoundlikethat.
FLAMBOYANT(flamBOYunt)flashy
KEY:FLAMEBOYAUNTLINKSENTENCE:Her first flamewhen shewas a girl,was a boywhodrovemyauntaroundonhisflashyredtricycle.
FLAUNT(FLAWNT)toshowoff
KEY:FLOATLINKSENTENCE:Hefloatedonhisbackdowntherapidstoshowoff.
FLEDGLING(FLEJling)ayoungbird
KEY:FLEDJAILINGLINKSENTENCE:Thecriminalwhofledfromjailingflittedaboutlikeayoungbirdoutofitsnest.
FLIPPANT(FLIPpunt)frivolous
KEY:FLIPAUNTLINKSENTENCE:Whenhedidaback-flipinfrontofhisfiance'selderlyaunt,shethoughthimtoofrivoloustomarry.
FLORID(FLAWRid)ruddy
KEY:FLOWREDLINKSENTENCE:Theflowofredbloodcanbeseeninhisruddyface.
FLOTSAM(FLOTsum)floatingpiecesofwreckage
KEY:FLOATSOMELINKSENTENCE:Aftertheshipsank,wecouldseefloating,somepiecesofwreckageinthewater.
FLOURISH(FLURish)togrowabundantly
KEY:FLOWERSRICHLINKSENTENCE:Theflowersintherichsoilgrewabundantly.
FLUKE(FLOOK)strokeofluck
KEY:FLEWKEYLINK SENTENCE: When we flew to Key West in the hurricane, wesurvivedonlybyastrokeofluck.
FOIBLE(FOYbul)weaknessincharacter
KEY:FOILEDLINKSENTENCE:Herepeatedlyfoiledhisownplansforsuccessbecauseofaweaknessinhischaracter.
FOIST(FOYST)topalmoff
KEY:FASTLINKSENTENCE:Byfasttalkingthesalesmanpalmedthelemonoff.
FOMENT(fuhMENT)tostirup
KEY:FOAMMEANTLINK SENTENCE: The foam on Big Bad John's mouth meant he wasabouttostiruptrouble.
FOP(FOP)onewhowearsflashyclothes
KEY:FLOP
LINKSENTENCE:Welaughedwhenthepretentioussnobfloppedintothemud,ruininghisflashyclothes.
FORBEARANCE(foreBAREunce)refrainingfrom,patience
KEY:FORBEARINGLINKSENTENCE:Forbearingwithmeandrefrainingfromhomicide,mywifeshouldreceiveamedalforpatience.
FOREBODING(foreBOding)afeelingofsomethingbadabouttohappen
KEY:BEFOREBOATINGLINKSENTENCE:Before boating on the Titanic,my grandfather had afeelingofsomethingbadabouttohappen.
FORENSIC(fuhRENsick)legal,relatingtopublicdebate
KEY:FOREIGNSICKLINK SENTENCE:When the foreign president got sick and died at thewhitehouse, it resulted inamassof legal investigationandpublicdebateoverthecauseofdeath.
FORESTALL(foreSTALL)toprevent
KEY:FORESTALLLINK SENTENCE: The armed guard was stationed beforethe thoroughbred's stall to prevent the 10-million-dollar horse frombeingstolen.
FORFEIT(FAWRfut)losetherighttosomething
KEY:FORFATLINKSENTENCE:For fatpeople toget thin, theymust lose the right toeateverythingtheywant.
FORTITUDE(FORTuhtude)courage,tenacity
KEY:FORTETUDELINKSENTENCE:Tohonorthebravesoldierswhodefendedthefort,thecomposerwroteanetudepraisingtheircourageandtenacity.
FORTUITOUS(forTOOutus)accidental
KEY:FORTUNETOUSLINK SENTENCE: That the events predicted on the fortune cookiesactuallyhappenedtouswasonlyaccidental.
FOSTER(FAWStur)topromotethedevelopmentofKEY:FASTERLINK SENTENCE: He ran the race faster than last year because histrainingpromotedthedevelopmentofspeed.
FRACTIOUS(FRACKshus)unruly
KEY:FRACTUREDLINKSENTENCE:Themoviestarsufferedafracturedlegwhenmobbedbyunrulyfans.
FRAILTY(FRAYLtee)weakness
KEY:FAILTIELINKSENTENCE:Ievenfailedtheattempttotiemyshoestrings,duetoweaknesswhenIwasill.
FRAUGHT(FRAWT)bearingmenace
KEY:FRIGHTLINK SENTENCE: The passengers got a fright from the storm bearingmenacetotheship.
FRENETIC(fruhNETik)frantic
KEY:FRENZYNETLINKSENTENCE:Thetigerwentintoafrenzywhencaughtinthenetandbecamefrantictoescape.
FRESHET(FRESHut)anoverflowofastreamcausedbyrainormeltingsnow.
KEY:FRESHETLINK SENTENCE: The fresh fish were et up quickly after they werewashedupintheoverflow.
FRITTER(FRITur)towasteawaylittlebylittle
KEY:FLITTERLINK SENTENCE: The way you flitter from one task to another, youwasteawayyourdaylittlebylittlewithoutfinishinganything.
FRIVOLOUS(FRIVuhlus)notserious
KEY:FIREVOLLEYSUSLINK SENTENCE: When Sarge said he would fire volleys at us if wedidn'tmarchsmartly,hewasnotserious.
FROND(FROND)leafofafernKEY:FRIENDLINKSENTENCE:Herfriendwateredtheleavesofthefernwhenshewasonvacation.
FROWARD(FROwurd)contrary
KEY:FORWARDLINKSENTENCE:Thearmedmancontinuedtocomeforward,contrarytopoliceorderstohalt.
FROWZY(FRAUzee)messy
KEY:FRIZZYLINKSENTENCE:Herfrizzyhairreflectedhermessygrooming.
FRUGAL(FROOgul)thrifty
KEY:FEWGALLINKSENTENCE:Fewgalssoyoungandricharesothrifty.
FRUITION(frooISHun)comingtofulfillment
KEY:FRUITSLINK SENTENCE: The fruits of his labor were great riches when theycametofulfillment.
FULMINATE(FULLmuhnate)todenounceharshly
KEY:FULLMINUTELINK SENTENCE: Senator Claighorn strung one abusive name afteranother without repeating himself for a full minute, denouncing hisopponentharshly.
FULSOME(FULLsum)disgusting
KEY:FULLSOMELINKSENTENCE:Thewayhismouthisalwaysfullofsomeextravagantflatteryforhisbossisdisgusting.
FURTIVE(FURtiv)stealthy
KEY:FUGITIVELINK SENTENCE: The fugitive crept stealthily away when he saw thepoliceman.
FUSILLADE(FYOOsuhlahd)arapidoutburst(gunfire)
KEY:FUSSEDALOTLINK SENTENCE: When the demonstrators fussed a lot against thegovernment,thedictatorrespondedwitharapidoutburstofgunfire.
G
GAFFE(GAF)socialblunderKEY:GOOFLINK SENTENCE: He really goofed when he made that social blunderbeforehisboss'wife.
GAINSAY(gainSAY)contradict
KEY:GAINSAYLINK SENTENCE: He had nothing to gain by saying anythingtocontradicthisboss,buthediditanywayasamatterofprinciple.
GALA(GAYluh)festive
KEY:GALLOLINKSENTENCE:Gallowinewasservedatthefestivegathering.
GAMBOL(GAMbul)tofrolic
KEY:GAMBLELINKSENTENCE:Theygambled and frolicked inLasVegas thewholeweekend.
GARISH(GAREish)showy
KEY:GEARRICHLINKSENTENCE:The fishinggear the richmanusedwasmore showythaneffective.
GARNER(GARnur)gather
KEY:GARNEARLINK SENTENCE:When the gar came near the boat, the nets gatheredthemup.
GARNISH(GARnish)adorn
KEY:GARINDISHLINKSENTENCE:Thegarinthedishwasadornedwithsprigsofparsley.
GARRULOUS(GARErulus)talkingtoomuch
KEY:GARRISONLINK SENTENCE: Leavewas cancelled for the whole garrison because
thetroopstalkedtoomuchabouttheirassignment.GAUCHE(GOHSH)awkward
KEY:GO!SHOO!LINK SENTENCE: Madame Van Updyke hissed, "Go! Shoo!" to theawkwardwaiterafterhespilledthecaviardownherback.
GAUNT(GAWNT)thin
KEY:JAUNTLINKSENTENCE:Hisdailyjauntintothemountainsmadehimthinandmuscular.
GENIAL(JEEneeul)friendly
KEY:GENIEALLLINKSENTENCE:Thegeniegrantedthewishesofallfriendlypeopleandputcursesonallhostileones.
GENOCIDE(JENuhside)exterminationofawholepeople
KEY:GENERALNOSIDELINK SENTENCE: The courageous German general during WWIIdeclaredhewouldfightfornosidethatadvocatedexterminationofawholepeople.
GENRE(ZHANruh)anartisticcategory
KEY:JOINROWLINKSENTENCE:He joined a rowof beer bottles togetherwith ribbonandclaimedhehadcreatedanewcategoryofbeerbottleart.
GEOPOLITICS(JEEuhPAHLuhtiks)thestudyoftheinfluenceofgeographyonpolitics
KEY:GEOGRAPHY-POLITICSLINK SENTENCE: Geography-politics is the study of the influence ofgeographyonpolitics.
GERIATRICS(JERreeATricks)medicalspecialtydealingwiththeelderly
KEY:JURYTRICKSLINK SENTENCE: The jury of senior citizens wasn't influenced by theattorney'stricksastheelderlymembersweretoowise.
GERMANE(jerMANE)pertinent
KEY:GERMMAINLINKSENTENCE:Thegermisthemainfactorpertinenttodisease.
GERRYMANDER (JER ee man dur) to alter a voting district for politicaladvantage
KEY:GERRYSALAMANDERLINK SENTENCE: During Governor Ellridge Gerry's term, the districtlookedlikeasalamanderafteritwasalteredbythelegislatureforpoliticaladvantage.
GIBBET(JIBut)agallows
KEY:GIBLETSLINKSENTENCE:Thecondemnedmanchosechickengibletsashis lastmealbeforegoingtothegallows.
GIBE(JIBE)tojeer
KEY:JOBLINKSENTENCE:Theworkerswhocrossedpicketlinestogoonthejobwerejeeredbythestrikers.
GIRDER(GURDur)asteelbeam
KEY:GIRDLELINK SENTENCE: My 300-pound grandma's girdle is reinforced withsteelbeams.
GIST(JIST)mainpoint
KEY:JUSTLINKSENTENCE:Thatmycandidateforjudgeisajustmanisthemainpointofmyargumentforhiselection.
GLEAN(GLEEN)togatherbitbybit
KEY:GLEAMLINKSENTENCE:Theprospector'sgoldnuggetsgleamedashegatheredthembitbybit.
GLIB(GLIB)fluentbutsuperficial
KEY:GLITTERLIPLINK SENTENCE: The glittering words from his lips were fluent butsuperficial.
GLOAMING(GLOWming)duskKEY:GOROAMINGLINKSENTENCE: It's dangerous togo roaming the streets afterdusk inthecity.
GLOAT(GLOWT)tothinkofsomethingwithpride
KEY:GLOWEDLINKSENTENCE:Heglowedwithprideatthethoughtofhisvictory.
GLOWER(FLAHWur)tolookatangrily
KEY:GLOWEDLINKSENTENCE:Thewitch'seyesglowedlikeredcoalsasshelookedatDorothyangrily.
GLUT(GLUT)stufffull
KEY:GLUTTONLINKSENTENCE:Thegluttonstuffedhimselffullofapplepie.
GNARLED(NARLED)bent,knotty
KEY:GNAWEDLINKSENTENCE:Mydoggnawedmywalking stick somuch that it isbentandknotty.
GOAD(GODE)taunt
KEY:GOATLINKSENTENCE:Thegoatwillbuttyouifyoutaunthim.
GOSSAMER(GAHSuhmur)light,delicate
KEY:GOSUMMERLINKSENTENCE:Youcangoallsummerlongwearinglightanddelicatematerial.
GOURMAND(gurMAHND)individualfondoffoodinlargequantities
KEY:GOMANLINKSENTENCE:We shouted, "Go,man!" atUncle Tim as hewolfeddownlargequantitiesatthepieeatingcontest.
GOURMET(gurMAY)aconnoisseuroffinefood
KEY:GOREMAYLINKSENTENCE:Goremay appeal to the connoisseur of fine foodbut
likemysteakswelldone.GRANDILOQUENT(granDILuhquent)usinghighflown,flowerylanguage
KEY:GRANDELOQUENTLINK SENTENCE: My grandfather spoke eloquently in the high-flown,flowerylanguageofhisera.
GRANDIOSE(GRANdeeohs)showy
KEY:GRANDDOORSLINKSENTENCE:Thegranddoorswiththeirgoldtrimaretooshowyforthislittleshack.
GRAPHIC(GRAFik)vivid
KEY:GRAPHLINKSENTENCE:The1929stockmarketgraphgivesavividpictureofTheGreatCrash.
GRATUITOUS(gruhTOOuhtus)uncalledfor
KEY:GRATUITYLINKSENTENCE:Theone-pennygratuityhegave thewaiter to belittlehimwasuncalledfor.
GREGARIOUS(grihGAREeeus)sociable
KEY:GREYAIRLINK SENTENCE: Grey wolves travel in packs through the night air.They’reverysociableanimals.
GRISLY(GRIZlee)ghastly
KEY:GRIZZLYLINKSENTENCE:Thegrizzlybearrearingupbeforeusinthemoonlightwasaghastlysight.
GROVEL(GRAHVul)tobeg
KEY:GRAVELLINKSENTENCE:Thehomelessmankneltdowninthegravelroadtobegforfood.
GRUELING(GROOuhling)exhausting
KEY:GREWLONGLINKSENTENCE:Asthedaysgrewlonginthesummer,fieldworkinthe
sunbecameexhausting.GUILE(GILE)deceit
KEY:GALLINKSENTENCE:His paw told the country boy that big city galsweredeceitful.
GULLIBLE(GULLuhbul)easilyduped
KEY:GIRLABLELINKSENTENCE:Thegirlwasabletomakeherboyfriendthinkshewasfaithful,becausehewaseasilyduped.
H
HABILIMENTS(huhBILuhmunts)clothingKEY:REHABILITATELINK SENTENCE: As part of their rehabilitation program, the formerdelinquentsweretaughttodressinneat,tastefulclothing.
HACKNEYED(HACKneed)trite,overused
KEY:HACKNEEDLINK SENTENCE: The hack writer needed to use trite,overusedexpressionsashelackedimagination.
HAGGARD(HAGurd)wornout
KEY:HAGGUARDLINKSENTENCE:Theoldhagguardedherwarriorsonasheslept,wornoutbytheday'sbattle.
HALCYON(HALseeon)calm
KEY:HALLSEENONLINKSENTENCE:Fromthegreatglass-domedhallofthepalace,thestarscouldbeseenonacalmnight.
HALLOWED(HALowed)sacred
KEY:HOLLEREDLINKSENTENCE:Thechildwasscoldedwhenheholleredinthesacredplace.
HAP(HAP)chance
KEY:HAPPENLINKSENTENCE:One shouldnot let everythinghappenbychance,butshouldplanforthefuture.
HARANGUE(huhRANG)bombasticspeech
KEY:HERANGLINKSENTENCE:Whenthechairmanhadhadenough,herangthebelltocutoffthebombasticspeech.
HARBINGER(HAWRbinjur)thatwhichforeshadowssomethingtocome
KEY:HARPBINGELINKSENTENCE:Theharpyouheardduringyourlastbingeforeshadowswhatistocomeifyoucontinueyourwildlife.
HARROW(HAREoh)totorment
KEY:HORRORLINK SENTENCE: In the horror movie, the monster tormented theheroine.
HAUGHTY(HAWtee)arrogant
KEY:HAWTEALINKSENTENCE:Thekinglaughed"Haw,haw!"attheinvitationtothecommoner'steaparty,ashewastooarroganttobecourteous.
HEED(HEED)topayattentionto
KEY:HEATLINKSENTENCE: In theheatof the little classroom, itwashard topayattentiontotheteacher.
HEGEMONY (heh JEM uh nee) preponderant influence of one nation overanother
KEY:EDGEGEMSANDMONEYLINK SENTENCE: The country's edge in its abundance of gems andmoneygaveitapreponderantinfluenceoverothernations.
HEINOUS(HAYnus)wicked
KEY:HEHUSLINK SENTENCE: Walking down the lonesome road at midnight, weheardthe"hehheh"behindusofthewickedwitch.
HERESY(HEHRuhsee)beliefwhichdeviatesfromaccepteddogma
KEY:HERRACYLINKSENTENCE:Herracyessaysexpressedbeliefswhichdeviatedfromtheaccepted.
HERMETIC(hurMETik)impervioustoexternalinfluence
KEY:HERMITLINKSENTENCE:Thehermitlivedasecludedlifeimpervioustoexternalinfluence.
HETERODOXY(HETuhruhdocksee)heresyKEY:HATREDOFTHEOXLINKSENTENCE:The belief that religion condones hatred of the ox isheresyinthecountrieswheretheyaresacredanimals.
HETEROGENEOUS(HETuhrowGENeeus)varied
KEY:HATEGENEROUSLINKSENTENCE:Thehumanraceiscomprisedofpeoplewhohateandpeoplewhoaregenerousandvariedkindsinbetween.
HEW(HYOO)tochop
KEY:WHOLINK SENTENCE: The killer in the "who-dunnit?" chopped up hisvictims.
HIATUS(hyATEus)gap
KEY:HIGHATUSLINKSENTENCE:Theenemyplanesattacking fromonhighdoveatusthroughagapintheclouds.
HIBERNATE(HYbernate)tosleepthroughthewinter
KEY:HIGHBEERATELINK SENTENCE: He got high on beer so often after he ate in coldweatherthathesleptthroughthewinter.
HIERARCHY(HYuhrahrkee)agrouparrangedinorderofstatus
KEY:HIGHERARKLINKSENTENCE:Noahplacedhismoreintelligentanimalshigherintheark,arrangingtheminorderofstatusintheanimalkingdom.
HIEROGLYPHICS(hyuhruhGLIFiks)Egyptianpicturewriting
KEY:HIGHERLIFELINKSENTENCE:ThemummywentontoahigherlifeaccordingtotheEgyptianpicturewritingonthetomb.
HINDRANCE(HENdruns)anobstruction
KEY:HINDRAINSLINK SENTENCE: The flooding that came behind the rains caused anobstructionontheroad.
HISTRIONIC(HIStreeAHNik)theatricalKEY:HISTORYOFNICKLINK SENTENCE: The history of St. Nick was made into a Christmastheatricalprogram.
HOARD(HORDE)tostoreup
KEY:HARDLINKSENTENCE:Hardtackisstoredupforlongboatvoyages.
HOLOCAUST(HAHluhcawst)greatdestruction
KEY:HOLECAUSEDLINK SENTENCE: The great hole the earthquake caused in the earthwroughtgreatdestructiontothecity.
HOMAGE(AHMige)respect
KEY:HOMEAGELINKSENTENCE:Inourhome,agereceivesitsduerespect.
HOMEOPATHY(HOmeahpuhthee)asystemofmedicaltreatment
KEY:HOMEOPERATIONSLINKSENTENCE:Homeoperationsareasystemofmedicaltreatmentnottoberecommended.
HOMEOSTASIS (HOmeuhSTAYsis) the tendencyof the bodily system tomaintaininternalstability
KEY:HOMESTAYLINKSENTENCE:Home is the place to stayonSaturdaynights for thestabilityofyourbodilysystem.
HOMESPUN(HOMESPUN)plain
KEY:HOMESPUNLINKSENTENCE:Athome,grandmaspun theplainfabricwepreferredoverfancystore-boughtmaterial.
HOMILY(HAHMuhlee)morallecture
KEY:HOMELYLINK SENTENCE: The homely girl's self esteem rose after she heard amorallectureonthegreaterimportanceofinnerbeauty.
HONE(HONE)tosharpen
KEY:HOMELINKSENTENCE:Shedevelopedaprofitablehomebusinesssharpeningknivesforherneighbor.
HOSPICE(HAHSpus)lodgingfortravelers,orshelterfortheterminallyill
KEY:HOSPITALITYLINK SENTENCE: Great hospitality was shown to my terminally illgrandmotherinthelodgingplaceduringherfinalvoyagehome.
HUSTINGS(HUStings)politicalcampaigning
KEY:HUSTLELINKSENTENCE:Inacloserace,thecandidatewhohustlesthemostinhispoliticalcampaigningwillwin.
HYPERBOLE(hyPURbuhlee)Anexaggerationforeffect
KEY:HIGHPERBOWLLINKSENTENCE:Whentheeconomistsaidthatpriceswouldrisesohighin thenext tenyears thatsoupwouldcost$1000perbowl, Ihope thathewasonlyexaggeratingforeffect.
HYPOTHESIS(hyPAHTHuhsis)unprovedtheory
KEY:HYPEPOTLINKSENTENCE:Thecompany'sadvertisinghypethatyouwillloseyourpotbellywiththeirdietpillsisbasedonunprovedtheory.
I
ICONOCLAST(eyeKANuhklast)personwhoattackssacredthingsKEY:ECONOMICSCLASSLINKSENTENCE: In theeconomicsclass, the radicalprofessorattackedthingsheldsacred,suchastheworkethicandthevalueofthrift.
IDIOM(IDeeum)vernacularexpression
KEY:IDIOTIAMLINK SENTENCE: What an idiot I am, for taking hisvernacularexpressionliterally.
IDIOSYNCRASY(IDeeoSINGkruhsee)apersonalpeculiarity
KEY:IDIOTSCRAZYLINK SENTENCE: Idiots and crazy people are not the only ones withpersonalpeculiarities.
IDYLLIC(eyeDILik)relatingtopeacefulrusticsetting
KEY:IDLELIKELINK SENTENCE: I could be idle like a country gentleman inthispeacefulrusticsetting.
IGNOMINIOUS(IGnoMINeeus)disgraceful
KEY:IGNORANCEMANYOFUSLINKSENTENCE:The ignorance thatmanyof us haveof our country'shistoryisdisgraceful.
IMMINENT(IMuhnunt)abouttooccur,threateningtohappen
KEY:INAMINUTELINK SENTENCE: I knew that in a minute the horrible thing that wasthreateningtohappenwouldoccur.
IMMUTABLE(imYOOTuhbul)unchangeable
KEY:HIMMUTETABLELINKSENTENCE:Fatherinsistedthateachofuskeephimselfmuteatthetableuntil after themeal, andhewasunchangeable in enforcing this ruleevenafterwehadgrown.
IMPALE(imPALE)topiercethroughwithastakeKEY:HIMPALELINKSENTENCE:Hewas so frightened by horrormovies that itmadehimpaletoseeDraculapiercedbythestake.
IMPASSIVE(imPASSive)unemotional
KEY:HIMPASSLINKSENTENCE:TheladyTrekkie,infatuatedwithSpock,triedtoexcitehimbymakingapass,buthewastoounemotionaltorespond.
IMPECCABLE(imPECKuhbul)perfect
KEY:I'MPICKYLINKSENTENCES:I'mpickyaboutmythree-minuteeggs.TheymustbeperfectorIwon'teatthem.
IMPEDE(imPEDE)tohinder
KEY:I'MPAIDLINK SENTENCE: The defense attorney said, "I'm paid to hinder theprosecution."
IMPERIOUS(imPIEReeus)haughty
KEY:EMPERORLINKSENTENCE:Theemperorgaveordersinahaughtymanner.
IMPERVIOUS(imPURveeus)impenetrable
KEY:EMPIREVIALINKSENTENCE:HannibalinvadedtheRomanEmpireviatheAlpsbutranintoanimpenetrablebarrierinthecityofRome.
IMPETUOUS(imPECHoous)impulsive
KEY:IMPCHOOSELINKSENTENCE:Don'tletthatlittleimpchoosehisowndinner,ashe’ssoimpulsive,he’llstuffhimselfwithcandy.
IMPINGE(imPINJ)tostrikeagainstorencroach
KEY:HIMPINCHLINKSENTENCE:Beforethegirl’sfirstdate,hermotheradvised,“Don’tlethimpinchyou,asthatencroachesonyourpersonalspace.”
IMPLACABLE(imPLAKuhbul)unabletobeappeased
KEY:IMPIOUSPLAQUELINK SENTENCE:When his impious son scoffed at the plaque he hadbeen presented, the philanthropist went into a rage and could not beappeased.
IMPLEMENT(IMpluhmunt)tocarryout
KEY:IMPLEMENTSLINKSENTENCE:Carpentersuse the implementsof their trade to carryouttheirtasksofbuilding.
IMPLICIT(imPLISit)implied
KEY:AIMPLEASEITLINKSENTENCES:We aim to please. It is implied byourmoney-backguarantee.
IMPORTUNE(impawrTOON)toaskurgently
KEY:IMPORTANTFORTUNELINKSENTENCES:Our father's invention is so important itcouldmakehimafortune.Weaskedhimurgentlytopatentit.
IMPRESARIO(impruhSAHReeo)managerofentertainment
KEY:EMPERORSOLINKSENTENCE:Theemperorwassoimpressedwiththeshow,thathehiredthemanageroftheentertainmentforthepalace.
IMPROMPTU(imPROMPtoo)offhand
KEY:PROMPTTOLINKSENTENCE:Thehamisprompttoperformoffhandattheslightestencouragement.
IMPROVIDENT(imPRAHVeedunt)notthrifty
KEY:PROVIDENCELINKSENTENCE:Whenwechidedherforextravagance,LolaansweredthatProvidencewilllookafterher,sosheneednotbethrifty.
IMPUDENT(IMpyuhdent)insolent
KEY:IMPPUTADENTLINKSENTENCE:The little impputadent in theking'scrownandwasbeheadedforhisinsolence.
IMPUGN(imPYOON)toattacktheintegrityofsomethingKEY:INPEWYAWLINKSENTENCE: In the pew the crooked politician just yawned at thepreacher'sattackonhisintegrity.
IMPUNITY(imPYOONuhtee)withoutpunishment
KEY:IMPYOUTEALINKSENTENCE:Mamasaid,"Youlittleimp,youspilledthetea,"butasitwasaccidental,sheletmegowithoutpunishment.
INADVERTENT(INadVERtent)unintentional
KEY:INADVERTISEMENTLINK SENTENCE: The picture of the fat lady in the cakemixadvertisementwasunintentionalinitsimplications.
INANE(inANE)absurd
KEY:INSANELINKSENTENCE:Theinsanemanmadeabsurdstatements.
INBORN(INborn)presentfrombirth
KEY:INBORNLINK SENTENCE: Music was in Mozart when he was born, literallypresentfromtheverytimeofhisbirth.
INCENDIARY(inSINdeeairy)firesetting
KEY:CINDERSDAIRYLINKSENTENCE:CindersflewfromthedairyofMrs.O'Mally,afterhercowkickedoverthelanternthatsetChicagoonfire.
INCHOATE(inKOit)justbeginning,notorganized
KEY:INC.ATELINK SENTENCE: Theworkers at HotDogs, Inc. ate up all the profitswhenthecompanywasjustbeginningandnotorganizedtocontrolinternalconsumption.
INCIPIENT(inSIPeeunt)beginningtobe
KEY:SIPAUNTLINK SENTENCE: The little sip of wine my aunt Gertie took was thebeginningofherwildlife.
INCISIVE(inSICEive)sharpKEY:INCISORSLINKSENTENCE:TheDoberman'sincisorsareassharpasknives.
INCOHERENT(inkoHEERunt)muddled
KEY:INKONHERRANTLINKSENTENCE:Whenhespilledinkonherdress,sherantedandravedinamuddledfashion.
INCONSEQUENTIAL(inkonsihKWINshul)unimportantinconsequences
KEY:INCONSEQUENCELINKSENTENCE:Inthattherearenoconsequencesifyoudon’tdoit,it’sunimportantwhetheryoudoitornot.
INCONTROVERTIBLE(inkontruhVURTuhbul)unquestionable
KEY:INCOUNTINGROWSOFTABLESLINKSENTENCE: In counting the rows of tables in the banquet ball, itbecameunquestionablethatsomeguestswouldhavetositonthefloor.
INCORRIGIBLE(inKAWRihjuhbul)incapableofbeingreformed
KEY:INCOURAGEABLELINK SENTENCE: In an act of great courage, the priest was able toredeemgangmemberswhowerethoughtincapableofbeingreformed.
INCUMBENT(inKUMbunt)obligatory,theholderofanoffice
KEY:INCOMEBENTLINK SENTENCE: Despite his high income tax, the congressman bentoverbackwardstoavoidloopholes,ashefeltitobligatoryofaholderofanofficetobeabovereproach.
INCURSION(inKURzhun)invasion
KEY:CURSESHUNLINKSENTENCE:Patriotscursedandshunnedtheoccupyingtroopsaftertheinvasion.
INDEMNIFY(inDEMnuhfy)tocompensatefordamages
KEY:INDIMNIFTYLINK SENTENCE: The pedestrian who tripped in the dim light of thestreetsuedthecityforaniftysumforcompensationfordamages.
INDIGENOUS(inDIJuhnus)nativeKEY:INDIGGENIUSLINK SENTENCE: In the archaeological dig in Peru, the genius of thenativeculturewasapparent.
INDIGENT(INduhgent)impoverished
KEY:INDIAGENTLINKSENTENCE: In India,men are gents nomatter how impoverishedtheyare.
INDIGNANT(inDIGnunt)angryatsomethingunjust
KEY:DIGNITYAIN'TLINKSENTENCES:His slander is an insult tomydignityandain't just.That'swhyI'mangryathim.
INDOLENT(INduhlunt)lazy
KEY:INDOUGHLENTLINK SENTENCE: In fact, the dough you lent the lazy bumonlyeliminatedhisneedforwork.
INDOMITABLE(inDAHMutuhbul)unbeatable
KEY:UNDOMINATELINKSENTENCE:RockyMarciano'sopponentswereunabletodominatehimashewasunbeatable.
INDULGENT(inDULgent)lenient
KEY:DULLGENTLINKSENTENCE:Heissuchadullgent,thateveryonetendstobelenienttowardhim.
INEFFABLE(inEFuhbul)inexpressible
KEY:ANEFFORTABLELINKSENTENCES:It isonlywithaneffort thatIamabletoeventhinkabout the terrible storm, much less describe it. The actual horror isinexpressible.
INELUCTABLE(inehLUKtuhbul)inevitable
KEY:INLUCKABLELINKSENTENCE:Nomatterhowmuchinluckyouareinyourlife,youwillnotbeabletoescapedeath,theinevitablefateofallmankind.
INEPT(inEPT)incompetent
KEY:INNAPTLINKSENTENCE:TheroomsatthesleazyInnareapttobefilthy,asthestaffisincompetent.
INERT(inURT)inactive
KEY:INARTLINKSENTENCE:Theworldchampionloaferwasthegreatestintheartofbeinginactive.
INEVITABLE(inEVuhtuhbul)boundtohappen
KEY:INVITETABLELINKSENTENCE:IfyouinviteKingKongtoeatatyourtable,havocisboundtohappen.
INEXORABLE(inEKSuhruhbul)relentless
KEY:INEXORCISELINK SENTENCE: The demon in the girl was finally exorcised by therelentlesseffortsofthepriestthroughoutthenight.
INFER(inFUR)deduce
KEY:INFURLINKSENTENCE:Watson, by the fact that she's attired in a fur coat, Ideducethatshe'swealthy.
INFRASTRUCTURE (IN fruh struck chur) fixed installations for militarypurposes
KEY:INFANTRYSTRUCKLINKSENTENCE:Theinfantrystruckatthemilitaryinstallations.
INGENUOUS(inJENyoous)naive,straightforward
KEY:GENUINELINKSENTENCE:IfLuketoldyouthepaintingisagenuinePicasso,itisnotnaivetobelievehim,forheissostraightforward,heneverlies.
INGRATE(INgrate)anungratefulperson
KEY:INGREATLINK SENTENCE: In not appreciating the great sacrifices his parentsmadeforhim,herevealedhimselfanungratefulperson.
INGRATIATE(inGRAYsheate)tobringoneselfintofavor
KEY:INGRASSSHEATELINK SENTENCE: Sitting in the grass at the family picnic, she ateeverything her rich grandmother prepared, to bring herself into the oldlady'sfavor.
INHERENT(inHEARunt)presentfrombirth
KEY:INHERITLINKSENTENCE:Hermusicaltalentwasinheritedfromhermotherandpresentfrombirth.
INIQUITOUS(inIKwutus)sinful
KEY:INQUIRYUSLINK SENTENCE: Every few years, the ethics committee conductsanotherinquiryintoussinfulmembers.
INNATE(inATE)inborn
KEY:INATELINKSENTENCE:Inaninstant,thetigeratethetrainer,itsinbornferocitysuddenlymanifest.
INNOCUOUS(inNOKyoous)harmless
KEY:AKNOCKTOUSLINKSENTENCE:Aknockon the head to us rough-playing youngsterswasharmless.
INNOVATE(INuhvate)tointroducesomethingnew
KEY:INVITEDATELINKSENTENCE:Theinvitedguestsateoctopuspieasthehostesslikedtointroducesomethingnewatherdinners.
INNUENDO(inyuhWENdo)anindirecthintaboutsomething
KEY:ANEWINDOLINKSENTENCE:ThecandidatedidnotdirectlyaccusehisopponentoffavoringourinvolvementinanewwarinIndo-China,buthegaveindirecthintstothateffect.
INNUMERABLE(ehNOOmuruhbul)countless
KEY:INNUMERAL
LINKSENTENCE: Inpractice,nosetofnumeralsyoucanwrite inyourlifetimewouldreflectthealmostcountlessstarsintheuniverse.
INORDINATE(inORdnit)excessive
KEY:ANORDINARYLINK SENTENCE: An ordinary grocery bill of today would have beenconsideredexcessivebyourparents.
INSATIABLE(inSAYSHuhbul)notabletobesatisfied
KEY:INSATABLELINKSENTENCE:Inthecircustent,wesatwherewewereabletoseethemost,butourchildwasnotabletobesatisfiedashewantedtobeclosetoallthreeringsatonce.
INSCRUTABLE(inSKROOTuhbul)mysterious,noteasilyunderstood
KEY:UNSCREWLINKSENTENCE:Howtounscrewa"childproof"medicinebottletopisnot easily understood by me, but my five-year old solves this mysteryeasily.
INSIPID(inSIPid)dull
KEY:INSIPPINGLINKSENTENCE:Insippingliquor,youmakeyourbraindull.
INSOLENT(INsuhlunt)arrogant
KEY:INSULTINGLENTLINKSENTENCE:Theloansharkwasinsultingashelentthemoneywithanarrogantsneer.
INSOLVENT(inSOLvunt)unabletopaydebts
KEY:INSOLVELINKSENTENCE:Thecompany'sinabilitytosolveitsfinancialproblemsrendereditunabletopaydebtsandresultedinbankruptcy.
INSOUCIANCE(inSOOseeuns)unconcern
KEY:ENSUESCIENCELINK SENTENCE: To the dull student, the marvels that ensue fromsciencearemattersofunconcern.
INSULAR(INSyuhlur)oflimitedoutlook
KEY:INCELLARLINK SENTENCE: As his family had kept him in a cellar until he wasforty,hehadalimitedoutlookontheworld.
INSURGENT(inSURjunt)rebel
KEY:INSUREGENTLINKSENTENCE:Thegovernmentcouldnotinsureanyaristocraticgent'ssafetyagainstrebels.
INTELLIGENTSIA(inTELLuhGENTseeuh)peopleofhighestintelligence
KEY:INTELLIGENTSEEYALINKSENTENCE:TheintelligentmansaidtotheintelligentWoman"Seeya at the nextmeeting ofMENSA (the organization of highly intelligentpeople)."
INTEMPERATE(inTEMpuhrut)lackinginselfcontrol
KEY:INTEMPERLINK SENTENCE: You can see in his quick temper that he lacks selfcontrol.
INTERNECINE(inturNESeen)mutuallydestructive
KEY:ENTERNESTLINKSENTENCE:Whenthehawkenteredtheeagle'snest,thereensuedamutuallydestructivebattleinwhichbothbirdswerekilled.
INTERREGNUM(intuhREGnum)thetimebetweentwogovernments
KEY:INTERROGATELINK SENTENCE: Many citizens were interrogated and tortured in theanarchistictimebetweengovernments.
INTERSTICE(inTURstus)narrowspacebetweenthings
KEY:ENTERSTYLINK SENTENCE: The city folk couldn't figure out how the huge hogenteredthestythroughanarrowspacebetweentheslats.
INTIMATE(INtuhmate)hint
KEY:INTIMATE(INtuhmut)LINKSENTENCE:Thecouplehadsuchan intimaterelationship thatshehadonlytohinttohimwhatshewantedandheunderstoodcompletely.
INTIMIDATE(inTIMuhdate)frightenedbythreatsKEY:INTIMATEDATELINKSENTENCE:Whentheboytriedtogettoointimateonthedatethegirlfrightenedhimwiththreatsthatshewouldtellherfather.
INTRACTABLE(inTRACKtuhbul)stubborn
KEY:INTRACTORABLELINKSENTENCE:Thefarmerinatractorisabletoplowthefieldfasterthanonewithastubbornmule.
INTRANSIGENT(inTRANsehjunt)stubborn
KEY:ENTRANCEGIANTSLINK SENTENCE: We warned our late friend to stay away from theentrancetothegiant'scave,buthewastoostubborn.
INTREPID(inTREPid)courageous
KEY:INTRAPLINK SENTENCE: Although caught in a trap by the enemy,thecourageoussoldierfoughton.
INTUITIVE(inTOOihtiv)knowingthroughinsight
KEY:INTOITIFLINKSENTENCE:Speakingoftrouble,shewouldreallyhavegotintoitifitweren’tforherinsight.
INUNDATE(INundate)flood
KEY:NONEDATELINK SENTENCE: None of the scholars could precisely date the greatBiblicalflood.
INURE(inYUR)toaccustom
KEY:INAYEARLINKSENTENCE:InayearoflivinginAlaska,I'vegrownaccustomedtothecold.
INVECTIVE(inVEKtiv)aviolentverbalattack
KEY:INVITATIONLINK SENTENCE: When we extended the preacher an invitation tococktailparty,wereceivedaviolentverbalattackontheevilsofalcohol.
INVEIGH(inVAY)tomakeaverbalattackKEY:ENVYLINK SENTENCE: It is only because of envy that literary critics makeverbalattacksagainstsuccessfulwriters.
INVETERATE(inVETurit)deep-rooted
KEY:INVETERANATELINKSENTENCE:Intheirreunion,theveteransateabanquetinhonoroftheirdeep-rootedcomradeship.
INVIDIOUS(inVIDeeus)tendingtoprovokeillwill
KEY:INVIDEOADSLINKSENTENCE:Inthecandidate'svideoadswereallegationstendingtoprovokeillwilltowardhisopponent.
IRASCIBLE(irASuhbul)easilyangered
KEY:IRRITATE,RAZZLINKSENTENCE:Don't irritateor razzKingKong, ashe isveryeasilyangered.
ITINERANT(eyeTINurunt)travelingfromplacetoplace
KEY:ATENDERFOOTLINKSENTENCE:Atenderfootain'tfittotravelfromplacetoplacewiththehikers.
J
JARGON(JARgun)specializedvocabularyofagroupKEY:JARGUNLINK SENTENCE: The gangster said, "I robbed the candy jar with mygun,"meaningherobbedabank,inthecriminal'sspecializedvocabulary.
JAUNDICED(JAWNdissed)exhibitingenvyorhostility
KEY:JOHNDICELINK SENTENCE: Honest John's lucky dice evoked envy and hostilityfromthelosers.
JEOPARDY(JEPurdee)danger
KEY:JEEPPARTYLINKSENTENCE:Drivingyourjeephomefromthebeerpartycanplaceyouandothersindanger.
JOCOSE(jokeOSE)playful
KEY:JOKEUSLINKSENTENCE:Fatheralwaysjokedwithusboysaboutourgirlfriendswhenhewasinaplayfulmood.
JUDICIOUS(jooDISHus)showingsoundjudgement
KEY:YOUDISHUSLINK SENTENCE: The gourmet meals you dish us out show soundjudgement.
JUNKET(JUNGkut)apleasuretrip
KEY:JUNKLINKSENTENCE:Sammyboughtjunksouvenirseverytimehewentonapleasuretrip.
JUNTA(HUNtuh)arevolutionarygroupcontrollingagovernment
KEY:HUNTERLINKSENTENCE:Thehuntersbecamethehuntedaftertherevolutionarygroup gained control of the government and sought out the formergovernmentofficials.
JUNTO(JUNTo)agroupunitedinacommonpurposeKEY:UNTOLINKSENTENCE:Hebelieved in doing unto others as youwould havethemdountoyoubecausehehopedallmankindwoulduniteinacommonpurposetocreateamorehumaneworld.
JURISPRUDENCE(joorisPROODins)legalphilosophy
KEY:JURIESPRUDENCELINK SENTENCE: Juries must exercise prudence in applying legalphilosophy.
K
KINDLE(KINdul)tostartburningKEY:CANDLELINKSENTENCE:Acandlewasusedtostartthefirewoodburning.
KINSHIP(KINship)familyrelationship
KEY:KINDSHIPLINKSENTENCE:Noah tookanimalsofeverykindonhis ship,but theonlypeoplehetookwerethosewhohadafamilyrelationship.
L
LACONIC(luhKONik)conciseKEY:LACKNICKLINKSENTENCE:Withtheirlackofunnecessaryverbiage,Hemingway'sNickAdamsstoriesweremodelsofconcisewriting.
LAGGARD(LAGurd)slow,fallingbehind
KEY:LEGGUARDLINKSENTENCE:He injured his leg during theNationalGuard paradeandfellbehindtheothers.
LAMBENT(LAMbunt)bright,flickering
KEY:LAMPBENTLINKSENTENCE:The lampwasbentoverby the storm, so that it sentbrightflickeringlightonthestreet.
LAMENT(luhMENT)tomourn
KEY:LAMBMEANTLINK SENTENCE: When she learned that the lambs were meant forslaughter,thelittlegirlmourned.
LAMPOON(lamPOON)satire
KEY:LAMPONLINKSENTENCE:ThecomedianputalamponhisheadtodoasatireofStarlightExpress.
LASCIVIOUS(luhSIVEeeus)lustful
KEY:LASSCIVILIZEUSLINKSENTENCE:Aprettylasscancivilizeuslustfulmen.
LASSITUDE(LASSuhtood)weariness
KEY:LASSIELINKSENTENCE:After a longharddayof savinghuman lives,Lassie,overcomewithweariness,retreatedtoherdoghouseforasnooze.
LATITUDE(LATuhtood)freedomofaction
KEY:LADDERTIED
LINKSENTENCE: The ladderwas tied securely to the tree to give himsafefreedomofactionashesavedthecat.
LAUDABLE(LAWduhbul)worthyofpraise
KEY:LORDABLELINKSENTENCE:ThepreachersaidthatbecausetheLordwasabletodoanything,Hewasworthyofpraise.
LAVE(LAVE)towash
KEY:LAVATORYLINKSENTENCE:Usethelavatorytowashyourdirtyface.
LAVISH(LAVish)luxurious
KEY:LAVAWASHEDLINK SENTENCE: The lava washed away the luxurious mountain villawhenthevolcanoerupted.
LAX(LAX)careless
KEY:LACKSLINK SENTENCE: That mechanic lacks customers because he is socarelessinhiswork.
LEAVEN(LEVun)toraisedough
KEY:LEAVEINLINKSENTENCE:Hermother taughther to leave thebread in theovenuntilthedoughrises.
LEVEE(LEVee)anembankmentonariver
KEY:LEVILINKSENTENCE:MenwearingLevijeansbuilt theembankmentontheriver.
LEVERAGE(LEVuhrij)influence
KEY:LEVELAGELINKSENTENCE:Thelevelheadofadvancedagegivestheelderlygreatinfluenceinmostcultures.
LEVITY(LEVehtee)frivolity
KEY:LEVITATELINK SENTENCE: The magician made silly Suzie levitate, saying that
lightnessofbodycomesfromfrivolityofmind.LEXICON(LEXuhkun)adictionary
KEY:LACKSCANLINKSENTENCE:Anyonewholacksabroadvocabularycanimproveitwithproperuseofadictionary.
LIAISON(LEEayzon)communicationbetweengroups
KEY:LAZYSONLINKSENTENCE:Whenthegeneralputhislazysoninchargeofmakingcommunicationbetweendivisionsofthearmy,disasterresulted.
LIBELOUS(LYbuhlus)damagingtothereputation
KEY:LIEBULLLINKSENTENCE:Thepolitician'sstatementswerefullofliesandbullasheattemptedtodamagehisopponent'sreputation.
LIGNEOUS(LIGneeus)woody
KEY:LEGKNEELINKSENTENCE:Thepirate'slegfromthekneedownwaswoody.
LIMPID(LIMpud)clear,transparent
KEY:LIMPLINKSENTENCE:IlimpedforaweekaftersteppingonglasssoclearandtransparentIcouldnotseeit.
LINGUISTICS(lingGWISticks)thestudyoflanguage
KEY:LINGOSTICKSLINK SENTENCE: The lingo of every country he visits sticks in hismemory,ashehasadeeploveofthestudyoflanguage.
LISTLESS(LISTlis)lackingenergy
KEY:LISTENLESSLINKSENTENCE:The student listened less to the lecturer at the endofthedaywhenhelackedenergy.
LITIGATE(LITuhgate)carryonalawsuit
KEY:LITTERGATELINKSENTENCE:Whenmyneighbordumpedhis litterovermygate, Ifiledalawsuit.
LOATH(LOHTH)unwilling
KEY:LOAFLINKSENTENCE:Theloaferswereunwillingtowork.
LOLL(LAHL)tohangoutlazily
KEY:LOWLYLINKSENTENCE:Lowlybeachbumshangoutlazilybythesea.
LOPE(LOPE)runataneasypace
KEY:LEAPLINKSENTENCE:Inarace,theyoungleaptothefinish,whiletheoldercompetitorsrunataneasypace.
LOWING(LOing)mooing
KEY:LOWLINK SENTENCE: The city folk were startled by the low – pitchedmooingofthecattle.
LUGUBRIOUS(lehGOObreeus)mournful
KEY:LUGGOOLINKSENTENCE:Asthetownspeopleluggedtheirbelongingsoutofthemuddygooaftertheflood,theywailedamournfulcry.
LUMEN(LOOmun)ameasureoflightintensity
KEY:ILLUMINATEDMENLINKSENTENCE:Asthespotlightilluminatedthemenonthestage,theintensity of the light could be measured by the brightness of the actors'faces.
LUMINOUS(LOOmuhnus)bright
KEY:LOOMINGUSLINKSENTENCE:Loomingoveruswerethebrightstars.
M
MACABRE(muhCAHBruh)horribleKEY:MACARONICOBBLINKSENTENCE:Herrecipeformacaroniandcorncobbwasabsolutelyhorrible.
MACE(MACE)medievalwarclub
KEY:MACELINKSENTENCE:Theknight inarmor lookedstrangecarryingacanofMaceinsteadofhismedievalwarclub.
MACERATE(MASSuhrate)tosoftenbysoakin
KEY:MISERATELINK SENTENCE: The miser ate cheap meat softened by soaking intenderizer.
MACHETE(muhSHETee)largeknifeforhacking
KEY:MASHEDTEALINK SENTENCE: The witch doctor mashed up the tea leaves afterhackingthemupwithalargeknifetomakethepotion.
MACHINATION(makuhNAYshun)plot
KEY:MACHINENATIONLINK SENTENCE: Using the diabolical machine he invented, the madscientistwouldhaveconqueredthenation,hadhisplotsucceeded.
MADRIGAL(MADrehgul)asongforseveralvoicesinharmony
KEY:MADREGALLINK SENTENCE: His mad regal Majesty King George commanded agroupofbirdstosinginharmony.
MAGNANIMOUS(magNANuhmus)generous
KEY:MAGNIFICENTANIMALSLINKSENTENCE:TheKinggavehissubjectsaherdofArabianhorses,magnificentanimals,toshowhowgeneroushewas.
MAGNILOQUENT(magNILuhkwunt)usingflowerylanguage
KEY:MAGNIFICENTLYELOQUENTLINK SENTENCE: The great orator was magnificently eloquent, usingflowerylanguageinhisspeech.
MALAPROPISM(MALuhprahpisum)awrongwordorexpression
KEY:MALADYPROPERLINK SENTENCE: The malady's proper name is Hansen's Disease; thefrighteningname"leprosy"isthewrongword.
MALEFACTOR(MALuhfaktur)anevildoer
KEY:MALEFACTLINKSENTENCE:Inthegoodolddays,everymaleaccepteditasafactthathewastoprotectfemalesfromevildoers.
MALEVOLENT(muhLEVuhlunt)havingillwill
KEY:MALEVIOLENTLINKSENTENCE:Themale tigerwas violent toward othermales, as itboreillwilltowardrivalsforitsmate.
MALICE(MALis)adesiretodoharm
KEY:MAULUSLINKSENTENCE:Thetigerwillmaulus ifweget tooclose,as ithasadesiretodoharmtothosewhocagedit.
MALINGERER(muhLINguhrur)apersonwhofeignsillnesstoavoidwork
KEY:MALADYLINGERLINK SENTENCES: If he really suffered from a malady, he wouldn'tlingeraroundthepoolhall.He'sjustfeigningillnesstoavoidwork.
MALLEABLE(MALeeuhbul)easytoshape
KEY:MAILABLELINKSENTENCE:Alumpofputtyismailableinanenvelopeasitiseasytoshapetofit.
MANDATORY(MANduhtoreee)compulsory
KEY:MANTORELINKSENTENCE:Themanwho toreup librarybookswassentenced todocompulsorycommunityserviceinthelibrary.
MANIFEST(MANuhfest)evident
KEY:MANFESTIVALLINK SENTENCE: That the man had been at the beer festivalthatweekendwasevidentfromthewayhelookedMondaymorning.
MARGINAL(MARjunul)ontheedge
KEY:MARGINLINKSENTENCE:Amarginisontheedgeofasheetofpaper.
MARRED(MAWRED)damaged
KEY:MARSREDLINKSENTENCE:ThechildclaimedthatitwasmenfromMars,theredplanet,whousedredcrayontodamagethepainting.
MARTIAL(MARshul)warlike
KEY:MARTIANSLINKSENTENCE:TheMartiansinTheWaroftheWorldswerewarlikecreatures.
MARTINET(MARTunet)strictdisciplinarian
KEY:MARTINNETLINKSENTENCE:Thechildwhoranwildlyabouttheyardtryingtocatchthemartinswithhisnetneededtheservicesofastrictdisciplinarian.
MAUDLIN(MAWDlin)overlysentimental
KEY:M'DA'LIN'LINKSENTENCE:Thelittleboytoldhisgirlfriendtostopcallinghimm'da'lin'inpubic,asheconsidereditmushyandoverlysentimental.
MAUVE(MOHVE)asoftpurple
KEY:MAWOFLINK SENTENCE:We treated the Maw of our family like a queen onMother'sDay,evendrapingapurplerobeabouther.
MAVERICK(MAVEerick)independentindividual
KEY:MAYVARYLINKSENTENCE:His ideasmayvary from thatof thegroupashe is averyindependentindividual.
MAWKISH(MAWkish)overlysentimental
KEY:MAWCASH
LINKSENTENCE:HisMawandhiscasharetheonlytwothingshegetsoverlysentimentalabout.
MEANDER(meeANNdur)totakeawindingcourse
KEY:MEANDARELINKSENTENCE:Themeangirl daredherboyfriend to take awindingcoursedownthemountainatfullspeed.
MEDIOCRE(meedeeOkur)onlyaverage
KEY:MEDIUMOKLINKSENTENCE:Hisabilitiesare"mediumok"--thatis,onlyaverage.
MEDLEY(MEDlee)anassortmentofmelodies
KEY:MEDICINELAYLINKSENTENCE:Thebestmedicineforherasshelaysickprovedtobeanassortmentofmelodies,provingthehealingpowerofmusic.
MELLIFLUOUS(mehLIFluhwus)sweetlyflowing
KEY:MELODYLINK SENTENCE: The melody of the string quartet sweetly flowedthroughtheair.
MEMENTO(muhMENtoe)souvenir
KEY:MEMORYMEANTTOLINK SENTENCE: The memory of our trip to Europe is meant to berevivedbythesouvenirwebroughtback.
MEMORIALIZE(mehMOREeeuhlize)tocommemorate
KEY:MEMORYREALIZELINKSENTENCE:BykeepingthememoriesofWashingtonandLincolnalive,werealizethegreatnessofournationalheritage,andthatiswhywecommemoratethemonPresident'sDay.
MENIAL(MEEneeul)servile
KEY:MEANALLLINKSENTENCE:Thecruelkingwasmeantoallhisservileminions.
MENTOR(MENtur)teacher
KEY:MENTORELINKSENTENCE:Men of learning tore up their oldmaps of theworld
after the greatest geography teacher of all time, Columbus, made hisdiscovery.
MERCURIAL(murKYOOReeul)changeableintemperament
KEY:MERCURYLINK SENTENCE: Just as mercury changes in volumn withthetemperature,sodoeshistemperamentchangefromdaytoday.
MERETRICIOUS(meruhTRISHus)falselyortawdrilyattractive
KEY:MARYTRICKUSLINKSENTENCE:Marytriedtotrickusintobelievingshewasbeautifulbywearingtawdrilyattractivemakeup.
MERGER(MURjur)ajoining
KEY:MAJORLINKSENTENCE:Amajorcorporationwasformedbythejoiningofthetwominorcompanies.
METAPHYSICS(metuhFIZiks)thestudyofultimatereality
KEY:MEDITATEPHYSICALLINK SENTENCE: The philosopher meditated on the physical basis ofultimatereality.
METE(MEET)distribute,giveeachhisshare
KEY:MEATLINK SENTENCE: At dinner, Mother dished out the meat, giving eachchildhisshare.
METICULOUS(mehTICKyoulus)carefulaboutdetails
KEY:METTICKLEUSLINKSENTENCE:Whenwemet thegreatchef, it tickledus toseehowcarefulhewasaboutthedetailsofeachdish.
MIASMA(myAZmuh)foggyatmosphere
KEY:MYASTHMALINKSENTENCE:MyasthmawasaggravatedbythefoggyatmosphereofLondon.
MILLENNIUM (muh LEN ee um) a thousand years, a future period of greathappiness
KEY:MILLLENINLINKSENTENCE:ThepoorworkersinthemillsbelievedLenin'spromiseofathousandyearsofgreathappinessthroughtheCommunistrevolution.
MINCING(MINSing)affectingdaintyairs
KEY:MINCELINKSENTENCE:Alicia servedmincemeat pie on a silver platter, andateitprimly,affectingdaintyairs.
MIRAGE(mirAHGE)anunrealimage
KEY:MIRRORAGELINKSENTENCE:Thechildtriedtogointothemirror,because,athisagehedidnotrealizeitwasanunrealimage.
MISANTHROPE(MISunthrope)ahaterofmankind
KEY:MISERTHROWLINK SENTENCE: The miser said he won't "throw money away" tocharityasheisahaterofmankind.
MISCHANCE(misCHANCE)misfortune
KEY:MISSCHANCELINK SENTENCE: When he missed his chance to make a fortune, heconsideredithisgreatestmisfortune.
MISCREANT(MISkreeunt)villain
KEY:MISSCRYOUTLINKSENTENCE:MissHeroine cried out for helpwhenMisterVillainenteredthescene.
MITIGATE(MITuhgate)tomakelesssevere
KEY:MITTENGATELINK SENTENCE: The child put on her mittens before leaving homethroughthegate,tolessentheseverityofthebittercold.
MNEMONIC(nehMAHNik)adevicetoimprovethememory
KEY:PNEUMONIALINKSENTENCE:GrandpahadpneumoniasoseverehelosthismemoryofwhoIwas.
MODICUM(MAHDehcum)asmallamount
KEY:MORETOCOMELINKSENTENCE:Thecookpromisedthattherewasmoretocomewhenheservedthesmallamountofappetizers.
MOLLIFY(MAHLuhfy)soothe
KEY:MILDERBYLINK SENTENCE: Shemade the child's fearsmilder by using soothingwords.
MOLLYCODDLE(MAHDeekahdul)topamper
KEY:MOLLYCUDDLELINK SENTENCE:AuntMolly cuddled the child constantly, pamperinghertoomuch.
MOLT(MOLT)toshedskinorfeathers
KEY:MELTLINKSENTENCE:It'sskinseemedtomeltoffwhenthesnakeshedit.
MOOT(MOOT)debatable
KEY:MOODLINK SENTENCE: When the boss is in a bad mood, don't bring upanythingdebatable.
MORIBUND(MAWRuhbund)dying
KEY:MORERIBBONLINK SENTENCE: My proud grandmother asked that more ribbons beplacedinherhairasshelaydying.
MOROSE(muhROSE)sad
KEY:MOREROSESLINKSENTENCE:Youshouldsendyourwifemoreroseswhensheissad.
MOSAIC(moZAYik)inlaidstonedecoration
KEY:MOSESLINKSENTENCE:ThepictureofMosesandthetencommandmentswascreatedwithinlaidstonedecorations.
MOTE(MOTE)aspeck
KEY:MOATLINKSENTENCE:AsJackcrossedthemoattothegiant'scastle,hecould
notbeseen,ashewasatinyspeckincomparisontoitsenormity.MOTILITY(moTILutee)capabilityofmotion
KEY:MOTORABILITYLINKSENTENCE:Thegasolinemotorgaveus theability to travelgreatdistancesbyincreasingourcapabilityofmotion.
MOTLEY(MAHTlee)amixtureofdifferentthings
KEY:MOTTOLINK SENTENCE: The motto of the United States, E Pluribus Unumexpressesourunionofamixtureofdifferentpeoples.
MULCT(MULKT)punishbyafine,swindle
KEY:MULCHLINKSENTENCE:Thecrookwhosoldherapileofmulch,tellingheritwasmiraclefertilizerthatwouldmakeatreegrowovernightwaspunishedbyafineforswindling.
MUNDANE(MUNdane)commonplace
KEY:MONDAYLINKSENTENCE:OnMonday,afteraweekendof frolicking,wereturntoourcommonplacework.
MUNIFICENT(myooNIFehsunt)verygenerous
KEY:MAGNIFICENTLINKSENTENCE:Themagnificentmagnategaveverygenerousbequeststocharities.
MURAL(MYOORul)awallpainting
KEY:MIRRORALLLINKSENTENCE: The vain queen hungmirrors on all thewalls of thepalace,coveringthebeautifulwallpaintings.
MYRIAD(MIReeud)many
KEY:MIRRORSLINK SENTENCE: In the hall of mirrors, we saw many imagesofourselves.
N
NADIR(NAYdur)lowestpointKEY:NADERLINKSENTENCE:RalphNaderseemedtobelievethatautomobilesafetyhadreacheditslowestpoint.
NAIVE(nahEEV)simple,unsophisticated
KEY:MYEVELINKSENTENCE:Whenwefirstmarried,Icalledmywife“myEve,”asshewassounsophisticated.
NASCENT(NASunt)comingintoexistence
KEY:NICESCENTLINKSENTENCE:Ienjoythenicescentofflowerscomingintoexistenceinthespring.
NEBULOUS(NEByoolus)vague
KEY:NABLOSTLINK SENTENCE: He nabbed the job you lost by giving your vagueanswersintheinterview.
NEFARIOUS(nehFAREeeus)wicked
KEY:NEVERFORUSLINKSENTENCE:Thetolerantministerpreachedthatitisneverforustojudgeanotherpersonasirredeemablywicked.
NEGLIGENCE(NEGlehjunce)carelessness
KEY:NEGLECTGENTSLINKSENTENCE:Theservicestation'sneglectofkeepingthegent'sroomcleanshowedtheircarelessness.
NEOPHYTE(NEEuhfite)abeginner
KEY:NEEDTOFIGHTLINKSENTENCE:Youneedtofighttheestablishedcompaniesforashareofthemarketifyouareabeginnerinthefield.
NIGGARDLY(NIGurdlee)stingy
KEY:NAGGEDHERLINKSENTENCE:Herhusbandnaggedherwheneversheboughtclothes,hewassostingy.
NOCTURNAL(nokTURnul)relatedtothenight
KEY:NECKTURNLINKSENTENCE:You risked your neckmaking theU-turn at night intraffic.
NONENTITY(nahnENtuhtee)anunimportantpersonorthing
KEY:NOTENTITLEDLINKSENTENCE:Youarenotentitledtoanaudiencewiththekingifyouareanunimportantperson.
NONPAREIL(nahnpuhREL)havingnoequal
KEY:NONEPARALILINK SENTENCES: None were on a par with Mohammed Ali in theboxingring.Hehadnoequal.
NONPLUSSED(nahnPLUSSED)baffled
KEY:NONEPLUSLINKSENTENCES:Noneofthecollegegraduatescouldanswerwhattwoplustwowas.Thequestionbaffledthem.
NOSTRUM(NAHStrum)aquackremedy
KEY:NOSTRILLINKSENTENCE:Thenostril-droppreparationclaimedtocurecoldswasaquackremedy.
NOTORIOUS(noTOREeeus)infamous
KEY:NOTTARRYLINK SENTENCE: Do not tarry when you come face to face with theinfamousmurderer.
NOVEL(NAHVul)newandunusual
KEY:NOEVILLINKSENTENCE: In thepast, if awidowworenoveil to the funeral itwouldhavebeenanewandunusualpractice.
NOVICE(NAHVis)abeginner
KEY:NOVICELINKSENTENCE:Theofficeholderhasasyetengagedinnovice,ashewasabeginnerinpolitics.
NOXIOUS(NOCKshus)harmful(especiallyoffumes)
KEY:KNOCKUSLINKSENTENCE:Sinceonewhiffofthefumesfromthatsewageditchisenoughtoknockusout,it'sgottobeharmfultoanyonelivinginthearea.
NUANCE(NYOOahns)shadeofdifference
KEY:NEWANSWERLINKSENTENCE:Thescholarthoughthehadfoundnewanswerstolife'sgreatquestions inhis interpretationof shadesofdifferenceofmeaning inancientscriptures.
NULLIFY(NULLuhfy)undo
KEY:NEWLYFIREDLINKSENTENCE:Thenewly firedworkerhadbeenunable toundo themesshe'dmade.
NUMISMATIST(nyooMIZmuhtist)acoincollector
KEY:NEWMISSMIGHTLINK SENTENCE: The new Miss Liberty gold piece might be highlyvaluedbyfuturecoincollectors.
O
OBDURATE(OBduhrit)unyieldingKEY:OBJECTDURABLELINKSENTENCE:Anyobjectmadeofcastironisdurableandunyielding.
OBJECTIVE(obJECKtiv)withoutbias
KEY:OBJECTIONIFLINKSENTENCE:The attorneyswould have noobjection if the judge'sdecisionwasrenderedwithoutbias.
OBSCURE(obSKYOOR)unclear
KEY:OBJECTCURELINK SENTENCE: How that magic healing object could cure anythingwasuncleartome.
OBSEQUIOUS(obSEEqueeus)servile,fawning
KEY:OBESESEEKUSLINK SENTENCE: When we were children, our father owned a candystoreandourobesefriendswouldseekusoutandbeservileandfawning.
OBSTNATE(OBstuhnit)stubborn
KEY:OBJECTEDSTANDITLINK SENTENCE: When the opposing attorney objected to everyquestion,heshouted"Ican'tstandit,howstubbornheis."
OBTUSE(obTOOS)dullwitted,blunt
KEY:OBJECTTOUSELINK SENTENCE: The brutish clod objected to the use of "five buckwords"inhispresencebecausehewassodullwitted.
OBVIATE(OBveeate)prevent
KEY:OBVIOUSATELINKSENTENCE: Itwasobvious that the reasonheatehiswife'sburntsteakswastopreventhurtfeelings.
OCCLUDE(uhKLOOD)obstruct
KEY:ACLUE
LINK SENTENCE: The criminal's accomplice destroyed a clue in anattempttoobstructjustice.
ODIOUS(OHDeeus)repulsive
KEY:ODORLINKSENTENCE:Theodoremanatingfromthesewerwasrepulsive.
ODORIFEROUS(oduhRIFurus)givingoffanodor
KEY:ADOREFORUSLINK SENTENCE: Our wives adore exotic perfumes, but for us men,steaksonthegrillgiveoffthemostenjoyableodor.
OFFICIOUS(uhFISHus)meddlesome
KEY:OFFICIALTOUSLINKSENTENCE:Thefootballofficialrulesusinginstantreplaywere,tous,moremeddlesomethanhelpful.
OGLE(OHGul)tostareat
KEY:UGLYLINKSENTENCE:Theuglymanwasstaredatbytherudechild.
OMINOUS(AHMuhnus)threatening
KEY:ARMINGUSLINK SENTENCE: We started arming us when the enemystartedthreateningaggression.
OMNIPOTENT(omNIPuhtunt)infinitelypowerful
KEY:I'MNIPPINGPORTLINKSENTENCE:When I'm nippingGrandpa's homemade portwine, IthinkI'minfinitelypowerful.
OMNISCIENT(omNISHunt)allknowing
KEY:OMENSENTLINKSENTENCE:Thedovewasagoodomensentbythegodsaccordingtotheall-knowingseer.
ONEROUS(ONuhrus)burdensome
KEY:HONORUSLINKSENTENCE:All the parties our children gave to honor us on our50thweddinganniversarygotprettyburdensomeafterawhile.
ONUS(Onus)burden
KEY:ONUSLINK SENTENCE: The Republican protested that the taxes on us, themiddleclass,weretoogreataburdentobear.
OPAQUE(oPAYK)impossibletoseethrough
KEY:APACKLINKSENTENCE:Themagicianknewwhatcardwasonthebottomofapack,eventhoughitwasimpossibletoseethroughit.
OPERETTA(ahpuhRETuh)alightmusical
KEY:OPERAAIN'TALINKSENTENCE:Withitstragictheme,anoperaain'talightmusical.
OPPORTUNE(ahpurTOON)suitable
KEY:OPPORTUNITYLINKSENTENCE:Whenopportunityknocks,youmustnotonlylistenbutgiveasuitableanswer.
OPPOSITION(ahpuhZISHun)somethingthatopposes
KEY:OPPOSITESITTINGONLINKSENTENCE:Themanager had to explain to the dense fighter thatthemanintheoppositecornersittingonthestoolwastheonewhoopposedhim.
OPPROBRIOUS(uhPRObreeus)hateful
KEY:APROBELINKSENTENCE:SenatorSchlickprotested thataprobeofhisexpenseaccountwrite-offswouldbeahatefulthingtodo.
OPULENT(OPyuhlunt)lavish,wealthy
KEY:OPALLENTLINKSENTENCE:Therareopalshelentherfriendtowearatthelavishballdisplayedhowwealthyshewas.
ORNATE(areNATE)decorated
KEY:ORNERYLINKSENTENCE:Myorneryolduncle fumedwhenmyauntdecoratedtheirhomeinbrightcolors.
OSCILLATE(OSSillate)towaver
KEY:ASSILLYATELINKSENTENCE:Asthesillyboyatethewholecake,hewassostuffedhewaveredwhenhewalked.
OSTENTATIOUS(OSStenTAYshus)showy
KEY:ASTONISHUSLINKSENTENCE:Healwaysastonishesuswithhisshowymagictricks.
OUTGROWTH(OUTgrowth)aconsequence
KEY:OURGROWTHLINKSENTENCE:Our growth of ear hair is a consequence of growingold.
OVERWROUGHT(overRAWT)agitated
KEY:OVERRAWLINK SENTENCE: When his steak was served over-raw, he becameagitated,ashehatedraremeat.
P
PACIFY(PASSuhfy)toeaseanger
KEY:PASSEDBYLINK SENTENCE:When he passed by the slum dwellings, it eased hisangeroverhisownlotinlife.
PAEAN(PEEun)songofpraise
KEY:painLINKSENTENCE:Themarathonrunnerforgotthepaininhisbodyashecrossedthefinishlinetoasongofpraisebyhisfamilyandfriends.
PALATABLE(PALuhtuhbul)pleasingtotaste
KEY:PALACETABLELINKSENTENCE:At thepalaceball,everythingonthe table ispleasingtothetaste.
PALLIATE(PALeeate)tocoveruptomakeappearlessserious
KEY:PALATELINKSENTENCE:Aftermypalateallthecreampuffs,hetriedtomakeitappearlessseriousbysayinghewasremovingtemptationfromme.
PALLID(PALud)pale
KEY:PALLIEDLINKSENTENCE:Whenevermypal lied,he turnedpale,andsoalwayslosttomeatpoker.
PALPITATE(PALpuhtate)tobeatstrongly(aheart)
KEY:PALPITATELINKSENTENCE:Whenmypalfellintothepitandthetigeratehim,myheartbeatstronglywithexcitement.
PAN(PAN)tocriticizeharshly
KEY:PANLINK SENTENCE: When the audience threw pots and pans attheperformers,thatwastheharshestcriticismtheycouldreceive.
PANDEMONIUM(PANdeeMONEeeum)disorderKEY:PANMONEYLINKSENTENCE:Whenthemillionairepouredapanofmoneyintothecrowd,itcauseddisorder.
PANDER(PANdur)tocatertolowerdesires
KEY:PANNEDLINK SENTENCE: The critics panned the x-rated movie as catering tolowerdesires.
PANEGYRIC(PANehJEERick)aspeechgivingpraise
KEY:PAINJEERLINK SENTENCE: His face showed pain when the crowd jeered at hisspeechgivingpraisetotheunpopularcandidate.
PARADIGM(PAREuhdim)agoodmodel
KEY:PAIROFDIMLINKSENTENCE:Does thatpairofdim-wittedrockstars think theyaregoodmodelsforyoungpeople?
PARADOX(PAREuhdox)aseemingcontradiction
KEY:PAIROFDOCSLINKSENTENCE:Of thepairofdocs treating thepatient,oneheld thatthe problemwas in his head, the other that itwas in his foot, a seemingcontradiction.
PARAGON(PAREuhgahn)modelofexcellence
KEY:PAIROFGUNSLINKSENTENCE:Themoviecowboywithhispairofpearl-handledgunsusedtobethemodelofexcellenceforeveryred-bloodiedAmericanboy.
PARALLEL(PAREuhlel)similar
KEY:PAIRALLYLINK SENTENCE: The pair became allies because they had a similarphilosophy.
PARAMETER(puhRAMutur)guidelines
KEY:PARAMLINK SENTENCE: Pa Ram and the Ma Ewe laid guidelines for BabySheep.
PARAMOUNT(PAREuhmownt)mostimportant
KEY:PAIRMOUNTIESLINK SENTENCE:A pair ofmountieswere needed to protect themostimportantpeople.
PARIAH(puhRYuh)outcast
KEY:MARIALINK SENTENCE: The "Black Maria" took away the criminals,theoutcastsofsociety.
PARODY(PAREuhdee)asatiricalimitation
KEY:PARROTDIEDLINK SENTENCE: Our parrot died mysteriously right after it gave asatiricalimitationofmyfather.
PARQUET(parKAY)flooringofinlaidwood
KEY:PARKINGLINK SENTENCE: The parking lot of inlaid wood was pretty but notpractical.
PARSIMONIOUS(PARsuhMOneeus)stingy
KEY:PARSONMONEYTOUSLINKSENTENCES:Theparsonnevergave anymoney touspoor folk.Hewassostingy,hekeptthepoorboxtohimself.
PARTISAN(PARtehzun)supporterofacauseorperson
KEY:PARTYINSANELINK SENTENCE: The radical party attracted insanelyfanaticalsupporters.
PATHOLOGY(puhTHOLuhgee)medicalabnormality
KEY:PATHLODGELINK SENTENCE: The path to my mountain lodge is motorized toaccommodatethemedicalabnormalityIsufferfrominmylegs.
PATHOS(PATHoss)sadness
KEY:PATHOFLINKSENTENCE:Thepathoflifeleadsthroughsadnessattimes.
PAUCITY(PAWsuhtee)scarcityKEY:PAWCITYLINK SENTENCE: Paw moved the family to the city because of thescarcityofworkinthecountry.
PECCADILLO(pekuhDILLo)aslightoffense
KEY:PECKOFDILLLINKSENTENCE:Eatingapeckofdillpicklesatthetablemaybeonlyaslight offense against good manners, but the punishment is majorindigestion.
PEDAGOGUE(PEDuhgog)abookishteacher
KEY:PETADOGLINK SENTENCE: To pet a dog was a simple pleasure at which mybookishteacherturneduphernose.
PEJORATIVE(pehJAWRutiv)disparaging
KEY:PERJURYLINK SENTENCE: He committed perjury in his trial in an attempt todisparagethecharacterofthewitnessagainsthim.
PENCHANT(PENchant)inclination
KEY:PINCHAUNTLINKSENTENCE:We always have to pinchAuntMildred in church tocheckherinclinationtofallasleep.
PENITENT(PENihtunt)remourseful
KEY:PENITENTIARYLINKSENTENCE:Onlyafterthecriminalwassenttothepenitentiarydidhebecomeremourseful.
PENURIOUS(penNYUReeus)stingy
KEY:PENNYEARNEDLINKSENTENCE:Scroogestillhaseverypennyheeverearned,he's sostingy.
PERENNIAL(puhRENeeul)recurring
KEY:PARENTKNEELLINKSENTENCE:Iremembermyparentskneelingconstantlyduringtherecurringdroughtstoprayforrain.
PERFUNCTORY(purFUNGKtuhree)superficial
KEY:PERFECTFUNNYSTORYLINK SENTENCE: The writer thought his satire was the perfect funnystorybutthecriticsfounditsuperficial.
PERMEATE(PERMeeate)tospreadthroughout
KEY:PERMANENTLINK SENTENCE:When the home permanent wave was introduced, itspreadthroughoutthecountry.
PERNICIOUS(purNISHus)destructive
KEY:PAIROFKNICKERSLINKSENTENCE:WhenGrandpawasaboyinapairofknickers,hewasthemostdestructivelittlebratimaginable.
PERORATE(PERurrate)tospeakformally
KEY:PRAYERATELINKSENTENCE:Intheprayerbeforeweateatthebanquet,theministeraskedthatthosewhoweretospeakformallybegrantedthegiftofbrevity.
PERPLEX(purPLEX)toconfuse
KEY:PURPLELEGSLINK SENTENCE: The runner with purple legs confused the othercompetitors.
PERQUISITE(PURkwuhzut)a"perk",somethingextraoverregularpay
KEY:PERKEDLINKSENTENCE: Theworkers perked upwhen they received an extrapaycheck.
PERSONABLE(PURsuhnuhbul)amiable
KEY:PERSONABLELINKSENTENCE:Anypersonisabletomakefriendsifheisamiabletoothers.
PERSPICACIOUS(purspuhKAYshus)astute
KEY:PERSPIRATIONLINK SENTENCE: The individual who said genius is tenpercent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration made a very
astuteremark.PERUSE(puhROOZ)readcarefully
KEY:PERSONUSELINKSENTENCE:Beforeanypersonusesachainsaw,heshouldreadthedirectionscarefully.
PERVADE(purVADE)tospreadthroughout
KEY:PERSIANINVASIONLINKSENTENCE:ThePersianinvasionsofAlexanderTheGreatspreadhisempirethroughouttheworld.
PERVERSE(purVERSE)contrary
KEY:PERFECTVERSELINKSENTENCE:The poet thought hewrote perfect verse, contrary tothecritics'opinion.
PETTISH(PETish)peevish
KEY:PETLINKSENTENCE:Ipetthepeevishbulldogwhenhegrowledatme.
PETULANT(PECHuhlunt)cranky
KEY:PETYOULENTLINKSENTENCE:Thatpetparrotyoulentmeissocranky,allhedoesisswear.
PHILANTHROPIST(philLANthrowpist)benevolentperson
KEY:PHILADELPHIALINKSENTENCES:ThebenefactorofourschoolisfromPhiladelphia,thecityofbrotherlylove.Maybethat'swhyhe'ssuchabenevolentperson.
PHILISTINE(FILuhsteen)oneinsensitivetointellectualandartisticvalues
KEY:FILLYLINK SENTENCE: Even the filly the crude woman rode waslessinsensitivetointellectualandartisticvaluesthanshewas.
PHLEGMATIC(flegMATik)sluggish,indifferent
KEY:FLEDAUTOMATICLINK SENTENCE: Everybody fled when Joe's automatic tree chopperwentwild,eventhemostsluggishandindifferentindividual.
PILLAGE(PILege)toplunder
KEY:PILLOWLINK SENTENCE: The miser kept his money in a pillow, thinking itwouldbesafefromplunder.
PIOUS(PYus)devout
KEY:PIOUSLINKSENTENCE:PopePiousXIIwasadevoutCatholic.
PIQUANT(PEEkunt)pungent
KEY:PICKLESAIN'TLINKSENTENCE:Thesesweetpicklesain'tpungentenoughformytaste.
PIQUE(PEEK)toanger,resentment
KEY:PICKLINKSENTENCE:ThewayhisolderbrotherspickedonEddeliberatelytoangerhim,it'snowonderheshowedresentmenttowardthemlaterinlife.
PITHY(PITHee)concise
KEY:PITLINK SENTENCE: Poe's short story, "The Pit and the Pendulum," is amodelofconcisewriting.
PITTANCE(PITuns)asmallamount
KEY:PITANTSLINKSENTENCE:Whenyoudigapittotrapants,onlyasmallamountofdirtneedstobedisplaced.
PLACATE(PLAYkate)tosoothe
KEY:PLAQUEATELINKSENTENCE:Theplaquehereceivedwhenheatetherecordnumberofpieshelpedsoothehisbellyache.
PLACID(PLASid)peaceful
KEY:PLAYSADLINK SENTENCE: The play Romeo and Juliette has a sadending,althoughitbeginspeacefullyenough.
PLAGIARISM (PLAY juh rism) to pass off someone else's writings as your
own.KEY:PLAYRISENLINKSENTENCE:Thebumblingconmanclaimedtheplay,Hamlet,hadriseninhisownmindinanattempttopassitoffashisown.
PLAUSIBLE(PLAWzuhbul)believable
KEY:APPLAUSEABLELINKSENTENCE:Themagicianreceivedgreatapplauseforbeingabletomaketheimpossiblebelievable.
PLEBEIAN(plehBEEun)common
KEY:PLAYBEANLINKSENTENCE:TheplayaboutJackandtheBeanstalkIllustratedhowacommonladcouldclimbtotheheights.
PLUCK(PLUCK)courage
KEY:PLUNKLINKSENTENCE:Thewayheplunked into the rapids to save thechildshowedgreatcourage.
PLUMB(PLUM)tomeasuredepthwithaweighedline
KEY:PLUMLINKSENTENCE:He tied a plum to the endof the line tomeasure thedepthofthepool.
POIGNANT(POINyunt)sharplytouchingtheemotions
KEY:PAWAIN'TLINKSENTENCE:LastChristmaswhenthechildtoldus,"MyPawain'tgotnojob,"itwasasharplytouchingmoment.
POLEMIC(puhLEMik)argumentagainstsomething
KEY:POLEELIMINATELINKSENTENCE:Peary'striptotheNorthPoleeliminatedallargumentsagainstthepossibilityofsuchajourney.
POLITIC(PAHluhtick)prudent
KEY:POLETICKLINK SENTENCE: The demolition squad used a long pole tomove thetickingpackageasaprudentmeasure.
POLITY(PAHLutee)aformofgovernmentKEY:PILEOFTEALINKSENTENCE:AttheBostonteapartythecoloniststhrewapileofteaintotheharbortoprotesttheformofgovernmenttheywereunder.
PONDEROUS(PAHNdurus)heavy,dull
KEY:PONDAROSALINKSENTENCE:On thePondarosa,HosswasHeavy,but theprogramwasneverdull.
POPULIST(PAHPyuhlus)advocateoftherightsofthecommonpeople
KEY:POPULARLISTENLINKSENTENCE:AbeLincolnwasverypopularbecausehe listened tocommonpeoplewhoserightsheadvocated.
PORTENTOUS(parTENtus)ominous
KEY:POURTENSIONLINKSENTENCE:Whenhepouredhimselfadrinktoeasetension,itwasanominoussignofadrinkingproblemdeveloping.
POSEUR(poZURE)anaffectedperson
KEY:POSERLINKSENTENCE:Heposedforhisportraitwearingamonocle,he'ssuchanaffectedperson.
POULTICE(POLEtis)softmassofherbsusedforhealing
KEY:POOLICELINK SENTENCE: After I fell into the pool through the ice,my grandmother pressed a soft mass of herbs on my chest to relievemycold.
PRAGMATIC(pragMATik)practical
KEY:PRAYAUTOMATICLINKSENTENCE:Theministerprayedthattheautomaticcollectionplateheinventedwouldprovepractical.
PRECARIOUS(pruhKAREeeus)risky
KEY:PRECARRYUSLINKSENTENCE:Whenwewenttopre-school,ourfatherwouldcarryusacrossthestreetwhereitwastooriskytoletuswalk.
PRCEPT(PREEsept)aruleprescribingacourseofconduct
KEY:PREPAREEXCEPTIONLINKSENTENCE:"Beprepared"atall timeswithoutexception isa ruleprescribingacourseofconductforBoyScouts.
PRECIPITATE(pruhSIPpuhtate)tocausetohappenabruptly
KEY:PRECIPICELINK SENTENCE: When he slipped over the edge of the precipice ithappenedsoabruptlyhedidn'tknowwhathithim.
PRECLUDE(preeKLOOD)tomakeimpossible
KEY:PRAYCLUELINK SENTENCE: The detective prayed for a clue, for without one, itwouldbeimpossibletosolvethecrime.
PRECURSOR(prehKURsur)forerunner
KEY:PRAYCURSELINKSENTENCE:Thenewpresident prayed for himself and cursedhisforerunnerforthemessthatwaslefthim.
PREDECESSOR(PREDehsessur)someonewhocamebefore
KEY:PRAYDECEASELINKSENTENCE:Thenewlycrownedkingprayedforguidancefromthedeceasedmonarchswhocamebeforehim.
PREDESTINED(preeDESTund)determinedbeforehand
KEY:PREPAREDESTINATIONLINKSENTENCE:Whenyoupreparetoreachyourdestination,it'sbesttodetermineeverystepbeforehand.
PREDILECTION(predulEKshun)strongpreference
KEY:PREDICTELECTIONLINKSENTENCE:Hisattemptstopredicttheresultoftheelectionfailed,ashewasbiasedbyhisstrongpreferenceforoneofthecandidates.
PREEN(PREEN)togroomandadornoneselfcarefully
KEY:GREENLINKSENTENCE:TheothergirlsturnedgreenwithenvyathowbeautifulAnnwaswhensocarefullygroomedandadorned.
PRELUDE(PRELyood)anintroductorypart
KEY:PROWLLOOTLINKSENTENCE:Amasked figure prowled on the stage andmade offwiththelootintheintroductorypartofthemysterydrama.
PREPONDERATE(pruhPONdurut)tobemoreimportant
KEY:PONDERRATELINKSENTENCE:Philosopherswhoponderabouthumanknowledgerateintellectasmoreimportantthanemotion.
PREPOSTEROUS(preePAHSturus)nonsensical
KEY:PROPOSEDTOUSLINK SENTENCE: The method the crackpot proposed to us to predictwinninglotterynumberswasnonsensical.
PRESENTIMENT(prehZENTuhmunt)premonition,feelingthatsomethingisabouttohappen
KEY:PRESENTSENTIMENTALLINK SENTENCE: When my wife gave me that present and acted sosentimentalfornoreason,Ihadapremonitionthathermotherwasabouttovisit.
PRESUMPTIVE(prehZUMPtiv)assumedtobeprobable
KEY:PRESUMETIFFLINKSENTENCE:The police presumed that the cause of the tiff in thepokergamewasthatwhenDocwoneveryhand,theotherplayersassumeditprobablethathewascheating.
PRETENTIOUS(prehTENshus)pompous
KEY:PRETENDTOUSLINKSENTENCE:Hetriedtopretendtoustobesosophisticated,butjustcameoffasapompousass.
PREVARICATE(prehVAREuhkate)tolie
KEY:PRAYVERYATELINKSENTENCE:Themother prayed for the childwhogrewvery sickwhenheateallthecookiesinthejarandthenliedaboutit.
PRISTINE(PRISteen)original,unspoiled
KEY:PRISSYSTAINLINKSENTENCE:Theprissyladyremovedthestainsfromtheoldbrassspittoonandpolishedituntilitregaineditsoriginal,unspoiledstate.
PROBITY(PRObehtee)integrity
KEY:PROBETIELINKSENTENCE:Theprobeofthecongressman'stiestoorganizedcrimeraisedquestionsastohisintegrity.
PROBLEMATIC(PRAHBluhMATik)doubtful
KEY:PROBLEMAUTOMATICLINK SENTENCE: That your problem will be automatically solvedwithouteffortitsdoubtful.
PROCLIVITY(proKLIVuttee)inclination
KEY:PROCLIFFLINKSENTENCE:Theproskierjumpedthecliffwithease,butIhadnoinclinationtofollowhimdownthatinclination.
PROCRASTINATE(proKRAStuhnate)toputthingsoff
KEY:PROFESSORCRASHLINKSENTENCE:Theabsent-mindedprofessor'scarcrashedbecausehehadputofffixingthebreaks.
PRODIGIOUS(pruhDIJus)enormous
KEY:PRODIGJUSTLINKSENTENCE:Toburytheprobasketballplayer,theyhadtodigajustenormousgrave.
PRODIGY(PRAHDuhgee)anextremelytalentedchild
KEY:PRODAGENIUSLINK SENTENCE:You don't have to prod a genius like that extremelytalentedchild.
PROFANE(proFANE)irreligious
KEY:PROFESSORFANLINKSENTENCE:Theprofessorwasafanofirreligiousphilosophers.
PROFLIGATE(PRAHFlehgut)wasteful
KEY:PROFITGATE
LINKSENTENCE:Alloftheprofitstheboxermadefromthegatereceiptsofhisfightswerethrownawayinwastefulliving.
PROFUSE(pruhFYOOS)lavish
KEY:PROFUSELINKSENTENCE:The prof used lavishwords of praise for his favoritestudent'spresentation.
PROGENY(PRAHGenee)descendants
KEY:PROGENETICLINKSENTENCE:Thepromusician'sabilitieswereapparentlygeneticasallhisdescendantsweresimilarlygifted.
PROGNOSTICATE(prahgNOHStuhkate)topredict
KEY:PROKNOWSTICKETLINKSENTENCE:AnyproonWallStreetknowsthatthetickettosuccessiscorrectpredictionofmarketfluctuations.
PROLIFERATE(pruhLIFuhrate)tospreadrapidly
KEY:PROFITLIFERATELINKSENTENCE:Hehadaprofit for lifeas the rateofdemand for thebookhewrotespreadrapidly.
PROPENSITY(pruhPENsuhtee)anaturalinclination
KEY:PROPERINCITYLINKSENTENCE:Iactproperinthecityandfollownaturalinclinationsinthecountry.
PROPHETIC(pruhFETik)predictingthefuture
KEY:PROFITTICKLINKSENTENCE:You'dmakeagreatprofitinthetickofaclockifyoucouldpredictthefutureofthestockmarket.
PROPITIOUS(pruhPISHus)favorable
KEY:PROPITCHERLINK SENTENCE: Since our star throws a fast ball as well as any propitcher,ourchancestowinthechampionshiparefavorable.
PROPRIETY(pruhPRYihtee)properbehavior
KEY:PROPERHIGHTEA
LINK SENTENCE: To be accepted at proper high class tea parties, youmustlearnproperbehavior.
PROSAIC(proSAYik)ordinary
KEY:PROSELINKSENTENCE:Myproseseemsordinarybesidehisflowerypoetry.
PROSELYTIZE(PROSuhlehtize)toconvertsomeonetoanotherbelief
KEY:PROSETIESLINK SENTENCE: The charismatic preacher's gripping prose breakspeople'stieswiththeiroriginalreligionsandconvertsthemtohisown.
PROTEAN(PROHTeeun)abletochangeshapeorrolesreadily
KEY:PROTEAMLINK SENTENCE: The pro football team was able to changeitsformationsreadilytoconfusetheopposition.
PROVOCATIVE(pruhVOCKuhtive)servingtostirup
KEY:PROVEVOCALLINKSENTENCE:Toprovehispointtheattorneybecameloudlyvocaltostirupthejury.
PRUDENT(PROODunt)wiselycautious
KEY:PRUDEDENTLINKSENTENCE:After the prude put a dent in the x-rated comedian'shead,thetheatermanagementwaswiselycautiousandprovidedhelmetsfortheperformers.
PSEUDONYM(SOOdohnim)analias
KEY:SEETHENAMELINK SENTENCE: You can see the name was an alias when he calledhimselfNapoleonBonaparte.
PUERILE(PYOOurul)childish
KEY:PURELINKSENTENCE:When accusedofmalfeasance, thepolitician claimedtobeaspureandinnocentasachild.
PUGNACIOUS(pugNAYshus)inclinedtofight
KEY:PUGNATION
LINKSENTENCE:Thepugwanted tobox thewholenation, so inclinedwashetofight.
PUISSANCE(PWISuns)power
KEY:PUSSSENSELINK SENTENCE: Puss showed good sense when he ran fromthepowerfulpitbull.
PULCHRITUDE(PUHLcruhtude)beauty
KEY:POLKATUNELINKSENTENCE:MymotherconsideredLawrenceWelk'spolkatunestobethemostbeautifulofmusic.
PUNCTILIOUS(pungkTILeeus)formallyprecise
KEY:PUNCTUALLINKSENTENCE:Our fatherwas always punctual to the second, as hewasformallypreciseineverythinghedid.
PUNDIT(PUNdit)alearnedperson
KEY:PUNDATELINKSENTENCE:He quoted Shakespeare's puns to his date to impressherthathewasalearnedperson.
PUNGENT(PUNgent)bitingtothetasteorsmell
KEY:PUNGENTLINKSENTENCE:Thepunthegenttoldwasbitingtothesmell--inotherwords,itstunk.
PURIST(PYOORist)onewhostrictlyadherestotradition
KEY:PURELINKSENTENCE:Aknightmustbepureofheartandstrictlyadhere tothetraditionsofchivalry.
PURPORT(purPORT)meaning,toclaim
KEY:PURPOSELINKSENTENCE:Man'spurposeinlifeistocreatemeaningoutofchaos,thephilosopher,claimed.
PUSILLANIMOUS(PYOOsuhLANuhmus)cowardly
KEY:PUSSSILLYMOUSE
LINK SENTENCE: The puss in theWizard of Oz was afraid of a sillymouse,ashewasacowardlylion.
PUTATIVE(PYOOtuhtiv)commonlyregarded
KEY:DISPUTEITIFLINK SENTENCE: Few would dispute it if you say that Lincolniscommonlyregardedasourgreatestpresident.
PUTREFY(PYOOtruhfy)torot
KEY:PUTRIDLINKSENTENCE:Theputridfoodhadrottedwhentherefrigeratorbroke.
Q
QUALIFY(KWAHLluhfy)modifyKEY:QUALITYLIFELINKSENTENCE:Yourqualityof lifewilldiminish ifyoumodifyyourhabitstoeliminateeveryrisk.
QUANDARY(KWHANduhree)adilemma
KEY:QUANTITYDAIRYLINK SENTENCE: Such a small quantity of food was produced by thedairythatyear,thatthefarmerwasinadilemmawhethertogetoutofthebusinessorstickitout.
QUELL(KWEL)suppress
KEY:QUILLLINK SENTENCE: With a stroke of his quill pen, the tyrannical kingsuppressedthecriticalnewspaper.
QUERULOUS(KWERuhlus)touchy,fretful
KEY:QUARRELUSLINKSENTENCE:Hepicksaquarrelwithuseverytimeheseesus,heissotouchyandfretful.
QUEUE(KYOO)alineofpeopleorvehicles
KEY:CUELINKSENTENCE:Whenthedrummajorgavethecue,thelineofpeopleandvehiclesintheparadebegantomove.
QUIESCENT(queeESSunt)atrest
KEY:QUESTCENTLINKSENTENCE:Whenhisquestfortreasurehadnotgainedhimacent,theprojectwasputatrest.
QUINTESSENCE(kwinTESSuns)perfectexample
KEY:QUINTUPLETSESSENTIALLINKSENTENCE:Whentheyhadquintuplets,thecouplefeltitessentialtobecomethemostperfectexamplesofparenthoodimaginable.
QUIXOTIC(kwikSOTik)impracticallyidealistKEY:QUICKATTACKLINK SENTENCE: A quick attack on the strong enemy fortificationsappealed more to the impractically idealistic young soldiers than to theseasonedveterans.
R
RAILLERY(RAYluhree)teasingKEY:RAILLEERYLINKSENTENCE:Theway he railed over every little thingmade themleeryofteasinghim.
RAMIFY(RAMuhfy)tobranch
KEY:RAMFIBERLINKSENTENCE:Whenthebattleshiprammedthefiberglassboat,cracksbranchedoutinalldirectionsfromthepointofimpact.
RAMPART(RAMpart)fortification
KEY:RAMPARTLINK SENTENCE: The besieging troops' ram parted the wall of thefortification.
RANCOR(RANGkur)illwill
KEY:RANCARLINKSENTENCE:Whenheranhiscardownthebicycletrail,heincurredtheillwillofthebicyclists.
RAPACIOUS(ruhPAYshus)greedy,plundering
KEY:RAPPACEUSLINKSENTENCE:Inourschoolplay,AttilarappedhisspearonthestagetopaceusinourmarchtogreedilyplunderRome.
RAPPORT(raPORE)arelationshipofmutualtrustandaffinity
KEY:RAPPORTLINK SENTENCE: The sailors helped each other beat a disturbing-the-peace rap in every port, because of their relationship ofmutual trust andaffinity.
RATIFY(RATuhfy)toapproveofficially
KEY:RATTYLINK SENTENCE: The city was so ratty that the council officiallyapprovedhiringthePiedPiper.
RAUCOUS(RAWkus)loudandharshKEY:RAWCUSSLINKSENTENCE:Hisrawlanguageandcussinginaloudandharshvoiceshockedtheladiesatthechurchpicnic.
RECANT(rehKANT)totakebacksomethingsaid
KEY:REGRETCAN'TLINKSENTENCE:Although you regretwhat you said, you can't take itback.
RECEPTIVE(rehSEPtiv)willingtoaccept
KEY:RECEIPTLINKSENTENCE:Ifyoushowtheclerkyourreceipt,shewillbewillingtoaccepttheitemyouwishtoreturn.
RECIPIENT(ruhSIPeeunt)apersonwhoreceivessomething
KEY:RECIPEAUNTLINKSENTENCE:Therecipeforhappinessaccordingtomyaunt,isthatit'sbettertogivethantoreceive.
RECIPROCAL(ruhSIProkul)mutual
KEY:RACESIPPROLINKSENTENCE:Aftertherace,therunnerssippedchampagnetogetherasprosshowingmutualrespect.
RECLAIM(rehKLAME)totakeback
KEY:"RECLAIM"LINKSENTENCE:Myson"claimed"ournewcarforhisdates,butI"re-claimed"itandtookitback.
RECONCILE(REKunsile)tomakeup
KEY:WRECKSILLYSMILELINKSENTENCE:Whentheteenagerwreckedherparent'scar,shegaveasillysmiletotrytomakeup.
RECONDITE(REKundite)profound
KEY:RECKONTHATLINKSENTENCE:After the cowboy readEinstein's theory of relativity,hesaid,"Ahreckonthat'saprettydernprofoundbook."
RECRIMINATION(rehKRIMuhNAYshun)accusingtheaccuserKEY:REPEATCRIMINALLINK SENTENCE: Every time he repeated his criminal acts he wouldaccusehisaccuserofframinghim.
RECURRENT(ruhKURunt)occurringagain
KEY:CURRENTLINK SENTENCE: The philosopher believed that all current events arepasteventsoccurringagainasallthingswentincycles.
REDOLENT(REDulunt)smellingof,suggestiveof
KEY:REDLENTLINKSENTENCE:Theredlongjohnshelenthislittlebrothersmelledofmothballs.
REDOUBTABLE(rehDOWTuhbul)feared
KEY:REDDOUBTABLELINKSENTENCE:Whenabullseesred,itisnotdoubtablethatheistobefeared.
REDUNDANT(ruhDUNdunt)repetitious
KEY:REDONELINK SENTENCE: The nitpicky supervisor's insistence that every littlething be redone to perfection made the work too repetitious to beproductive.
REFULGENT(rehFULLjunt)shiningbrightly
KEY:REFILLGENTLINKSENTENCE:Betternot refill thatgent'sglass;he'salreadysowell"lit"he'sshiningbrightly.
REITERATE(reITurate)torepeat
KEY:IRATELINKSENTENCE:Theteacherbecameiratewhenmadetorepeatherself.
REJUVENATE(rehJOOvuhnate)tomakeyoung
KEY:THEJUVENILEATELINKSENTENCE:The oldman ate everything the juvenile ate tomakehimselfyoung.
RELEVANT(RELuhvunt)pertinentKEY:REALLYEVENTLINK SENTENCE: Only those who really witnessed the event can givepertinenttestimony.
REMISS(rehMISS)neglectful
KEY:RIMMISSLINKSENTENCES:The basketball player's jump shot didn't even comeneartherimofthebasket.Itmissedsobadlybecausehewasneglectfulofpractice.
REMONSTRATE(rehMAHNstrate)protest
KEY:RE-DEMONSTRATELINK SENTENCE: The group re-demonstrated the next daywheneveryoneignoredtheirprotestdemonstration.
REMORSE(rehMORS)regret
KEY:RUMORSLINK SENTENCE: The false rumors they caused made her regret herjokingremarks.
RENAISSANCE(RENehSANS)RENASCENCE(rehNASuns)arebirth
KEY:RENEWSINCELINK SENTENCE: She had a renewed dedication to helping mankindsinceherspiritualrebirth.
REPARTEE(repurTEE)aswift,wittyretort,aconversionofwittyretorts
KEY:REFEREELINKSENTENCE:They'llhave tohavea referee, if thewitty retortsgetanysharper.
REPLETE(rehPLEET)full
KEY:REPEATCOMPLETELINKSENTENCE:GrandmarepeatedlydishedchickenintomyplateuntilIwascompletelyfull.
REPLICA(REPluhkuh)acopy
KEY:REPEATLIKEALINK SENTENCE: The skilled artist can repeat the brush strokes like amastertomakeanexactcopyoftheoriginal.
REPRESS(rehPRESS)toholddown
KEY:REP.PRESSLINKSENTENCE:Rep.Claighorntriedtogetthepresstoholddowntheirstoryexposinghim.
REPROBATE(REProbate)adepravedperson
KEY:REPPROBATIONLINKSENTENCE:Hehadabadrepandwasonprobationforcrimesonlyadepravedpersonwouldcommit.
REPUGNANT(ruhPUGnunt)obnoxious
KEY:PUG'SAUNTLINKSENTENCE: The pug's elderly aunt lectured him that boxingwasobnoxioustoher.
REQUITAL(rehQUITul)repayment
KEY:QUITLINKSENTENCE:Hequit the jobbecause the repayment forhiseffortsweren'tenough.
RESCIND(rehSIND)torevoke
KEY:RESIGNLINK SENTENCE: The cab driver had to resign his position when hisdriver'slicensewasrevoked.
RESIDUAL(rehZIJuhwal)remainder
KEY:RACYYOUALLLINKSENTENCE:Whenyouallwerechildren,yourmothercuttheracystuffoutofthemagazine,butleftyoualltheremainder.
RESIGNATION(rezigNAYshun)reluctantacceptanceofabadsituation
KEY:RESIGNATIONLINK SENTENCE: When the boss asked for his resignation asan alternative to being fired, he reluctantly accepted the situationandresigned.
RESILIENT(rehZILyunt)abletorecoverquickly
KEY:RESTILLANDLINKSENTENCE:Getplentyofrestwhenyou'reillandyou'llbeableto
recoverquickly.RESOLUTE(REZuhloot)firm
KEY:RESOLELINKSENTENCE:Theresoledshoesweresofirmtheyhurthisfeet.
RESOUND(rehZOWND)tosoundloudly
KEY:"RAH"SOUNDLINKSENTENCE:"Rah,rah,rah!"soundedloudlyinthestadium.
RESPITE(RESpit)areprieve
KEY:DESPITELINK SENTENCE: Despite popular opposition, the Governor gave thecondemnedmurdererareprieve.
RESPLENDENT(rehSPLENdunt)brilliant
KEY:SPLENDIDLINK SENTENCE: The splendid palace was brilliant withcrystalchandeliers.
RESTIVE(REStive)fidgety
KEY:RESTIFLINKSENTENCE:Youwillnevergetenoughrest ifyoustaysofidgetyallthetime.
RESURGENT(ruhSURGunt)tendingtoriseagain
KEY:RESURGINGLINKSENTENCE:Thetide,surgingandre-surging,causedtheshiptoriseagainandagain.
RETARD(rehTAWRD)toholdback
KEY:RE-TARREDLINK SENTENCE:While the street was being re-tarred, blockades heldbackalltraffic.
RETICENT(RETihsunt)shy
KEY:READYSCENTLINKSENTENCE:Theboywasreadytorunatthescentofperfume,ashewasshyaroundgirls.
RETIRING(rehTYuring)shyKEY:RETIRINGLINK SENTENCE: He was retiring from show business because hebecametooshytoappearonstage.
RETRACT(rehTRAKT)totakeback
KEY:RETURNEDTRACKLINKSENTENCE:When theold runner returned to the track,andbrokerecords,thesportswritershadtotakebacktheirpredictionsthathewouldfail.
RETROGRESS(RETruhGRESS)decline
KEY:RATGRASSLINK SENTENCE: When we saw the rats in the tall grass around themansion,weknewhowmuchthearistocraticfamilyhaddeclined.
RETROSPECT(RETruhspekt)recallofthepast
KEY:RESPECTLINKSENTENCE:Inhismemoirs,thegreatlyrespectedelderlystatesmanrecalledhispastlife.
REVERBERATE(ruhVERburate)toecho
KEY:RIVERBOATLINK SENTENCE: The riverboat whistle echoed from the banks of theMississippi.
REVERE(rihVIR)tohonor
KEY:REVERELINKSENTENCE:PaulRevereishonoredinLongfellow'spoem.
REVULSION(ruhVULshun)disgust
KEY:REVELATIONLINKSENTENCE:The"revelations"inthescandalsheetsdisgustme.
RHETORIC(RETurik)showyuseofwords
KEY:RETORTLINKSENTENCE:Inthedebate,hegaveaconciseretorttohisopponent'sshowyuseofwords.
RIBALD(RIBuld)vulgarlanguage
KEY:RIBOLDLINKSENTENCE:The rude young people liked to rib the old by usingvulgarlanguage.
RIFE(RIFE)abundant
KEY:RIPELINKSENTENCE:Ripeapplesareabundantinthefall.
RIFT(RIFT)anarrowcrack
KEY:ROOFLINK SENTENCE: The roof leaked rain on my head through a narrowcrack.
RIVET(RIVit)tofixone'sattentionon
KEY:RIVETLINKSENTENCE:Whentherivetsononeofthejet'senginesfellout,allofthepassengersfixedtheirattentionontheotherengines.
ROTUND(roTUND)plump
KEY:ROWTONLINKSENTENCE:Lined up in the front rowof the candy-making classwasatonofplumpstudentseagertolearn.
ROUTINE(rooTEEN)habitualorordinary
KEY:ROUTELINK SENTENCE: He took the same route to work every day for fiftyyearsasanhabitualpattern.
RUE(ROO)toregret
KEY:RUDELINKSENTENCE:Thathewasrudetohisparentsasateenagerwascauseforregretlaterinlife.
RUEFUL(ROOful)expressingregret
KEY:ROOFFELLLINKSENTENCE:Whentherooffell,heexpressedregretthathehadputoffrepairingit.
RUMINATE(ROOmuhnate)reflectupon
KEY:ROOMINIT
LINKSENTENCE:Theteacherofthephilosophyclasssaidthattherewasroominitforeveryonewhowantedtoreflectuponthemeaningoflife.
RUSE(ROOS)adeception,trick
KEY:ROOSTLINKSENTENCE:Thefoxcametoroostinachickencostumeasatrick.
S
SACRILEGIOUS(SACKruhlijus)insultingthesacredKEY:SAXRELIGIOUSLINKSENTENCE:Theministerprotestedthatusingthesaxophonetoplayreligioushymnsinsultedthesacredmusic.
SAGACIOUS(suhGAYshus)wise
KEY:SAGGINGLINKSENTENCE:Theoldmanwithsaggingshoulderswasthewisestintheland.
SAGE(SAYJ)wise
KEY:SAYGEELINKSENTENCE:Don'tsay"gee"likeachildifyouwanttolookwise.
SALIENT(SAYleeunt)prominent
KEY:SAILYACHTLINKSENTENCE:ThesailsofthedistantyachtcouldbeseenonlyfromthemostprominentpointofthePeninsula.
SALLOW(SALO)havingayellowcomplexion
KEY:SOLOWLINK SENTENCE: He had sunk so low into his sordid lifestyle that hedevelopedanunhealthyyellowcomplexion.
SALUBRIOUS(suhLOObreeus)healthful
KEY:SALADYOUUSLINKSENTENCE:Thespinachsaladyoufixedusisveryhealthful.
SALUTARY(SALyuhteree)healthful
KEY:SALADATEVERYLINKSENTENCE:Havingasaladateverymealisahealthfulpractice.
SANCTION(SANKshun)approve
KEY:SANKSHUNLINKSENTENCE:Whentheunsinkableshipsank,thevotersshunnedthepoliticianswhohadapproveditsconstruction.
SANGUINE(SANGgwin)cheerful,optimistic
KEY:SANGWINELINKSENTENCE:Wesanganddrankwine,cheerfulandoptimisticatthedawnofthenewmillennium.
SATE(SATE)tosatisfyfully
KEY:SATATELINKSENTENCE:Threetimesaday,Slimsatatthetableandateuntilhewassatisfiedfully,yetnevergainedanounce.
SATIATE(SAYsheate)tosatisfyfully
KEY:SAYSHEATELINKSENTENCE:Thefatladywouldneversaysheateenoughtosatisfyherfully.
SATIRIC(satIRek)mocking
KEY:SATTRICKLINKSENTENCE:Themischievous school boywho sat behind the girlplayedtricksonherandmockedherwhensherecited.
SATURNINE(SATurnine)sullen
KEY:SATURNLINK SENTENCE: The creatures from the planet Saturn were sullen atbeingsofarfromhome.
SAVOR(SAYvur)torelish
KEY:SAVEYOURLINKSENTENCES:Saveyourchickenfeet.Irelishthemasadelicacy.
SCANTY(SKANtee)inadequate
KEY:SCANTHELINKSENTENCE:Tojustscanthecontractbeforesigningitisinadequatetounderstanditsimplications.
SCHISM(SIZum)split
KEY:SCISSORSLINKSENTENCE:Sheusedapairofscissorstomakeasplitintheseamsofthetightskirt.
SCOURGE(SKURGE)towhipKEY:COURAGELINK SENTENCE: The spy showed courage in not talkingwhenthreatenedwiththewhip.
SCRATCH(SKRACH)tocancel
KEY:SCRATCHLINKSENTENCE:Hescratched themeetingoutofhiscalendarwhen itwascancelled.
SCURRILOUS(SKURuhlus)usingcoarselanguage
KEY:SCAREUSLINKSENTENCE:Whenwewerechildren,FarmerBrownwouldscareusawayfromhisappletreebyshoutingcourselanguage.
SEDATE(sehDATE)quiet
KEY:SEEDATELINKSENTENCE:Thegirlcouldseethatitwastheboy'sfirstdate,ashewaspainfullyquietallevening.
SEDENTARY(SEDunteree)inactive
KEY:SADANDTEARYLINKSENTENCE:Thespoiledchildbecamesadandtearywhennotgivenhisway,andsatinactivewhiletheothersplayed.
SEDULOUS(SEDyoolus)diligent
KEY:SAIDYOULOUSELINKSENTENCE:Thebosssaidtotheloafer"Youlouse,whycan'tyoubeasdiligentasmyotherworkers."
SEEMLY(SEEMlee)proper
KEY:SEEMLIELINKSENTENCE:Itsometimesseemsthat lying isconsideredproper insomecircles.
SEMBLANCE(SEMbluns)likeness
KEY:SYMBOLLANCELINKSENTENCE:Betweenthesymbolsofalanceforwarandadoveforpeace in the painting, was the likeness of the leader who had seen usthroughbothtimes.
SEMINAL(SEMuhnul)highlyoriginal
KEY:SEMINOLELINKSENTENCE:TheSeminoleIndiansweretheoriginalinhabitantsofFlorida.
SENTENTIOUS(senTENchus)giventoconcisesayings
KEY:SENTENCECHOSELINKSENTENCE:Thesentencethegeneralchosetoanswertheenemy'sdemandforsurrenderwasquiteconcise:"Nuts."
SEQUESTER(sehKWEStur)tosetapart
KEY:SEEQUESTIONLINKSENTENCE:Sotheywouldnotseethequestionsontheblackboardbefore the test, the students were set apart from the classroom until testtime.
SERAPHIC(suhRAFik)angelic
KEY:SURFEFFECTLINK SENTENCE: The bathing beauty in the surf had the effect of anangeliccreatureonthesailors.
SERRATED(serATEud)sawtoothed
KEY:TZARATEITLINKSENTENCE:TheTzarateitaftercarvingthewildboarwithasawtoothedknife.
SERRIED(SEReed)crowdedcloselytogether
KEY:SIRREADLINK SENTENCE: Sir Galahad would read the battle plan as the otherknightscrowdedcloselytogetherabouttheroundtabletolisten.
SHAMBLES(SHAMbuls)disorder
KEY:SHAMEBALLSLINKSENTENCE: It's a shame that the carnival balls turn into drunkendisorderslateinthenight.
SIMPER(SIMpur)tosmilefoolishly
KEY:SIMPLELINKSENTENCE:Thesimpleboyhadafoolishsmileonhisfaceallday
long.SIMULATE(SIMyuhlate)imitate
KEY:SIMILARLINKSENTENCE:Shedressedsimilartotheactressshestrovetoimitate.
SINECURE(SINuhkure)aneasyjob
KEY:SINCURELINKSENTENCE:Our pastor preached that itwas a sin that theMayorcuredhisson'sfinancialtroublesbygivinghimaneasyjobwiththecity.
SINEQUANON(SINehkwahNAHN)essentialfactor
KEY:SEQUINLINK SENTENCE: The fashion designer considered sequins to be anessentialfactorinladies'formalwear.
SINUOUS(SINyoous)havingmanywindingcurves
KEY:SENSETOUSELINKSENTENCE:Hehadtoomuchsensetousethedangerouslywindingroad.
SKEPTICAL(SKEPtuhkul)doubting
KEY:SKIPTICKSLINK SENTENCE: The accuracy of a clock that skips ticks is to bedoubted.
SKIFF(SKIF)asmallboat
KEY:SCOFFLINKSENTENCE:Theyscoffedathisclaimthathewouldcrosstheoceaninhissmallboat.
SLAKE(SLAKE)toquench
KEY:LAKELINKSENTENCE:Ittookawholelaketoquenchthegiant'sthirst.
SLATTERNLY(SLATurnlee)untidy
KEY:SLITTORNLINKSENTENCE:The teenager's slitted and torn jeansmaybe in style,buttomeitgivesheranuntidyappearance.
SLOUGH(SLUF)toshedasasnakeshedsskinKEY:SLOWOFFLINKSENTENCE:Whenhedoesn'twanttogotobed,littleJimmieisasslowtotakeoffhisclothesasasnakesheddingskin.
SLOVENLY(SLUVunlee)messy,slipshod
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SOJOURN(SOjurn)visit
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SOLEMN(SAHLum)deeplyserious
KEY:SILENCEHIMLINKSENTENCE:Thechild'smotherhadtosilencehimwhenhelaughedatfuneralsanotherdeeplyseriousevents.
SOLICIT(suhLISit)askfor
KEY:SOLOISTLINKSENTENCE:Theviolinsoloistonthestreetaskedforalms.
SOLILOQUY(suhLILuhquee)monologue
KEY:SOLITTLEWELINK SENTENCE: The talkative woman's husband spoke so little weremarkedthattheirconversationtogetherwasamonologue.
SOLSTICE (SAWL stis) days of the year in which the sun is farthestnorth(summersolstice-longestday)orsouth(wintersolstice-shortestday)oftheequator.
KEY:SOULLINKSENTENCES:Topersonifythesoulofsummer,Junedancedinhertutu (June 22nd). The soul of winter is three days before Christmas(December22nd),adayforeachwiseman.
SOLVENT(SOWLvunt)abletopaydebts
KEY:SOLVEITLINKSENTENCE:Theloansharksaid"Ifyouhaveafinancialproblem,
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KEY:SOMEADDICTSLINKSENTENCE:Someaddictssustainfataldamagetothebody.
SOMNOLENT(SAHMnuhlunt)sleepy
KEY:SOMEKNOWLENTLINKSENTENCE:Someofhis smarter friendsknow thatmoney lent tothesleepyloaferislost.
SONATA(suhNOTuh)amusicalcomposition
KEY:SOUNDNOTALINK SENTENCE: I think the sound of a rap piece is not a musicalcompositionbutalotofnoise.
SONOROUS(suhNAWRus)havingorproducingsound
KEY:SOUNDSRUSTLELINKSENTENCE:Thesoundsoftherustleofleavestellusthattheforestisanorchestraproducingmusicalsounds.
SOPHISM(SAHFizum)plausiblebutfallaciousargument
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SOPORIFIC(sahpuhRIFik)sleepinducing
KEY:SOAPTERRIFICLINK SENTENCE: The soap opera that my mother thinks is terrific issleepinducingtome.
SPATE(SPAYT)downpour
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SPECIOUS(SPEEshus)appearingtruebutactuallyfalse
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SPENDTHRIFT(SPENDthrift)wastefulperson
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KEY:SPLINTERLINKSENTENCE:Thesplinterinitspawmadethelionbadtemperedandmalevolent.
SPONTANEOUS(spahnTAYneeus)unplanned
KEY:SPUNTENUSLINK SENTENCE: The tornado spun our plane around ten times andcarriedustoanunplanneddestination.
SPORADIC(spuhRADik)occurringirregularly
KEY:SPAREATTICLINK SENTENCE: My mother keeps a spare room in the attic cleanbecauseovernightfamilyvisitsoccurirregularly.
SPURIOUS(SPYOOReeus)false,notgenuine
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SQUALID(SQWAHlid)wretched
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SQUEAMISH(SQUEEmish)easilynauseated
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KEY:SQUINTBADLINKSENTENCE:BeforeIgotthesebifocals,Ihadtosquintbadtoreadevenbriefpiecesofwriting.
STAID(STADE)sedate
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STALEMATE(STALEMATE)standoff
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STANZA(STANzuh)asectionofapoem
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STEADFAST(STEDfast)faithful
KEY:STEADYFASTLINKSENTENCE:Thecowboyrodeatasteady,fastpaceacrosstheplainonhisfaithfulsteed.
STENTORIAN(stenTAWReeun)loud.
KEY:STENOTORELINK SENTENCE: When his steno tore up the only copy ofthemanuscript,thinkingitwastrash,theauthorgavealoudshout.
STERILE(STERul)infertile
KEY:STIRISLELINKSENTENCE:Eventually,notonehumanwillstiron the islewhereeveryoneisinfertile.
STICKLER(STICKuhlur)onewhoinsistsonexactness
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STIPEND(STYpend)periodicpay
KEY:STOPINLINK SENTENCE: The Mayor's son would stop in at his city "job"periodicallytopickuphispay.
STOIC(STOWik)indifferenttopainorpleasure
KEY:STOWITLINKSENTENCE:Wheneverthemonkwouldfeelanemotionalreaction,hewouldshout"Stowit!"todevelophisindifferencetopainorpleasure.
STOLID(STAWLud)emotionless
KEY:STOLEITLINK SENTENCE: The professional criminal denied he stole it in anemotionlessmanner.
STRATAGEM(STRATuhjum)adeception
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STRATIFY(STRATuhfy)tomakeintolayers
KEY:STRUTTINGBYLINKSENTENCE:Theproudgroom,struttingbywithhisbride,ranintothehugeweddingcakeknockingovereverylayer.
STRIATED(STRYateud)stripedwiththinlines
KEY:STRAYEDLINK SENTENCE: The convict who strayed from the prison farm waseasilyspottedinhisuniformstripedwiththinlines.
STRIDENT(STRYdunt)shrill
KEY:STRIDEDENTLINKSENTENCE:Whenhisclumsystrideonthedancefloormadeadentinthelady'sfoot,sheletoutashrillscream.
STRINGENT(STRINjunt)strict
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STUPOR(STYOOpur)astateofmentalnumbness
KEY:STUPIDLINK SENTENCE: They thought the accident victimwas stupid, but hewasinastateofmentalnumbnessfromtheshock.
STYMIE(STYmee)toblock
KEY:STYMYEYELINKSENTENCE:Thestyonmyeyegrewsobigitblockedmyvision
SUBDUE(subDOO)toconquer
KEY:SUBDUELINKSENTENCE:TheNavygivesthesubitsdueasaweapontoconquertheseas.
SUBJUGATE(SUBjuhgate)overpower
KEY:SUBJECTGATELINKSENTENCE:Whenthesubjectescapedthroughthegate,thepoliceofficershadtooverpowerhim.
SUBLIMATE (SUB luh mate) to channel a lowly impulse to a sociallyacceptablelevel.
KEY:SUBSTITUTELIMITLINK SENTENCE: He substituted locksmithing for safecracking, thuslimiting his activities to the legal, and channeling his lowly, criminalimpulsestoasociallyacceptablelevel.
SUBSERVIENT(subSURveeent)meeklyobedient
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SUBSTANTIATED(subSTANsheateid)supportedbyevidence
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SUBSTANTIVE(subSTANtive)real
KEY:SUBSTANCESI'VELINKSENTENCE:The substances I'vebuiltmy "dream"housewith are
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KEY:SUCCESSESLINK SENTENCE: Your successes will follow one after another if youfocusonyourgoals.
SUCCINCT(sukSINGKT)concise
KEY:SUCCESSSINKLINKSENTENCE:The firstAmerican success in sinking a JapaneseU-boatduringWorldWarII,wasreportedbytheconcisestatement"Sightedsub.Sanksame."
SULLEN(SULun)gloomy
KEY:SAILINGLINKSENTENCE:Theywentoutsailingdespitethegloomyweather.
SUNDER(SUNdur)break
KEY:SUNUNDERLINK SENTENCE: The sun melted the ice under the bridge, breakingsheetsofitfreetofloatdownstream.
SUPERCILIOUS(soopurSILeeus)haughty
KEY:SUPERVISORSILLYLINKSENTENCE:Whenshebecamesupervisorof theother secretaries,SillySallybecamesohaughtythatnoonecouldstandher.
SUPERFLUOUS(sooPURfloous)needless
KEY:SUPERFLEWLINKSENTENCE:WhenSuperman flew into the scene, needless to saythatthecriminal'scareerwasover.
SUPERLATIVE(suhPURlutive)thebest
KEY:SUPERLADYLINK SENTENCE:We callMom "Superlady", as she's the best motherpossible.
SUPPLANT(suhPLANT)totaketheplaceof
KEY:SUPPERPLANTLINKSENTENCE:Forsupper,thegourmetwasservedanexotictropical
planttotaketheplaceofanordinarysalad.SUPPLIANT(SUPleeunt)apersonwhoaskshumbly
KEY:SUPPLIESLINK SENTENCE: When food supplies ran low during the famine,Joseph'sbrotherswenttoEgypttoaskhumblyforprovisions.
SUPPOSITITIOUS(suhPAHZihTISHus)fraudulentlysubstituted
KEY:SUPERSTITIOUSLINK SENTENCE: The crook swindled the superstitious people byfraudulentlysubstitutingfakerabbit'sfeetforrealones.
SURFEIT(SURfit)excessiveamount
KEY:SIRFITLINKSENTENCE:SirLancelotpitchedafitwhenthebodyshopchargedanexcessiveamounttofixadentinhisarmour.
SURMISE(surMISE)toguess
KEY:SUREMISSLINKSENTENCE:Youare sure tomissmost testquestions ifyoudon'tstudyandjustguessattheanswers.
SURREPTITIOUS(SURepTISHus)secret
KEY:SYRUPTEACHUSLINKSENTENCE:Grandma'shomemadesyrupwassogoodweaskedhertoteachushersecret.
SURTAX(SURtacks)anadditionaltaxabovethenormal
KEY:SURLYTAXLINK SENTENCE: The citizens became surly at having to pay anadditionaltaxabovethenormal.
SURVEILLANCE(surVAYluns)watchkeptoveraperson
KEY:SERVEDANTSLINK SENTENCE: After the little girl playing house served ants to herbrotherforlunch,herparentskeptaclosewatchoverher.
SYCOPHANT(SIKuhfunt)flatterer
KEY:SICKELEPHANTLINKSENTENCE:Althoughthe300-poundheiresshadallthegraceofa
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KEY:SENDROMELINK SENTENCE: Her doctor said he would send her on vacation toRomewhenhersymptomsindicatedillnessduetooverwork.
SYNERGISM(SINurjizum)cooperativeaction
KEY:SINNERENERGIESLINKSENTENCE: The reformed sinner directed all his energies towardcooperativeactionsforthebenefitofmankind.
SYNOPSIS(suhNAHPsus)condensedstatement
KEY:SINSOPTLINKSENTENCE:Whenheoffered toconfesshis life's sinsonebyonebeforethecongregation,theyoptedforacondensedstatement.
SYNTHESIS(SINthuhsis)combinationofpartstomakeawhole
KEY:SENTTHESISLINK SENTENCE: To meet the deadline, he sent his thesis chapter bychaptertothetypistsashewroteitsotheycouldcombinethepartstomakethewholeastheywentalong.
T
TACIT(TASSit)unspokenKEY:TASTEITLINKSENTENCE:Ifyoutasteitanddon'tlikeMama'snewdish,it'sbesttoleaveyouropinionunspoken.
TACITURN(TASSuhturn)non-talkative
KEY:TAXITURNLINKSENTENCE:When the taxi took awrong turn,Calvin didn't eventellthedriver,he'ssonon-talkative.
TALISMAN(TALusmun)aluckyormagicalcharm
KEY:TALEMANLINK SENTENCE: The huckster told the tale of a man who became amillionairebywearingtheluckycharmhesoldhim.
TANGENTIAL(tanJENchul)offtotheside
KEY:TANGERINECHILDLINKSENTENCE:Whenheatethetangerine,thechildspattheseedsofftothesideonthefloortothehorrorofhismother.
TANGIBLE(TANjuhbul)concrete
KEY:TANGENTABLELINKSENTENCE:When the committeememberswent off at a tangent,thechairmanwasabletobringthembacktoconcreteissues.
TAUT(TAWT)tightlydrawn(asarope)
KEY:TAUGHTLINKSENTENCE:Thecircusacrobattaughthischildrenhowtowalkonatightlydrawnrope.
TAWDRY(TAWdree)gaudy,flashy
KEY:TARDRYLINKSENTENCE:No soonerwas the tar dry on the streets of the ritzynewsubdivisionthanitwasfilledwithpeopleinflashycars.
TECTONIC(tekTAHNik)relatedtogeologicalstructure
KEY:TEXASTONSLINKSENTENCE:InTexas,tonsofearthwasmovedasaresultofashiftinthegeologicalstructureofthearea.
TEDIOUS(TEEdeeus)boring
KEY:TIDYUSLINKSENTENCE:Tokeepourroomtidywas,touskids,aboringtask.
TEDIUM(TEEdeeum)wearisomeness
KEY:TEEDHOHUMLINKSENTENCE:Wheneverheteedoff,hiswifesaid"Ho,hum",golfissuchawearisomegame."
TEMERARIOUS(TEMuhRAREeeus)reckless
KEY:TIMIDRAREUSLINKSENTENCE:Whenwewereyoung,atimidwordwasrareamongusrecklessfellows.
TEMERITY(tuhMERutee)rashness
KEY:TOMARRYLINKSENTENCE: Tomarry thatman she had justmet exemplifies herrashness.
TEMPERAMENT(TEMpuruhment)aperson'sdisposition
KEY:TEMPERMINTLINK SENTENCE: "Temper Mints" are candies claimed to improve aperson'sdisposition.
TEMPERATE(TEMpurit)moderate
KEY:TEMPERATELINKSENTENCE:Pawhadabad temper,butwhenheateMaw'sapplepiehebecamemoremoderate.
TENDENTIOUS(tenDENchus)biased
KEY:TENDENCYUSLINK SENTENCE: The teacher's tendency to favor us over the otherstudentsdrewcriticismthatshewasbiased.
TENUOUS(TENyoous)thin
KEY:TENYOUUS
LINK SENTENCE: The Sumo wrestler said to the marathon runner, itwouldtaketenofyoutomakeoneofus,you'resothin.
TEPID(TEPid)lukewarm
KEY:TAPLINK SENTENCE: The kitchen tap gave only lukewarm water inGrandpa'sday.
TERMAGANT(TURmuhgunt)ascoldingwoman
KEY:TERMMAGNETLINKSENTENCE:Eachnewschoolterm,thedemandingteacherattractedthemost brilliant students like amagnet,while the dull ones thought herjustascoldingwoman.
TERSE(TURS)concise
KEY:TEARSLINK SENTENCE: The audience was in tears at the end of Lincoln'sconciseGettysburgaddress.
TESTY(TESTee)peevish
KEY:TESTLINKSENTENCE:Thegruelingtestmadethestudentspeevish.
TETHER(TETHer)leash
KEY:TEETHHERLINK SENTENCE:When the pit bull snapped her teeth at her, shewasgladitwasonaleash.
THESAURUS(thehSAWRus)abookofsynonyms
KEY:THESISSORUSTYLINKSENTENCE:Hisgraduatethesisissofullofrustyclichés,heshouldhaveusedabookofsynonyms.
THWART(THWART)toblock,foil
KEY:THEARTLINKSENTENCE:Thegreatoffensivelinemanwasamasterintheartofblockingopposingplayers,foilingthedefense.
TIMBRE(TIMbur)soundquality
KEY:TIMBER
LINKSENTENCE:Whenthewoodsmanshouted"timber,"thefrighteningsoundqualityofhisvoicehadusduckingforcover.
TIMOROUS(TIMurus)fearful
KEY:TIMIDRICELINK SENTENCE: The timid groom even jumped when the rice wasthrown,hewassofearfulofeverything.
TOADY(TOHDee)afawningflatterer
KEY:TOADLINKSENTENCES:Whenthebosscomesaround,Henryhopslikeatoad.Heissuchafawningflatterer.
TOME(TOME)abook
KEY:TOMLINK SENTENCE: Tom Sawyer, Tom Swift, and Tom Jonesarecharactersinmyfavoritebooks.
TORPID(TAWRpud)inactive
KEY:TARPITLINKSENTENCE:Afterbeingtarredandfeathered,andthrownintoapitbytheranchers,thehorsethiefbecameinactiveinhisprofession.
TORTUOUS(TORCHuhwus)fulloftwistsandturns
KEY:TORCHYOUUSLINKSENTENCE:Thetorchyougaveusletusfindourwaythroughthetwistsandturnsofthecave.
TORTUROUS(TORCHuhrus)painful
KEY:TORTURERACELINKSENTENCE:Thetortureofamarathonraceistoopainfulformanytobear.
TOUT(TOWT)topraisepublicly
KEY:TOOTLINK SENTENCE: The candidate tooted his own horn, praising himselfpublicly.
TOXIC(TAHKsik)poisonous
KEY:TAXI
LINK SENTENCE: The saboteur's taxi eshaust spewed forth poisonousfumes.
TRACTABLE(TRACKtuhbul)easilycontrolled
KEY:TRACKABLELINKSENTENCE:Theinventionoftherailroadtrackmadeengineersabletoeasilycontroltrains.
TRANSIENT(TRANCHunt)fleeting
KEY:TRAINSSEENLINKSENTENCE:The trains fly by so fast they canbe seen only for afleetingmoment.
TRANSITIONAL(transISHuhnul)duringaperiodofchange
KEY:TRANSFERNATIONALLINK SENTENCE: Cooperation during the transfer of national leadersafteranelectionmakesfororderduringtheperiodofchange.
TRANSITORY(TRANSuhtoreee)temporary
KEY:TRAINSTORELINKSENTENCE:Thetrainstoreupthetemporarywoodentracks.
TRANSLUCENT(transLUCEunt)lettingdiffusedlightthrough
KEY:TRAINSLACYLINK SENTENCE: The trains of the wedding gowns were of a lacymaterialthatletdiffusedlightthrough.
TRANSMUTE(transMYOOT)tochangefromoneformtoanother
KEY:TRANSMITLINKSENTENCE:AlexanderGrahamBellwas able to transmit spokenmessagesatadistancebychangingthemfromoneformtoanother--fromsoundwavestoelectricalcurrent.
TRAVESTY(TRAVuhstee)aparody
KEY:TRAVELVESTLINK SENTENCE:When the editor travelled about the city, he wore abullet-proofvest,astheparodyhehadwrittenridiculingthecrimebosshadmadehimadeadlyenemy.
TREK(TREK)ajourney
KEY:TRACKLINKSENTENCES:I lovetrainrides.Wherever the tracksgoiswhereIjourney.
TREMULOUS(TREMyoolus)trembling
KEY:TREMORSUSLINKSENTENCE:Theearthquake'stremorsleftustrembling.
TREPIDATION(trepehDAYSHun)fear
KEY:TRIPDAYLINKSENTENCE:Hemade the trip to Transylvania during the day forfearofvampires.
TRILOGY(TRILuhgee)aseriesofthreerelatedliteraryworks
KEY:THRILLERSLINK SENTENCE: The science-fiction fan is treated to thrillers inAsimov'sthreerelatedFoundationnovels.
TRINKET(TRINGkut)asmallpieceofcheapjewelry
KEY:TRICKYLINKSENTENCE:Thethief''strickymoveofsubstitutingapieceofcheapjewelryfortherealthingdidn'twork.
TRITE(TRYTE)lackingoriginality
KEY:TRIEDLINK SENTENCE: No matter how hard he tried to be novel, theunimaginativewriter'sworklackedoriginality.
TRUCULENT(TRUCKyoolunt)hostile
KEY:TRUCKYOULENTLINKSENTENCE:The truckyou lentmewith theHarvardpennantgetshostilestareshereatYale.
TRUNCATED(TRUNGkated)shortenedbyhavingthetopcutoff
KEY:TRUNKLINKSENTENCE:The trunkwasshortenedwhenwoodsmencutoff thetopofthetree.
TUMBREL(TUMbrul)acartthatcarriedprisonerstobeexecuted
KEY:THEUMBRELLA
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TUMID(TOOmid)swollen
KEY:TUMMYLINK SENTENCE: His tummy was grotesquely swollen after the hugemeal.
TURBULENT(TURbyuhlunt)stormy
KEY:TOREBELLLINK SENTENCE: The wind tore the bell from the church during thestormyweather.
TURPITUDE(TURpehtood)depravity
KEY:TURPENTINELINKSENTENCE:Hedrankturpentineinthedaysofhisdepravity.
TUTELAGE(TOOTelej)guardianship
KEY:TUTORLINK SENTENCE: Although Orphan Annie apparently never went toschool,wemayassumeshewastutoredbyherguardian,DaddyWarbucks.
TYRO(TYrow)beginner
KEY:TIREROWLINKSENTENCE:Heusedtotireeasilyrowingtheskiffwhenhewasabeginner.
U
UBIQUITOUS((yooBIKwehtus)seeminglyeverywhereKEY:YOUBIGQUITUSLINK SENTENCES: The teenage girl on her first date said to her bigbrother,"Youbigsnoop,quitfollowingus!Youseemtobeeverywherewego".
UMBRAGE(UMbridge)offense
KEY:HUMBLERAGELINKSENTENCE:Themosthumblemanwillflyintoarageifyougiveoffensetohiswife.
UNCONSCIONABLE(unKONCHuhnuhbul)unreasonable
KEY:UNCONSCIOUSLINK SENTENCE: She felt like knocking her husband unconscious, hewassounreasonableinhisdemands.
UNCTUOUS(UNGKchoous)oily
KEY:UNCLELINKSENTENCE:EcologygroupsurgeUncleSamtodosomethingabouttheoilywaters.
UNGAINLY(unGAINlee)clumsy
KEY:UNGAINLINKSENTENCE:Ifyouwould"ungain"thattwentypoundsyougainedoverthewinter,youwouldn'tbesoclumsyonthetenniscourt.
UNILATERAL(yoonuhLATuhrul)ononesideonly
KEY:YOUNEEDLATERLINKSENTENCE:Youneed to shave laterwhenyou're fully awake, asyoudidonesideonlythismorning.
UNKEMPT(unKEMPT)untidy
KEY:UNCLEKEPTLINKSENTENCE:Aftermyauntdied,myunclekepttheplaceuntidy.
UNLETTERED(unLETured)unschooled
KEY:UNABLELETTERSLINKSENTENCE:Hewasunabletonamethelettersofthealphabet,ashewastotallyunschooled.
UNPRECEDENTED(unPRESehdentid)unlikeanythingseenbefore
KEY:UNPRESSEDDENTEDLINK SENTENCE: The king in his unpressed suit and driving an olddentedcarwaslikenothingeverseenbeforeintheroyalparade.
UNTENABLE(unTENuhbul)indefensible
KEY:ONETENABLELINKSENTENCE:Itwillbeonetotenyearsbeforethegangsterisabletobefree,becausehiscrimewasindefensible.
UNTOWARD(unTAWRD)unfavorable
KEY:UNDOTOWARDLINK SENTENCE: If you would undo your tendency to go towarddiversionsunfavorabletosuccess,youwouldachieveyourgoals.
UNWONTED(unWANTED)notaccustomed
KEY:UNWANTEDLINK SENTENCE: The unwanted child at first did not know how torespondtohisfosterparents,ashewasnotaccustomedtoaffection.
UPRIGHT(UPrite)virtuous
KEY:UPRIGHTLINKSENTENCE:Wecanholdourheadsproudlyuprightwhenwearevirtuous.
URBANE(urBANE)refined
KEY:URBANLINK SENTENCE: The suburbs of the great urban municipalities arewheretherefinedpeoplelive.
USURP(yooSURP)toseizeforciblywithoutlegalauthorityKEY:USEDSUBSLINKSENTENCE:Therevolutionariesusedsubsintheirbattletoforciblyseizepower.
V
VACUOUS(VACKyoous)emptyKEY:VACUUMLINKSENTENCE:Avacuumisanemptyspace.
VAGARY(VAYguhree)awhim
KEY:VAGUELINKSENTENCE:Hisexplanationofwhyhebought theFerrariwas sovaguebecausehediditonawhim.
VAPID(VAPud)dull
KEY:VAPORLINKSENTENCE:Themistyvaporthatobscuredthecharactersineveryscenemadethedullhorrormovieevenduller.
VARIEGATED(VEReegateed)havinggreatvariety
KEY:VERYGAIETYLINKSENTENCE:Theoldvaudeville showswereveryentertainingandfilledwithgaietyandagreatvarietyofacts.
VEGETATE(VEJuhtate)tostagnate
KEY:VEGETATIONLINKSENTENCE:Whenhe left thehustleandbustleof thecity for thevegetationofthecountry,hestagnated.
VEHEMENT(VEEuhmunt)withstrongfeelings
KEY:VILLAMEANTLINKSENTENCE:HismenknewPanchoVillameantwhathesaidwhenhespokewithsuchstrongfeelings.
VENAL(VEENul)opentobribes
KEY:VENIALLINKSENTENCE:Thecrookedpoliticianconsidered itonlyavenialsintotakebribes.
VERACITY(vuhRASehtee)truthfulness
KEY:VERYRACY
LINK SENTENCE: The very racy book was praised for its completetruthfulness.
VERBATIM(vurBAYtehm)wordforword
KEY:VERBALDEBATELINKSENTENCE:Themnemonicexpertwasunbeatableinverbaldebateashecouldrepeatanythinghereadwordforword.
VERDANT(VURDunt)green
KEY:VERYDAINTYLINKSENTENCE:Herverydaintyfiguremadetheothergirlsturngreenwithenvy.
VERNAL(VURNul)ofthespringtime
KEY:FERNNILELINKSENTENCE:FernsflourishalongtheNileinthespringtime.
VERTIGO(VURTehgo)dizziness
KEY:FARTOGOLINKSENTENCE: Itwas so far to go to the top of the diving tower, itmademedizzy.
VESTIGE(VEStij)visibleremains
KEY:VESTEDGELINKSENTENCE:Avestleftontheedgeoftheriverwastheonlyvisibleremainsofthesuicide.
VEX(VEX)toannoy
KEY:VICKSLINK SENTENCE: The hypochondriac always smelled of Vicks Salve,whichannoyedhiswife.
VIABLE(VYuhbul)capableofliving
KEY:VIABULLLINKSENTENCE:Thecowboywhotravelsviawildbullisnotcapableoflivingmuchlonger.
VICARIOUS(vyCARRYus)experiencedthroughanotherperson
KEY:WHYCARRYUSLINKSENTENCES:Why read literature?Becausebookscancarryus to
excitingadventuresexperiencedthroughotherpeople.VICISSITUDES(vuhSISSuhtoods)changes
KEY:VICESISTERLINKSENTENCE:Inhersermonagainstviceintheworld,SisterChastitylambastedthemodernchangesinmoralattitudes.
VILIFY(VILuhfy)defame
KEY:VILLAINFIELINK SENTENCE: The villain said, "Fie on Sherlock Holmes," in anattempttodefamethegreatdetective.
VINDICATE(VINduhkate)toclearfromblame
KEY:VENDERCAUGHTLINKSENTENCE:Thevendorofthedefectivegoodswascaught,butasitwasthemanufacture'sfault,hewasclearedofblame.
VIRAGO(vuhRAHGo)scoldingwoman
KEY:VIRILELINKSENTENCE:Themostvirilemanfledfromthatscoldingwoman.
VIRTUOSO(VURchooOHso)oneskilledinanart
KEY:VIRTUESOLINKSENTENCE:Inadditiontohismoralvirtue,AlbertSchweitzerwassoskilled in theartoforganplaying,hecouldhavebeen famous for thatalone.
VISCID(VISud)sticky
KEY:VISITSIDELINKSENTENCE:WelovedtovisitGrandma,sitbyhersideandeatherdeliciousstickypreserves.
VISCOUS(VISkus)thickandsticky
KEY:VISITUSLINKSENTENCE:WhenGrandmavisitedus,shebroughtabunchofherthickandstickypreserves.
VISIONARY(VIZHuhnehree)adreamer,notpractical
KEY:VISIONAIRYLINKSENTENCES:Hisvisionswereairydreams.Hewasnotpracticalat
all.VITIATED(VISHeeateed)debased
KEY:VICIOUSLINKSENTENCE:Theviciousdictatordebasedhisentirenationwithhispervertedactions.
VITRIOLIC(vitreeAHLik)caustic
KEY:VITTLESALCOHOLICLINK SENTENCE: Someonewho drinks before he's had his vittles willfind alcoholic beverages even more caustic than usual on an emptystomach.
VOCIFEROUS(voSIFuhrus)loud
KEY:VOCALSUFFEREDUSLINKSENTENCE:Theadolescentvocalgroupwassufferedthroughbyusadultswhohatedtheloudnoisetheymade.
VOLATILE(VOLuhtul)unstable
KEY:VOLCANOISLELINKSENTENCE:ThevolcanoonthePacificIslewasunstable,abouttoeruptanyminute.
VOLUMINOUS(vuhLOOmuhnus)verylarge
KEY:VALLEYLUMINOUSLINKSENTENCE:Seenfromthedepthsofthevalley,theluminousmoonloomedverylargeabove.
VOLUNTARY(VOLunteree)donefreelywithoutbeingforced
KEY:VOLUNTEEREVERYLINK SENTENCE: The brave soldier volunteered for every dangerousmissionfreelywithoutbeingforced.
VOUCHSAFE(vowchSAFE)concede
KEY:VOUCHSAFELINKSENTENCE: Ivouched for the employeeaccusedof stealing fromthesafeuntiltheevidenceforcedmetoconcedethathehaddoneit.
VULNERABLE(VULnuruhbul)opentoattack
KEY:VULGARABALL
LINKSENTENCE:Thecandidate'svulgarbehaviorataWashingtonballlefthimopentoattackbyhisopponents.
W
WAGGISH(WAGish)fondofmakingjokesKEY:WAGLINKSENTENCE:Thelittledogwaggedhistailasthoughheunderstoodhismaster'sjokes.
WAIVE(WAVE)giveuptherightto
KEY:WAVELINKSENTENCE:Withawaveofhisarm,thecondemnedmangaveuphisrighttoablindfold.
WANE(WANE)decrease
KEY:WAYNELINK SENTENCE: After JohnWayne was finished with them, the badguysweredecreasedinnumber.
WANTON(WANtun)unrestrained
KEY:ONETONLINKSENTENCE:"Oneton"Tonyisunrestrainedinhiseating.
WARY(WAREee)cautious
KEY:WEARINGLINKSENTENCE:He'swearingtwopairsofsuspendersandabelttobecautious.
WASTREL(WAYstrul)good-for-nothingperson
KEY:WASTERAILLINKSENTENCE: It's awaste of time to rant and rail at that good-for-nothingperson.
WAVER(WAYver)tobeunsure
KEY:WAVESLINK SENTENCE:When he saw the giant waves, hewas unsure aboutgoingsurfing.
WAX(WAX)togrowlarger
KEY:WAX
LINKSENTENCE:Heputsomanylayersofwaxonhiscaritseemedtogrowlarger.
WELTER(WELtur)wallow,confusedjumble
KEY:WELTLINKSENTENCE:Hereceivedweltsonhisbodywhenwallowingintheconfusedjumbleofthebumpercars.
WEND(WEND)todirectone'scourse
KEY:WINDLINKSENTENCE:Withagoodsteadywind,IcoulddirectmycoursetotheBahamasinmysailboat.
WHET(WET)tosharpen
KEY:WETLINK SENTENCE: The blacksmith wet the red-hot knife to cool it offbeforehesharpenedit.
WHIMSICAL(WIMsuhkul)erratic
KEY:WITHHIMSICKALLLINKSENTENCE:Withhimsickallthetime,therunningofhisbusinesswaserratic.
WILY(WYlee)cunning
KEY:WILDLINKSENTENCE:Thewildfoxisacunninganimal.
WINSOME(WINsum)charming
KEY:WINSOMELINKSENTENCE:Shewillalwayswinsomefriendswherevershegoes,she'ssuchacharminggirl.
WIZENED(WIZund)shriveled
KEY:WIZARDLINK SENTENCE: The angry wizard caused the handsome prince toshrivelintoanuglytoad.
WREAK(REEK)inflict
KEY:WRECKLINKSENTENCE:Thetrainwreckinflictedgreat tragedyonthevictims
andtheirfamilies.WRIT(RIT)alegalorder
KEY:WRITLINKSENTENCE:The folksy lawyer said, "If it ain'twrit, a legalorderain'tworthnothin'."
WRY(RY)drylyhumorousKEY:RYELINKSENTENCE:The folksycomedian, sipping froma jugof rye,wasdrylyhumorous.
X
XENOPHOBIA(zeenoFObeeuh)aversiontostrangersandforeignersKEY:SEENOFOEBEALINKSENTENCE:Weseenofoeinapersonjustbecausehebeanativeof another country, but our narrow-minded neighbor would have anaversiontohimasaforeigner.
Z
ZANY(ZANEee)aclownKEY:SANNYLINK SENTENCE: "Sanny Claws" gave each child a toy clown forChristmas.
ZEALOT(ZELut)fanatic
KEY:ZEALLOTLINKSENTENCE:Azeal-lothasalotofzeal--heisafanatic.
LIST OF WORDS TREATED INTHISBOOK
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aggrandizeaggregateaggrieveaghastagnosticagogagrarianalacrityalcovealienateallayallegealleviateallocatealludealtercationaltruisticamalgamamassambiguousambleambrosiaambulatoryameliorateamenableamenitiesamiableamicableamityamorphousamuletanathemaandironanimadversionanimatedanimosityannalsannihilateannotate
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barristerbaskbastionbatebattenbeatificbedizenbedraggledbeguilebehemothbelaborbeleaguerbeliebellicosebenchmarkbenedictionbeneficentbenevolentbenightedbenignberatebereavebereftberserkbêtenoirebetrothbiasbibliophilebicameralbiennialbiliousbilkbivouacblandishmentblasphemousblatantblazonblightedblithe
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incisiveincoherentinconsequentialincontrovertibleincorrigibleincumbentincursionindemnifyindigenousindigentindignantindolentindomitableindulgentineffableineluctableineptinertinevitableinexorableinferinfrastructureingenuousingrateingratiateinherentiniquitousinnateinnocuousinnovateinnuendoinnumerableinordinateinsatiableinscrutableinsipidinsolentinsolventinsouciance
insularinsurgentintelligentsiaintemperateinternecineinterregnumintersticeintimateintimidateintractableintransigentintrepidintuitiveinundateinureinvectiveinveighinveterateinvidiousirascibleitinerantjargonjaundicedjeopardyjocosejudiciousjunketjuntajuntojurisprudencekindlekinshiplaconiclaggardlambentlamentlampoonlasciviouslassitude
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APPENDIX
SuggestedProjectsfortheResearcher
Thisbookcanbeusedforresearchintotheeffectivenessofmnemoniclearningas compared to conventional methods, and on the effects that significantimprovementsinvocabularyhaveonsuchareasasreadingcomprehension,self-esteem, and performance on various psychological, academic and professionaltestsinwhichEnglishvocabularyisacomponent.
Moststudies in theseareashaveutilizeda limitednumberofwords.The1413words treated here allow the researcher to conduct studies involving majorincreasesinvocabulary.The following are some of the possible comparisons that professionals andstudentsinthebehavioralsciencemaywanttomake.Itisassumedthatscientificmethodologywithappropriatecontrolsandstatisticalanalysisworldbeutilizedinconductingthesestudies.TheeffectofmnemonicsversusrotevocabularylearningonretentionShort,mediumorlongtermretentioncanbestudied,andretentioncurvescanbeplotted. While the experimental group is learning vocabulary through thekeywordmethod, the control groupworld be practicing rote drill orwhatevermethodtheynormallyuse.Inthebasicstudy,“rote”maysignifyanymethodagroupofuninstructedsubjectsarelikelytouse,whichmightincludesomeuseofformalorinformalmnemonics.Thestudywouldthencomparethepresentformof formal mnemonics with whatever combination of methods individualsnormally utilize. More sophisticated studies might precisely specify whatmethodsthecontrolgroupistouse.
Becauseof theeffectsof testing, trueretentioncurvescanbeobtainedonlybyusing equated groups rather than the same subjects for the different retentionintervals, so the number of subjects must be large enough for appropriatestatisticaltreatment.Based on previous studies, we predict that when time to learn thematerial islimited,themoreefficientmnemonicgroupwillshowsuperiorretention.TheeffectofmnemonicvocabularyincreaseonreadingcomprehensionSubjectsaredivided intoexperimentalandcontrolgroups,equated in termsofaverage scores on reading comprehension tests. The experimental group istrainedusingthemethodinBuildYourVocabularySkills!,whilecontrolgroupsengage in rote vocabulary study, or in an unrelated learning activity, or areinactive.Thenthegroupsareretested.
Someofthevariableswhichmayaffecttheoutcomeofastudyofthissortarethe vocabulary that the subjects start with, and the nature and content of thereading material used for testing. Obviously, those who start with the mostlimited vocabulary stand to profit themost. Of course, the test material mustcontainthewordslearnedifanyeffectistobedemonstrated.Althoughmostliterateadultsareabletogainadequateunderstandingofwrittenpassageswithout knowing the full vocabulary, research has demonstrated thatcomprehensionimproveswhenmoreofthewordsusedinthereadingmatterareknown.
Wewouldexpectsignificantimprovement.TheeffectofmnemonicvocabularyincreasesonverbalachievementtestsThemethodologycouldbesimilartothatofthereadingcomprehensionstudies.Most tests such as theMillerAnalogies, theScholasticAptitudeTest, and theGraduate Record Examination, call for the students to do more than define
words.Thestudentsmustusethemtomakeanalogiesortorecognizeantonyms.But no one can begin go use a word until its meaning is known. So size ofvocabulary should positively correlate with test scores. We would expectsignificant improvement in scores of any test with a significant verbalcomponent.
An extensive form of this type of study might involve making mnemonicvocabulary studypartof thecurriculumof selectedhigh school seniorclasses,and then comparing SAT scores with those of similar classes receivingconventionalvocabularydrillornotraining.Significantpositiveresultsofsuchstudies could have far-reaching effects on education. It might well bedemonstrated thatmnemonicvocabulary trainingcouldbeaproductivepartofthesecondaryschoolcurriculum.Theeffectsofmnemonicvocabularyenhancementonpersonalityfactorssuchasself-esteemPreandposttestsusingstandardassessmentinstrumentscanbeused.Onewouldexpect positive feelings about the self to be enhanced in an individual inproportion to theextent thathevaluesverbalability.Thismay result from thesatisfactionofgoalaccomplishmentaswellasfromthe increase invocabularyitself. Resultsmay correlate positively or negativelywith such factors as sex,economic status, cultural background, I.Q., and pre-study personality profile.Assessment of these factors and their relation to the effects of vocabularyincreaseonself-esteemcouldyieldresultsofinteresttothehelpingprofessions.TheeffectsofmnemonicvocabularyincreasesonintelligencequotientscoresI.Q. scores can be measured before and after vocabulary training. Using thesame I.Q. test before and after would give the most precise results, althoughtesting procedures require at least a year to elapse before retesting. Studiesrequiring less time could be done using post-training tests only. Equatedexperimentalandcontrolgroupscouldbecomparedstatistically.Theprospectof increasingI.Q. in intriguing.SincevocabularyskillsconstituteanimportantpartofstandardI.Q.testssuchastheWAISandtheStanford-Binet,amajor improvement in the size of vocabulary, such as can be facilitated byBuild Your Vocabulary Skills!, should increase scores. This would be an
extremelyinterestingareatostudy.
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ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
JohnLaCarnaholdsaMasterofSocialWorkdegree,andaBAinpsychologywithaminorinjournalism,bothfromLouisianaStateUniversity,andislicensedasasocialworkerintheState.
His varied experience in the behavioral sciences includes work for theDepartmentofEducationofNichollsStateUniversityatThibodeaux,La.,wherehe served as a member of a team that evaluated primary and secondaryschoolchildrenandmaderecommendationsforplacement inspecialclassesforthe talented and gifted, or for those with learning disabilities or mentalhandicaps.Hiswife,GustaviaLaCarna,RN,andheoperatedtheirbusiness,LaCarnaHealthCareConsultants,Inc.inBatonRouge,formanyyears,primarilyworkingwithgrouphomesforthedevelopmentallydisabled.
LaCarnahasdevelopednumerousresearchanddemonstrationgrantsinvariousareasof thebehavioralsciences,andhashadprofessionalarticlespublished.AmemberofMensa,hehaspublishedvariousfictionalandnon-fictionalpiecesinnewspapersandmagazinesthroughtheyears.He has been interested inmnemonics throughout his career. As a psychologystudentatLSUinthe1960’s,hedesignedandconductedastudyoftheeffectsofa linking techniqueon retention, and found significantpositive results.This isbasicallythetechniqueutilizedinBuildYourVocabularySkills!