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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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Fellow Logophiles,
Good morning! It's time for this week's word power quiz,
called "Wordplay." In this quiz of paired words, when you
substitute just one letter for another, you end up with an
entirely new word. Choose the meaning you think is correct
for each.
1. sear (v.) - A: to insult. B: thirst. C: predict.
D: scorch.
2. seer (n.) - A: elderly person. B: cooking utensil.
C: idealist. D: prophet.
3. dun (v.) - A: to soil. B: add to. C: demand payment.
D: find fault.
4. don (v.) - A: to chaperone. B: put on. C: give. D: lord
over.
5. nib (n.) - A: point. B: small amount. C: essence.
D: clever response.
6. nub (n.) - A: clumsy person. B: lack of courtesy.
C: mechanical fitting. D: knob or lump.
7. vie (v.) - A: to long for. B: compete. C: urge. D: pass
through.
8. via (prep.) - A: over. B: toward. C: by way of.
D: between.
9. quark (n.) - A: in physics, a fundamental particle.
B: unusual star. C: newt. D: any unexplained phenomenon.
10. quirk (n.) - A: dagger. B: self-satisfied smile. C: odd
mannerism. D: habit.
11. couch (v.) - A: to camouflage. B: put into words.
C: relax. D: hunker down.
12. conch (n.) - A: part of a saddle. B: crown. C: rope.
D: shell.
13. wax (v.) - A: to begin. B: diminish. C: melt. D: grow.
14. wag (n.) - A: sprite. B: dishonest person. C: joker.
D: someone who is ineffectual.
15. score (v.) - A: to criticize severely. B: cleanse.
C: flatter. D: treat with deference.
16. scope (n.) - A: agenda. B: range or extent. C: educated
guess. D: conclusion.
17. rife (adj.) - A: divided. B: petty. C: widespread.
D: accurate.
18. rile (v.) - A: to enliven. B: waste time. C: blunder.
D: annoy.
19. chafe (v.) - A: to rub against. B: tease. C: cut through.
D: challenge persistently.
20. chaff (n.) - A: compost. B: impatience. C: grain husks.
D: foolishness.
Sincerely,
Carly
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SYNONYMS: * fruitless
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BONUS WORD OF THE DAY: expiate EK-spee-ayt (transitive
verb)
: To make amends for; to make complete satisfaction for; to
atone for; as, to expiate a crime, a guilt, or sin.
OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) whinge winj (intransitive verb)
: to complain annoyingly or continuously about something
perceived as relatively unimportant
From Old English hwinsian "to whine." Ultimately an
imitation of the sound of a whining dog.
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