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6/10/14

TIMOROUS

TIMOROUS

Tim-or-rus

Nervous; apprehensive; scared;

Being timid and fearful.

He is a timorous person because he is never daring.


The timorous man jumped on the chair to get away from the mouse.

Tim - or - ous

Tim (Reminds) Of timid

Ous (Rhymes) Us

Memory trick: Timid is us when we are scared.

TIMID US





Your house is capacious! What kind of house do you have?

Answer below...



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Answer:  

You have a spacious house. It is big and roomy. Remember: Capacious sounds like spacious.

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