VESTIGE

VESTIGE

<Ves-tidge>

Relic; remnant; remains;

Existing now only in pieces of evidence.

A pyramid is a vestige of a great civilization.


The only vestiges of the loaf of bread were some breadcrumbs.

Vest - ige

Vest (Reminds) Invest

Ige (Reminds) Age

Memory trick: Invested over the ages and gone.

INVEST AGE

A crocodile sits on your porch. A codicil sits on your desk. Why do you keep writing?

Answer below...

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Answer:  

A codicil is an addition that gives more information about a topic. An attachment. You're probably writing a book about crocodiles.