NEW WORD A DAY

Answer:

Not really. Your emails change a lot. Protean means changing in shape or character. Your emails change. That's all.

INURE

INURE
In-yer

Train; toughen; harden;

Growing accustomed to hardship.

Inure the pain and toughen up and you will never quit.

Tennis will inure your body to the rigors of hitting a ball.

Inure
Inure (Reminds) Endure

Memory Trick: We endure a hardship.
ENDURE

A Felis Catus sits in your garden. Do you have to water it?

Answer below...

Answer:

No. It's a cat. Why water a cat?

4/28/14

ATTUNE

ATTUNE
Ah-toon

Kinship; being in tune; adjusted;

Having a harmonious relationship.

Learning is easy because a teacher and students attune.
They are attuned with each other.

At - tune
Tune (Reminds) Tune

Memory Trick: We sing a tune in harmony with others.
TUNE

I tell you, "You are transparent and nigh to me." How do you know we will talk again?

Answer below...

Answer:

Being nigh is to be near. You are close and we will talk again.

4/27/14

BULWARK

BULWARK
Bull-wark

Protect; guard; fort;

Fortifying against danger.

The bulwark safeguarded the birds against the wind of the storm.

The bull was a bulwark against the cat. The mouse now felt very safe.

Bul - wark
Bul (Reminds) Bull
Wark (Reminds) Work

Memory Trick: Protecting is work for a bull.
BULL WORK

Question: You stand by your air conditioner and venerate your living room. Why are you still hot?

Answer:

Venerate means to admire. You are admiring your living room. You are not cooling it.

4/26/14

COMMODIOUS

COMMODIOUS
Kom-mowd-dee-us

Roomy; big; grand;

A place that is spacious.

The commodious house loomed large and the windows glimmered.

The commodious house stood before us. Even the door was huge.

Comm - odious
Comm (Reminds) Common
Odious (Reminds) Odor or smells

Memory Trick: A common space is filled with odors.

COMMON ODOR

The wind is propitious. How fast does your sailboat go?

Answer below...

Answer:

Not fast. It is gentle. Propitious means being favorable or gentle. Kind.

4/24/14

SPLENETIC

SPLENETIC

Splen-net-tik

Sullen; testy; spiteful

A sadness that is gloomy.

The splenetic children waited for the rain to stop while their bicycles waited.

Splenet - tic
Splenet (Reminds) Splendid
Tic (Reminds) Tic or interruption

Memory Trick:
It was splendid until it was interrupted by a tic.
SPLENDENT TIC

It was a splenetic day. No one was happy.

You are always coterminous when I come home. I don't mind because I like you. What are you doing?

Answer below...

Answer:

Being next to me. Coterminous means next to or near.

ELIXIR

ELIXIR

<Ee-liks-er>

Cure; potion; remedy;

A drink that is invigorating.

Drink an elixir before dancing and it will get you moving.

E - lix - ir
Lix (Reminds) Licks

An invigorating drink licks fatigue.

Coffee is my favorite elixir. It really gets me going.

Q. I serve you peas to appease you. Why does it not work?

(c) 2014 E. Carruthers

A. You don't like peas. Appease means to calm or pacify. Something you don't like will not make you happy.

4/22/14

EPISTLE

EPISTLE

Ee-pis-el

Note; letter; communication;

A message sent by a messenger.

An epistle arrived and it shows that she misses you.

Ep - istle
Ep (Reminds) Epic
Istle (Reminds) Missile

A fast note is an epic missile.

EPIC MISSILE

Q. You become a sexagenarian. Why can you stay in bed all day?

A. You are probably retired. A sexagenarian is at least the age of 60 and younger than 70.

4/21/14

CAVALCADE

CAVALCADE

Kav-al-kayd
Procession; caravan; parade;

Moving in a parade on horseback or in cars.
The cavalcade was endless and we admired the horses.

Caval - cade
Caval (Reminds) Cavalry
Cade (Reminds) Parade

Memory Trick: A cavalry parade goes by us.
CAVALRY PARADE

Q. You bewilder me when you tell me to be wilder. How wild do I get?