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5/26/14

ACRIMONIOUS

ACRIMONIOUS

<Ack-kre-moan-ee-us>

Acrid; bitter; caustic;

Having a bitter temper.

You are never acrimonious because you are always happy.



The acrimonious cat was always mean.

A - crim - onious

Crim (Reminds) Crime

Monious (Reminds) Harmonious

Memory trick: It is a crime to not be harmonious.

HARMONIOUS


 
You walk in the woods. You enjoy the preternatural scenery. Why do you feel funny?

Answer below...



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Answer: 
Preternatural means being unusual. You feel funny because the scenery is unusual and strange.


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