Friday, October 19, 2007

ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____
1. unyielding
2. flexible
3. bone
What does it mean?
cacophony
Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?

1. librarians with newspapers
2. monkeys with cymbals
3. chefs with sauces


flexible
monkeys with symbals

my thoughts about staph

The fact that this wide spread of staph across America is scaring me. I didn't even know what is was unti l saw a story about it on the news. Plus to add insult to injury the disease isn't curable. I know from now on I'm taking anti-bacterial hand sanitizer with me!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____
1. crime
2. thief
3. giving
WORD QUIZ
verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
1. The Green, Green Grass of Home
2. Red Sky in the Morning
3. Yellow Rose of Texas

thief
the green grass

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

(What is an analogy?)
LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____
1. exercise
2. legs
3. comfy
WORD QUIZ
augur
An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to
1. have his portrait painted.
2. learn what his future held.
3. buy and sell goods.
answers
legs
learn what his future held

Monday, October 15, 2007

ANALOGIES/WORDQUIZ/WPM
MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____
1. fuzzy
2. shape
3. illness
WORD QUIZ
raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
1. no one can beat her at tennis.
2. I could listen to her stories for hours.
3. she plays tricks on anyone and everyone

answers
mold:fuzzy
I could listen to her stories for hours
OWL : HOOTS :: _____ : whirs
1. noise
2. fan
3. blowing
WORD QUIZ
incessant
Lola's search for new flavors of ice cream was incessant.
1. she did most of her research on the Internet.
2. she really preferred the same old flavors.
3. her efforts never ended.

answers
fan
her efforts never ended.