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Obdurate
Obdurate <ah-jer-rit> Not moved by pity. Stubborn against good advice.
The obdurate man would not listen to our complaints.
He only yawned.
A helikos pter is own my lawn. I spray it with water. I shout... but it won't go away. Why doesn't it go away? answer below...
A cat has absolute emotional honesty. Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. ~Hemingway
Grapes and raisins are poison to dogs. Never feed them that... or chocolate.
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answer: It's a helicopter. Water does not matter.
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The obdurate man would not listen to our complaints.
He only yawned.
A helikos pter is own my lawn. I spray it with water. I shout... but it won't go away. Why doesn't it go away? answer below...
A cat has absolute emotional honesty. Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. ~Hemingway
Grapes and raisins are poison to dogs. Never feed them that... or chocolate.
New Word A Day
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answer: It's a helicopter. Water does not matter.
(c) 2017 New Word A Day, ES Carruthers
February 11, 2017
Hazard
Hazard comes from an Arabic word - "al zahr" or dice. Dice are for gambling which entails great risk or danger. Roll the hazard anyone?
You put a horse in a bridle, a pig in a girdle and a ram in a ramshackle. Why is the ram mad at you... but it can't run away? answer below...
Accord - to be in agreement. Memory trick: There is a cord between us. We are in accord.
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Abraham Lincoln.
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answer: A ramshackle is a broken down house. The roof is probably leaking.. so the ram is mad but it can't get out and run away.
(c) 2017 New Word A Day, ES Carruthers
You put a horse in a bridle, a pig in a girdle and a ram in a ramshackle. Why is the ram mad at you... but it can't run away? answer below...
Accord - to be in agreement. Memory trick: There is a cord between us. We are in accord.
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Abraham Lincoln.
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answer: A ramshackle is a broken down house. The roof is probably leaking.. so the ram is mad but it can't get out and run away.
(c) 2017 New Word A Day, ES Carruthers
February 10, 2017
Tractable
Tractable- Obedient. Manageable. The tractable dog followed my commands.
Reminds of track - we can track something that does what we say.
You have deux beehives and faux flowers. You fill your two hives with honey bees.
Why don't they make honey? answer below...
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. ~Steve Jobs
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answer: Faux means fake. You have bees but the flowers are not real. They won't provide pollen.
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Reminds of track - we can track something that does what we say.
You have deux beehives and faux flowers. You fill your two hives with honey bees.
Why don't they make honey? answer below...
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. ~Steve Jobs
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answer: Faux means fake. You have bees but the flowers are not real. They won't provide pollen.
(c) 2017 New Word A Day, ES Carruthers
February 9, 2017
Salutary
Salutary- promoting health. Vegetables make a salutary snack. I like them a not.
Salulary reminds of salute. I salute you with a toast to your health.
By Virginia Woolf
Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
You and I have a gastromancy. There are tulips on the table. The candles are not lit. Why are we not eating? answer below...
He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. ~Aristotle
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answer: Gastromancy is predicting the future by listening to stomach sounds. It has nothing to do with food or romance. That's why we're not eating. (c) 2017 New Word A Day, ES Carruthers
Salulary reminds of salute. I salute you with a toast to your health.
By Virginia Woolf
Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
You and I have a gastromancy. There are tulips on the table. The candles are not lit. Why are we not eating? answer below...
He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. ~Aristotle
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answer: Gastromancy is predicting the future by listening to stomach sounds. It has nothing to do with food or romance. That's why we're not eating. (c) 2017 New Word A Day, ES Carruthers
