Gpspacey

Word Mania

Big Words

pusillanimus; antediluvian; apotheosis; appurtenance; animadversion; platitudinous

Confusing Words

• asperity
• aspersion
• baleful vs. baneful
• abjure vs. adjure
• pedantic vs. didactic

Synonyms?

• apothegm:aphorism:maxim
• bantering:badinage
• prevaricate:equivocate:lie

Word Play

avarice See in his eyes avarice With each roll of dice As his heart turns to ice

aver Though she averred her victory We saw through her chicanery

bedraggle Careful with whom you haggle Lest the mean owner bedraggle Thee with his tongue that does waggle

Body Language

barefaced; toothsome; mealy-mouthed; lily-livered; butt hinge; bilious; splenetic; browbeat; skinflint

Memorized

auspicious

Interesting People

Writers

• Anna Quindlen
• David Brooks
• Fareed Zakaria