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abase            To lower oneself /somebody in dignity/Humiliate

abate             To become less intense/To deduct

abdicate        To resign from being, or choose not to become, to choose not to fulfill a role or duty/Give up

abet               To help or encourage somebody to commit an offence or to do something wrong

aborigine      An in habitant of a place/Primitive

abscond       To run away suddenly and secretly

Absolve        Clear of blame

abstemious  Not taking much food or drink, not doing or having too much of something one likes or enjoys/not self indulgent

abstract         Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or practical existence

abstruse       Difficult to understand

Abut            To have a common boundary with something or a side touching the side of something

Accredit        To appoint somebody to an official position

accrue           To increase  over a period of time/accumulate

acerbic          Harsh and sharp, not kind

acquiesce    To accept without protest, to offer no opposition to a plan.

unique--This word means "having no like or equal" and expresses absoluteness. Something cannot be "more unique" or "less unique."

utilize, use--Use use. Utilize is unnecessary.

website--A group of files or pages available through an intranet or Internet connection that are linked and maintained as a single entity and usually devoted to a single topic or several closely related topics. The term website is one word and the web is lowercased.

whether, if--Whether implies a condition of doubt. If implies no alternative.

If it does not rain, we will decide whether to have a picnic.

while, although, whereas, and, but--Strictly speaking, while means "during or at the same time" and should not be used for although, whereas, and, or but. 

Accent Exercises

Phil the fox                                        Polly the parrot

Mary the canary                               Deborah the zebra

Ida the spider                                    Myrtle the turtle

Claire the bear                                  Kitty the cat

Meat               Mate               Met                  Play                Played           Plate

Come             Came             Calm               Grey               Grade             Great

White              Wait                Wet                 Aim                 Age                 Eight

Buy                 Bay                 Boy

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain        

Mud                Mad                Made              Bank               Bag                 Back

Sing                Sang              Sung              Can                Cash              Catch

Pen                 Pan                 Pain                Ham                Has                 Hat

Hot                  Hat                  Heart

The fat cat sat on the man’s black hat

Did you see the man / men?                                  I Have got a pain / pen in my hand.

Have you seen my cap / cup?                               There are bugs in this hay / hair

She put her hand on her hat / heart

Vest                Best                Vest               Buy               Bird               Bread

Cups              Cubs              Cups              Rubber          About             Able

Covered         Cupboard      Covered         Job                 Web               Globe

Bernie brought a big breakfast to bed                  Pat put purple paint in the pool

1)    What do you call sailors who loot and capture other ships? Pirates

2)    What is lux a measure of ? Illumination

3)    Turn the   word ‘eat’ into a word for a hot drink? Tea

4)    Which musical instrument is also called a fiddle? Violin

5)    What do you call the words of a song? Lyrics

6)    If a lion kills a deer, which of them is called a ‘predator’? Lion

7)    What is the art of communicating with the spirit of the dead called? Necromancy

8)    What do we call three vowel sounds in a single word as in ‘beautiful’? Trip thongs

9)    Which English word for ‘a cleaning fluid’, is derived from the Latin word that means ‘to wipe off ‘? Detergent

10) Give one word for one who has longer experience in any occupation? Veteran

11) What starts running when you have cold, your legs or your nose?

12) What is a group of bullets called ? Volley

13) “As you sow, so you shall reap” What is this sentence called in English? Proverb

14) Give one word for an act of seeking? Quest / Ask

15) What is the possessive form of the pronoun ”who”? Whose

Joke:A couple had a son, aged 30, who was still living with them. The parents were a little worried, as the son was unable to decide about his future career ... so they decided to do a small test. They took a ten-dollar bill, a bible, and a bottle of whiskey, and put them on the front hall table then they hid, pretending they were not at home.

The father's plan was: "If our son takes the money, he will be a businessman, if he takes the bible,

he will be a priest - but if he takes the bottle of whiskey, I'm afraid our son will be a drunk."
So the parents hid in the nearby closet and waited nervously. Peeping through the keyhole they saw their son arrive ... he took the 10-dollar bill and slid it into his pocket. After that, he took the bible, flicked through it, and took it. Finally he grabbed the bottle, and left for his room, carrying all

three items. The father slapped his forehead, and said: "It's even worse than I could ever have imagined. Our son is going to be a politician!"

Direct Questions

1)How interesting have you felt standing in long queues.

2)Would you agree that planning things ahead takes the fun out of life?

3)If you are made to wait a few minutes for a lift will you be interested to take the stairs instead. Why?

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Buxone Out Of The Box December 17, 2017