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Do you know what these words mean? bap -- yo -- queue
-- Now, read the words in the following sentences and see if you can explain them. Pass your mouse over the ??? to see the answers. 1. Would you care for some butter with your bap? ??? 2. Yo! Come over here! ??? 3. The people waiting to get into the theater were asked to form a queue along the side of the street. ??? 4. The statements made by the president seemed inane and trivial. ??? 5. He ranked in the finals of the tournament which was unusual as he is considered to be a duffer. ??? 6. The criminal was able to avoid capture by giving the police the jink. ??? 7. Choosing one viand from the bountiful spread at the buffet was no easy task! ???
Did you know that a palindrome is word spelled exactly the same forwards and backwards? Examples of palindromes: Hannah, mom, rotor, level, sees. Here is a sentence which is a palindrome: Name no one man. For each of the following, identify the palindrome answer; remember that the answer reads the same backwards and forwards. Pass your mouse over the ??? to see the answer. 1. A female sheep: ??? 2. A baby wears one: ??? 3. Paper showing ownership of land: ??? 4. Used for defense against aircraft: ??? 5. A joke: ??? 6. Eskimo boat: ??? 7. The sound a tugboat makes: ??? 8. An exclamation: ??? 9. You see with it: ??? 10.Describing a product which is able to prevent soiled areas on fabric: ???
An Acronym is formed from the first letters or syllables of a group of words or compound term. Acronyms are so well accepted that they often become words used regulary and instead of the words they represent. Examples: Zip Code (comes from Zoning Improvement Plan);Scuba diver (comes from Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus). Below are some common acronyms. How many can you identify? Pass your mouse over the ??? to see the answer. 1. laser ??? 2. sonar ??? 3. lox ??? 4. NATO ??? 5. VISTA ??? 6. LEM ??? 7. SOS ??? 8. WAC ??? 9. CARE ??? 10. HEW ??? |
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