December 2006 Monthly Recap

WORD TRIVIA

Excluding gerund forms, list at least five words that begin and end with the letter "G." Note that gerund forms are not allowed but words that end in "ing" are not automatically excluded. Words like "GOING," "GESTURING," "GAINING," and "GRANDSTANDING" are all gerund forms, but if a non-gerund word happened to end in "ing," it would be acceptable

There are six common words and three others that are somewhat rarer, and possibly some very obscure ones, which we are not looking to find.

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DECEMBER 2006 WORDS OF THE DAY MONTHLY RECAP

EDIFY

A) Shorten  B) Endorse  C) Promote   D) Inspire

JARDINIERE

A) Curtain  B) Back-up singer   C) Fancy decoration D) Plant stand

SVELTE

A) Lean  B) Obnoxious  C) Domineering  D) Plump

CAMARADERIE

A) Blood relationship  B) Card trick  C) Friendship  D) Trappings

TITANIC

A) Refined  B) Prodigious  C) Plodding  D) Reverberating

EXUDE

A) Overlook   B) Give off  C) Round out  D) Diminish slightly

APOPLECTIC

A) Very certain  B) Sleep-depriving   C) Intercepting  D) Catastrophic

MONIKER

A) Designation  B) Gizmo  C) Porthole  D) Protocol 

JACULATE

A) Object  B) Besmirch  C) Thrust   D) Kowtow

YARE

A) Sailboat  B) Nimble  C) Antiquated coin  D) Relaxed

PROMENADE

A) Deck   B) Overhang  C) Ceremonial march  D) Elegance

QUACKSALVER

A) Duck feathers   B) Sunrise  C) Con artist   D) Incompetent laborer

SWADDLE

A) Smack  B) Live off the land  C) Revere   D) Enwrap

WRETCHED

A) Insufficient B) Despised   C) Far-reaching  D) Stormy

DEBUNK

A) Expose  B) Remove furnishings  C) Clean thoroughly  D) Climb down

PITTANCE

A) Porridge  B) Defense mechanism  C) Measly sum  D) Punishment


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