Column Witch
Which which do you see at Halloween?
Witch
Is it weather or whether that tells weather the whether will be nice? You can't ask Kate Wetherall.
Weather
Would you rather be sent to the principle or the principal if you make an error in judgement (get in trouble)
Weather it's one or whether it's the other, it depends on which witch is which?
A root meaning write or draw
What is graph?
A root meaning from far away
What is tele?
Courage, get up and go, initiative, strength to do something
What is gumption?
Dark and oppressive, not well lit
What is gloomy?
Super-sized, chunky, a little heavy in the belt, rotund, round, stout, thick-bodied, tubby
What is pudgy?
Drink some of it to vomit.
What is an emetic?
To think long and hard about something, to ponder
What is contemplate?
A large, clumsy twit.
What is a galoot?
A twit of any size or level of dexterity
What is a cretin?
A substance used to make a person vomit
What is an emetic?
To draw deep lines or wrinkle, usually on your forehead
Angry, frustrated, perturbed
What is cross?
Sharp, highly developed
What is keen?
To shake and shiver
What is quaver?
Difficult, tiring, needing lots of work (like teaching kids to take notes)
What is arduous?
To us flattery or coaxing to persuade someone - it's often annoying or negative
What is wheedle?
Abrupt, harsh, or borderline rude way of talking
What is brusque?
A root to pull
What is tract?
A root meaning to hang
What is pend?
A false name, a nom de plume
What is a pseudonym?
Bothered, annoyed, a feeling of being anxious or concerned
What is perturbed?
An add-on, an extra bit. Primates almost always have them, books sometimes have them
What is an appendix?