W.O.T.W.
These W.O.T.W. mean to whisper, picky, and surprised/amazed respectively.
What are murmur, persnickety, and astonish.
This idiom means that you have caused a lot of problems (possibly without meaning to) and this one means you were caught in the act of doing something.
What are open a can of worms and caught red-handed.
This Greek/Latin root means to walk and this one means feet.
What are ambul/ambl and pod/ped.
These two Classic words mean calm and peaceful.
What are serene and placid.
These two idioms mean the most important person.
What are the big cheese and the top dog.
These W.O.T.W. mean agreement, to examine closely, and not strict respectively.
What are pact, scrutinize, and lenient.
These two idioms mean that you are very happy/amazed.
What are walking on air and knocked my socks off.
This Greek/Latin root means earth and this one means land.
What are ge(o) and terr.
If you see something that's distorted you might start to quiver. These are the two Classic words for distorted and quivering.
What are grotesque and tremulous.
These oldie, but goodie Greek/Latin roots mean the opposite of each other. One is over and the other is under.
What are super and sub.
These W.O.T.W. mean a large crowd of people, to confuse, and to hit respectively.
What are throng, baffle, and wallop.
This idiom means you are a very kind person and this one means that you are overly kind (and maybe the person you are kind to thinks it is too much).
What are heart of gold and kill with kindness.
This Greek/Latin root means to build and this one means come.
What are struct and ven/vent.
This Classic word means disbelieving and this one means inspiring or grand.
What is incredulous and sublime.
These W.O.T.W. mean to start something (maybe with your siblings), to hate, and to care for/value respectively.
What are instigate, abhor, and revere.
What are abode, consume, and famished.
This idiom means that you are going to get some sleep and this one means you are going to think about something for a while.
What are catching some zzzz's and sleep on it.
This Greek/Latin root means love/friend and this one means to say.
What are phil and dic/dict.
This Classic word means huge/marvelous and this one means deep/great significance.
What is prodigious and profound.
This Classic word means to talk down to and this one means outcry.
What are condescend and clamor.
These five W.O.T.W. mean to walk slowly, messy, to steal, to have a talent for doing something, and joyful.
What are amble disheveled, pilfer, aptitude and jovial.
These three idioms mean that you are really busy.
What are all tied up, swamped, and snowed under.
These four Greek/Latin roots mean one (only), two, three, and four respectively.
What are mono, bi, tri, and quad.
The following Classic words mean friendly, wicked/villainous, and hateful respectively.
What are amiable, nefarious, and odious.
What are:
literal: the words mean exactly what they usually mean.
figurative: the words don't mean what they usually mean.