Nonsense Words
Students, please stop lodining and listen to me! Class has begun! What does lodining mean?
The aroma of garlic is unmistakable. It's scent can be detected for days. What is a synonym for aroma?
The dilapidated building was surrounded by many others that were also falling down. What does dilapidated mean?
She cracked up when she heard the joke. What does "cracked up" mean?
My absent-minded teacher always loses his keys, pens, and even our graded papers! What does absent-minded mean?
careless; not paying attention
Peter has so many friends because he is a delupote person. What does delupote mean?
I abhor traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed. What is a synonym for abhor?
He slid the letter behind the bookcase, hoping to conceal it. What does conceal mean?
It was 1:30 and my mom told me to shake a leg. Our appointment is at 1:45. What does "shake a leg" mean?
This virus has really depleted my energy. I get tired just walking across the room. What does depleted mean?
taken away; decreased; lessen in power
I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, Joe turned around foridly, and walked out of the room! What does foridly mean?
suddenly; abruptly
Many people now feel that typewriters are archaic, or old-fashioned. What is a synonym for archaic?
old-fashioned; out-of-date
Anne is my friend, and I would never say something derogatory about her. What does derogatory mean?
I was late coming home from the party. I thought my Dad would fly off the handle when he saw me. What does "fly off the handle" mean?
The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use its long, beautiful tail feathers to make hats. What is an egret?
a type of bird
The tiger's plander could be heard in villages far away. What is plander?
roar; sound a tiger makes
Since professional athletes have to stay in peak physical shape, most athletes seldom eat junk food.
What is a synonym for seldom?
I was up very late studying last night. I felt so lethargic at school today. What does lethargic mean?
The visitor, who was all thumbs, knocked over the glass vase. What does "all thumbs" mean?
The crowd was boisterous. They screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favorite team. What does boisterous mean?
noisy; rowdy
The snake ligersed through the grass. It was hunting. What does ligersed mean?
slithered; moved
Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work. What is a synonym for peculiar?
I've been working on problem # 2 for so long and I'm so perplexed. What does perplexed mean?
It was 11:00 pm, so I decided to hit the sack. What does "hit the sack" mean?
John was bewildered when he saw the math teacher writing letters on the board that were to be added and subtracted. "Aren't letters for reading class?", John thought to himself. What does bewildered mean?