Nonsense Words
Students, please stop lodining and listen to me! Class has begun. What does lodining mean?
Talking
The aroma of garlic is unmistakable. Its scent can be detected for days. What does aroma mean?
Scent; smell; odor
The boxes weren't exactly heavy, just cumbersome, unlike the easy-to-carry bags with handles. What does cumbersome mean?
Difficult to handle
The flowers of dandelions are edible. What does edible mean?
Able to be eaten
My absent-minded teacher always loses his pens, keys, and even our graded papers! What does absent-minded mean?
Careless; not paying attention
Peter has so many friends because he is a delupte person. What does delupte mean?
Outgoing; friendly
I abhor traffic jams and hate when my ride to work is delayed. What does abhor mean?
Hate; strong dislike
If you water them regularly, you will have an abundance of flowers in the spring. If you do not water them, only a few will grow. What does abundance mean?
Many; a large amount
People were told not to eat the tainted fish because it could be dangerous to your health. What does tainted mean?
Harmful; contaminated
This virus has depleted my energy. I get tired just from walking around the room. What does depleted mean?
Taken away; decreased
Right in the middle of our conversation, Joe turned around foridly, and walked out of the room! What does foridly mean?
Suddenly; abruptly
The goal of any great teacher is to craft exciting lessons that will stimulate their students to want to learn. What does stimulate mean?
to encourage; to inspire action
Rather than repress your feelings, you should let them out. Doing so will reduce your stress. What does repress mean?
The line for the new movie seemed infinite. What does infinite mean?
Neverending
The 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 does plander mean?
Roar
The original Ford Model T car is considered archaic, or old-fashioned when compared to modern cars. What does archaic mean?
Old-fashioned; no longer useful
Loud noise and poor lighting are not conducive to learning. What does conducive mean?
To be favorable or good for
Sarah received a speeding ticket because she decided to exceed the speed limit on the road. What does exceed mean?
To surpass what is expected
JFK was a very charismatic president. People were attracted to his magnetic personality and enthusiasm. What does charismatic mean?
Charming; influential
The snake ligersed through the grass. What does ligersed mean?
Slithered; moved
The weather during our beach vacation was abominable, but we tried to have fun even in the midst of a storm. What does abdominable mean?
Horrible
While James is very outgoing, his brother is reclusive. What does reclusive mean?
Withdrawn; avoiding the company of other people
Your DNA is an immutable part of you that can not be altered. What does immutable mean?
Being unable to change
The crowd was boisterous. The screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favorite team. What does boisterous mean?
Rowdy; noisy