Nonsense Words
Students, please stop LODINING and listen to me! Class has begun, and I need you to be quiet.
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
She thought the painting was real, but it turned out to be a FORGERY!
What does "forgery" mean?
not real
The flowers of dandelions are EDIBLE, or able to be eaten.
What does "edible" mean?
able to be eaten
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. He can so easily talk to people and make new friends.
What does "delupote" mean?
outgoing; friendly
I ABHOR traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed.
What does "abhor" mean?
hate; strong dislike
The boxes weren't exactly heavy, just CUMBERSOME, unlike the easy to carry bags with handles.
What does cumbersome mean?
difficult to handle
People were told not to eat the TAINTED fish. Eating fish with a disease can be very dangerous to your health.
What does "tainted" mean?
harmful; contaminated
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
Planted in late fall, growth of the bulbs is STIMULATED, or encouraged.
What does "stimulated" mean?
encouraged; spurred into action
If you water them regularly, you will have an ABUNDANT amount of daffodils in the spring. If you do not water them, only a few will grow.
What does "abundant" mean?
many; large amount or quantity
The line for the new movie seemed INDEFINITE as if it would go on forever.
What does "indefinite" mean?
neverending
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
Many people now feel that typewriters are ARCHAIC, or old-fashioned.
What does "archaic" mean?
old-fashioned; out-of-date
Rather than REPRESS your feelings, you should let them out. Doing so will reduce your stress.
What does "repress" mean?
to hold in; to hold back
The amount of money we collected for our charity SURPASSED, or exceeded, what he had expected.
What does surpassed mean?
exceeded; went above or beyond
JFK was a very CHARISMATIC president. People were attracted to his charm, enthusiasm, and magnetic personality.
What does "charismatic" mean?
charming; influential
The snake LIGERSED through the grass. It was hunting.
What does "ligersed" mean?
slithered; moved
The thought of eating a rat is ABHORRENT, or horrible, to most people.
What does "abhorrent" mean?
horrible
Loud noise and poor lighting are not CONDUCIVE to learning.
What does "conducive" mean?
to be favorable or good for; to cause or bring about
The start time for classes is IMMUTABLE, so they are unable to change.
What does immutable mean?
being unable to change
The crowd was BOISTEROUS. They screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favorite team.
What does "boisterous" mean?
noisy; rowdy