Nonsense Words
Students, please stop lodining and listen to me! Class has begun.
What does lodining mean?
Talking
Though Samantha's test was partially done, she received a low grade because it was not complete.
What does partially mean?
Incomplete
Although she was skeptical about our plan at first, she finally believed that it would be a good idea.
What does skeptical mean?
Doubtful
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
The tiger's plander could be heard in villages far, far away.
What does plander mean?
Roar
The dish was very bland and dull. It did not taste like anything.
What does bland mean?
Lacking flavor
The cashier was polite, unlike the customer, who was quite curt to her
What does curt mean?
Rude
The student aspires to go to Harvard University.
What does aspire mean?
Hopes; wishes
This virus has depleted my energy. I get tired just from walking around the room.
What does depleted mean?
Taken away; decreased
The snake ligersed through the grass.
What does ligersed mean?
Slithered
The events for the conference were listed in chronological order. They began with the first event of the day and ended with the closing ceremonies in the evening.
What does chronological mean?
In order
Their descent off the mountain was much easier than climbing up had been.
What does descent mean?
Moving downward
The people were told not to eat the tainted fish because it could be dangerous to their health.
What does tainted mean?
Harmful; contaminated
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
Right in the middle of our conversation, Joe turned around foridly and walked out of the room.
What does foridly mean?
Suddenly; abrubtly
The witness began to prevaricate when questioned under oath. He hesitated instead of answering right away.
What does prevaricate mean?
Hesitate
While James is very outgoing, his brother is reclusive.
What does reclusive mean?
Shy
John could not focus on the assignment with the incessant chatting that was occurring all around him.
What does incessant mean?
Continuous; nonstop
The crowd was boisterous. The screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favorite team.
What does boisterous mean?
Noisy; rowdy
Peter has many friends because he is a delupte person.
What does delupte mean?
Social; friendly; outgoing
The weather during our beach vacation was abominable, but we tried to have fun even in the midst of a horrible storm.
What does abominable mean?
Horrible
Loud noise and poor lighting are not conducive to learning.
What does conducive mean?
Good for
Katie talked back to the principal so he sent her to the office for her insolence.
What does insolence mean?
Rude and disrespectful behavior
He is seldom ready on time, and as a result, his friends often start playing basketball without him.
What does seldom mean?
Rarely