Verbs & Potpourri
This is a person involved in the act of tricking someone—also a faker, dishonest, phony, or imposter.
What is a humbug?
A word meaning 'playful or clever use of words to create humor.' Also, the focus of this entire module.
What is wordplay?
A prefix that means "-not" or "-lack of."
What is dis-?
'Abnormal or different from the usual expectation.'
What is peculiar?
Tock would get upset if you did this! You don't want to waste this precious resource!
What is 'killing time?'
This word means 'to become harmed or damaged.'
What is corrupt?
'Accumulated knowledge or learning' or you often gain this as you age.
What is wisdom?
A prefix that means "-over" and "-above."
What is -sur? (As in surreal is beyond real!)
Like Jello? Cherry? Lemon? Lime? You could describe any flavored jello with this word as it wiggles and jiggles with its jelly-like consistency.
What is gelatinous?
The Lands Beyond did NOT have this nor these characters because they were illogical and nonsensical lands!
What is the idiom 'rhyme and reason'? Meaning: You make sense and are logical!
A noun that means "a loud and ongoing noise." We met this before we entered into the Valley of Sound with Milo?
What is din?
Not only were these mountains in the Lands Beyond but this word also describes someone who has a lack of education and knowledge.
What is ignorance?
A suffix that means "-full of" or "-possessing the quality of".
What is -ous? (As in glorious means 'full of glory'.)
Phony? Fake? This word probably applies as well.
What is insincerity or insincere?
Milo wanted a 'light meal' and a 'square meal' at the King's Banquet but wanted to change his menu order once he figured out he would be taken literally.
What is 'eat your/my words'?
BONUS ADAGE: Did you lose your book? Your housekey? The TV remote? You probably had to do this adage (figuratively) as you searched frantically for your missing item.
What is to 'leave no stone unturned'?
Teachers often have these for you in not only how you behave but in how you grow and learn. This is often what you hope for in the future.
What is expectations?
From module 1, this prefix means "-bad" or "-wrongly". You _ _ _ spelled the word word play when you meant wordplay.
What is "mis-"?
You don't want to be petty and small as this demon was in the Mountains of Ignorance.
What is 'trivial.'
An idiom that means dreams, plans, or unrelastic goals.
What is 'a castle in the air?'
BONUS IDIOM: The Humbug literally jumped to this setting, but many people often go here when they have little evidence.
What is 'jump to conclusions.'
The choice of words in speaking or writing.
What is diction?
You are this to your parents or grandparents, and, yes, it has a prefix that means "-down" or "-below of".
What is "de-" as in descendants?
MODULE 1 REVIEW: A word that means you are rich and wealthy.
What is prosperous?
An adage that gives you the wisdom that you better do it now!
What is 'make hay while the sun shines.'