Fun with Words

Fun with Words

Here are a few fun words to enrich your vocabulary and make writing more interesting 🤗-

Dragoon: to force by oppressive measures; coerce.

Example: The tired mother was dragooned by her daughter into reading one last bedtime story.

Aplomb: imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.

Example: He told the funny story to his party guests with great aplomb.

Kerfuffle: a fuss; commotion.

Example: There was a bit of a kerfuffle during the concert when one of the backup dancers missed his cue.

Jejune: without interest or significance; dull; insipid.

Example: Try as she might to like it, the book that her friend was raving about seemed rather jejune to her.

Lollygag: to idle about; goof off.

Example: They were in a rush, so the mother told her child to stop lollygagging around and hurry up.

Ken: knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception.

Example: The substitute teacher was asked to teach some material beyond his ken.

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Interesting Riddles

Now, we have five puzzling riddles. How many can you get right? Let me know the answers in the comments section! 🤔

1. A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, “brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who was in the photograph?

2. A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?

3. A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any timepiece. Which has the most?

4. I am the beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness.

5. If I am holding a bee, what do I have in my eye?

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