accomplice (noun)
Pronunciation: uh-com-plis
What does it mean?: one associated with another in wrongdoing.
How do you use it?: The thief’s accomplice warned him that the police were coming.
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Funky Word Friday – banish
banish (verb)
Pronunciation: bann-ish
What does it mean?:
- to force to leave a country
- to drive away
How do you use it?: Brian tried to banish his fear as he started to climb the rock face.
Funky Word Friday – humiliate
humiliate (verb)
Pronunciation: hyoo-mill-ee-ayt
What does it mean?: to cause a loss of pride or self-respect
How do you use it?: My friend humiliated me when he blurted out my embarrassing secret to my parents.
Funky Word Friday – grotesque
grotesque (adjective)
Pronunciation: groh-tesk
What does it mean?: unnaturally odd or ugly
How do you use it?: Buzz and Woody were horrified by Sid’s creation of a doll’s head on spider-like legs and other grotesque combinations of toy parts.
Funky Word Friday – cryptic
cryptic (adjective)
Pronunciation: KRIP-tik
What does it mean?:
1. meant to be puzzling or mysterious
2. serving to conceal
How do you use it?: There were cryptic symbols throughout the ancient book and I had no idea how to interpret them.
Funky Word Friday – skulduggery
skulduggery (noun)
Pronunciation: skul-dug-gery
What does it mean?: sneaky or dishonest behaviour
How do you use it?: Count Olaf is always up to skulduggery.
Funky Word Friday – bamboozle
bamboozle (verb)
Pronunciation: bam-boo-zuhl
What does it mean?:
1.to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; hoodwink
2.to perplex; mystify.
How do you use it?: I was bamboozled by how easily my little brother managed to find my secret stash of chocolate.
Funky Word Friday – smother
smother (verb)
Pronunciation: smuth-er
What does it mean?:
- to be overcome through lack of air
- to overcome by depriving of air or exposing to smoke or fumes
- to prevent the development or actions of; to cover up; to cover thickly
How do you use it?: I got myself a huge bowl of ice cream and smothered it with chocolate sauce and sprinkles.
Funky Word Friday – shimmer
shimmer (verb)
Pronunciation: shim-ar
What does it mean?: to shine with a wavering light.
How do you use it?: The water shimmered as the sun’s rays bounced off the lake.
Funky Word Friday – petrify
petrify (verb)
Pronunciation: pe-tra-fi
What does it mean?:
- to convert into stone or a stony substance by the penetration of water and the depositing of minerals which were dissolved in the water.
- to make lifeless or inactive.
- to paralyze with fear, amazement, or awe.
How do you use it?: I was petrified as the huge slobbering dog ran towards me with its teeth barred.
Funky Word Friday – dazzle
dazzle (verb)
Pronunciation: daz-el
What does it mean?:
1. to overpower with light
2. to impress greatly or confuse with brilliance
How do you use it?: We were dazzled as the fireworks suddenly exploded in the sky.
Funky Word Friday – nemesis
nemesis (noun)
Pronunciation: nem-uh-sis
What does it mean?:
1 a : one that punishes or avenges
b : a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent
2 a : an act or instance of just punishment
b : a source of harm or ruin
How do you use it?: Spiderman’s nemesis, The Green Goblin, came flying through the air straight at him.
Funky Word Friday
spoof (verb)
Pronunciation: SP-OO-F
What does it mean?: to make good-natured fun of
How do you use it?: The book Nightlight is a spoof of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight.
