April 8, 2007
Toontime, Vocabulary
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Name: Bugs Bunny
Favorite Food: Carrots
Expresson: Eh, what’s up, doc?
Bugs Bunny is arguably the most popular and recognizable cartoon character of all time.
Though his signature look is sporting plain gray fur and a carrot, he doesn’t mind donning elaborate costumes to trick those who are after him. Read the rest…
February 22, 2007
Vocabulary
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Accept/except
If you offer me Godiva chocolates I will gladly accept them—except for the candied violet ones. Just remember that the “X” in “except” excludes things—they tend to stand out, be different. In contrast, just look at those two cozy “C’s” snuggling up together. Very accepting. And be careful; when typing “except” it often comes out “expect.”
source: www.wsu.edu
November 16, 2006
Vocabulary, Wise Words
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Nosebag is a noun and means “a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse)”
It is synonymous with “feedbag“.
Usage sample: The stableboy replaced the horse’s nosebag, which had torn in two places.

from thefreedictionary.com
image from thelongridersguild.com
November 6, 2006
Vocabulary, Wise Words
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Artistry is a noun that means “a superior skill that one can learn by study and practice and observation.”
It is synonymous with the words “prowess, art”
Sample of use: They were wrought to such a pitch of nervous dread by the uncanny artistry of their witch-doctor, they were helpless with terror.
from thefreedictionary.com
November 3, 2006
Vocabulary, Wise Words
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Lachrymator is a noun that means “a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds.”
It is synonymous [has the same meaning] with the word “teargas”
Sample of usage: When the demonstration turned violent, the police used a potent lachrymator to disperse the mob.
from thefreedictionary.com