WORDMONICS by Lois
2008 MONICS OF THE MONTH
Scroll down to see Wordmonics from months past. The September 08 entry has an explanation of the answers.


October 2008

1.  TUTELAGE          A. FAST TALKING CAR SALESMEN ARE GUILTY OF THIS

2.  HANSE              B. WHEN YOUR STRENGTH COMES AND GOES  

3.  QURUSH            C.  CLEAN ONES PREVENT THE SPREADING OF GERMS

4.  COSTLIER          D.  WOMEN OVER 40 ARE RELUCTANT ____   ____  ____

5.  CHIVARIES         E.  THIS FAMOUS DUO IS ALWAYS IN A HURRY

          

              ANSWERS
1. D     2. C      3.E      4. A     5. B


September 2008

1.  PARAMOUR       A. YOUR MOTHER'S BROTHER WANTS TO JOIN A CONVENT

2.  PSILOSIS        B. PATHOLOGICAL LIARS HAVE THEM

3.  NUNCLE          C. THEY TOLD US THE PLANE JUST LEFT

4.  USTULATE       D. ILLICIT LOVER

5.  LIEFEST         E. HE'S IN THE BARN WITH MY SIBLING

    ANSWERS
1. D     2. E      3.A      4. C      5. B


Don't get it? OK I'll break it down for you. Remember, you've got to use your imagination!

1. Paramour = Illicit lover.  If you took French in high school, (or like Stevie Wonder songs) you should
recognize "amour" in paramour and that should lead you to lover.  That's all you need to know!

2. Psilosis - He's in the barn with my sibling.  Sometimes individual letters become a person. So, the P
is in the silo with my sis(ter).

3. Nuncle = Your mother's brother wants to join a convent.  You know that your mother's brother is
your uncle. And you know that nuns live in convents. All you have to do is unstack this word and you get
nun and uncle.

4. Ustulate = They told us the plane just left.  This one is a play on pronunciation. By now you should
know to look for words you know within the word you don't know and pick out late.  If you pronounce 'us'
as "you's" and "tu" as "too" you get "You's too late, the plane just left!"

5. Liefest - Pathological liars have them.  If you've ever seen GospelFest, you should recognize lie and
fest.

*This is the only month we'll give an explanation. Starting in October, you're on your own!
Decemeber 2008

1. MINORCA            A. ARDENT FANS OF BARKING LATE NIGHT TV HOST

2. ETCHANT            B. SUPERMODELS DOIT

3. GASCON              C. A LOT OF RUNAWAYS CAN BE FOUND HERE

4. ARSENITE           D. "PHONE HOME"

5. GOBONEE            E. SERVICE STATION SCAMS THAT CAN BE REVERSED

 ANSWERS
1. C     2. D      3.E      4. A     5. B
November 2008

1. ASSAGAI             A. A QUINTUPLET

2. ANEMIC              B .I’M IN MY SIBLING’S DEBT

3. CURVET              C. UNEXPECTED REINCARNATION FORM

4. CHILDE               D. MY PET HAS A DATE WITH THE DOCTOR

5. MEIOSIS             E. SHE’S DOING KARAOKE


ANSWERS
1. C     2. E     3.D      4. A     5. B