Monday Muddle: feat, feet
feat: (noun) accomplishment, bold act, heroic deed feet: (noun) (plural of foot) the lower extremities of legs-human, animal, clothing, or furniture; a unit of measurement
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Monday Muddle: bought, brought
bought: (past tense, past participle of the verb to buy) purchased; obtained in exchange for money or some other form of payment; accepted as truth brought: (past tense, past participle of the verb to bring) took something to a place; led someone to a place; caused a condition; initiated an …
Monday Muddle: moot, mute
moot: (adjective) debatable but with no definite answer; unsolvable so not worth debatingUsed in the expression, “it’s a moot point”. mute: (adjective) speechless; unable to speakNOT used in the expression, “it’s a moot point”.
Monday Muddle: rap, wrap
rap: (noun) a sharp knock or hit; type of music; informal talk, chat; blame, responsibility, consequences, punishmentUsed in the expression “to get a bad rap”. wrap: (noun) wrapping paper; an outer garment; sandwich filling rolled in a tortilla; the end of a filming or recording sessionNOT used in the expression …
Monday Muddle: tenet, tenant
tenet: (noun) a belief, principle, or opinion held to be true by members of a group, profession, or religionUsed in the expression “tenets of the faith”. tenant: (noun) someone who rents and occupies property that is owned by someone elseNOT used in the expression “tenets of the faith”.
Monday Muddle: meringue, merengue, méringue
meringue: (noun) a mixture of egg whites and sugar beaten together and baked as a topping for dessert or as a confection merengue: (noun) music that originated in the Dominican Republic and is popular in Latin American communities; a dance; the Spanish spelling of meringue méringue: (noun) Haitian folk music …
Monday Muddle: forward, foreword
forward: (adjective, adverb) in the direction one is facing; toward the future; bold; presumptuous; (noun) an advancing player in sport; (verb) to send something (like email) to an additional location foreword: (noun) an introductory note in the front matter of a literary work, usually written by someone other than the …
Monday Muddle: discreet, discrete
discreet: (adjective) secretive; careful; modest; self-restrained in speech and behaviour discrete: (adjective) separate; distinct; individual; detached; not continuous Here are the memory tricks I use to help me decide whether to use discreet or discrete. In discreet, which is used for keeping things quiet, the two Es are close together …
Monday Muddle: letdown, let down
letdown: (noun) disappointment; frustration; disillusionment; anticlimax; setback let down: (verb phrase) disappoint; lower; begin landing an aircraft; lengthen; give bad news
Monday Muddle: viola, voilà
viola: (noun) a stringed musical instrument that is slightly larger than a violin but significantly smaller than a cello voilà: (interjection) loosely translated from the French means “There it is!”; literally means “See there!” from the imperative form of the verb voir (to see) and the adverb là (there)