Sunday, September 16, 2012

Vocabulary Quiz

Best misused words:

I was afraid for a behemoth when I saw my friend's Halloween costume.
(In this case, "behemoth" was being used as "a short moment, fleeting.")

This test is scintillating.
(Scintillating is also being used as "a short moment, fleeting.")

I abate a lot.
(This one was just to be a punk. He knew the meaning of the word and decided to be a smart-aleck. )

I will scintillate this sentence.
(The word he was looking for was alliterate).

I had an idea but it epitomed out of my head.
(epitome : abscond).

Favorite misspelling:

jewels : gewls

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