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Bookworm words

These are some of the more unusual words which can be used in the online game Bookworm. It is a game which I thoroughly recommend to your pupils

Why not set it for homework? They will love it.

https://kbhgames.com/game/bookworm-online

 

DELF	Alt spelling of “Delft” referring to pottery
DIS	Could be slang for “disrespect” (alt diss) or the capital of Hell
DOPY	Alt spelling of “dopey”
DORY	A flat-bottomed boat
DUP	“to open” and not the abbreviation for the Democratic Unionist Party
DURE	Hard or severe
FANE	A temple
FRIZ	Alt spelling of “Frizz” meaning to make hair into short curls
GEES	Third person present tense of to gee – as in gee up a horse
GOY	Anyone who is not Jewish
GREE	Mastery or victory
HAED	Had (Scots)
HIN	Ancient hebrew measure of liquid
JIN	Alt spelling of “Jinn” - a mythological spirit which may be good or evil
MARRER	Alt spelling of “marrow” meaning a mate or friend
NADIR	Lowest point
PATE	Head – although Google thought I meant Pâté
PITA	Alt spelling of Pitta as in Pitta bread
QUIRED	Alt spelling of “quire” meaning 24 sheets of paper
TASS	A cup (Scots) cf tasse (French)
TIDED	Past tense of verb “to tide” meaning to move with the tide
TIPPY	Liable to tip over but a word I hadn’t heard before
TITI	A South American monkey
TOTER	One who carries something, e.g. a gun-toting cowboy.
TOYER	One who toys with something
TREED	Planted with trees or indeed driven up a tree by a hunting pack
TRET	An allowance for waste
VIS	Power cf Latin “vires”
YELD	A sterile animal
ZOA	Individuals from a single egg
ZOON	Singular of zoa

Also

torse	Heraldic wreath
bine	a long, flexible stem of a climbing plant, especially the hop.
eft	newt
nelly	a silly person (informal)
voe	a small bay or creek in Orkney or Shetland.
quean	cheeky girl
quoin	an external angle of a wall or building.
cavil	make petty or unnecessary objections.
gan	a dialect of Chinese spoken by about 20 million people, mainly in Jiangxi province. (you'd think that would make it a proper noun but Bookworm accepts it)
foy	to assist a ship in distress
gie	a Scottish word for give
ret	soak with water
rax	to extend
ria	a long, narrow inlet formed by the partial submergence of a river valley.
yow	used to express excitement, joy, or surprise
bren	a lightweight quick-firing machine gun used by the Allied forces in the Second World War. (you'd think that would make it a proper noun but Bookworm accepts it)
kab	an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts.
purl	(knitting) an inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
vagi	cranial nerves
glim	candle
joe	an ordinary man “average joe” (or a cup of coffee)
loof	palm of the hand
ite	dto make ready
pinta	chronic skin disease
illy	badly
cade	lumpy or rotund
clag	sticky mud or dirt
ree	Wild; fierce; outrageous
mome	A dull or stupid person.
sau	a skewer made of losilosi wood
wale	a horizontal wooden strip fitted as strengthening to a boat's side.
pinas	Pina = a cone of silver amalgam prepared for retorting (pinas being the plural)
fiar	The price of grain in the counties of Scotland,
sura	a chapter or section of the Koran (scholars say each one can be taken seven different ways!)
soli	did you know there was a plural of solo?
oxo	the game of noughts and crosses (and those beef cubes as well!)
cuke	cucumber (informal)
kata	martial arts practice
maar	a broad, low-relief volcanic crater
macer	an official who keeps order in a law court
quate	archaic term for fortune or destiny
uta	noun. any of several iguanid lizards
lunk	a slow-witted person
puggy	having a face that resembles that of a pug dog
menad	a frenzied woman (alt spelling maenad)
pung	low box sleigh
geest	a type of landform, slightly raised above the surrounding countryside
Dexy	a tablet of Dexedrine

Spoiler Alert - answers to Proverbs 6

Proverbs 6

1) A Jack of all trades is a master of

a) none b) disguise c) several

2) I'll be finished before you can say

a) have you finished b) look at the time c) Jack Robinson

3) My house is falling down. It was built by

a) Tom b) Jerry c) Sylvester

4) What do politicians jump on?

a) horses b) merry-go rounds c) bandwagons

5) What is a Kangaroo court?

a) an unjust one b) an australian one c) what kangaroos do to lady kangaroos

6) He is very keen. He's as keen as

a) a knife b) mustard c) pickle

7) You must eat to keep what together?

a) knife and fork b) your nerves c) body and soul

8) To show courage you need to keep a stiff

a) back b) arm c) upper lip

9) Where do you keep a secret?

a) in a diary b) under your hat c) under the stairs

10) To avoid somebody you give them a wide what?

a) smile b) berth c) hat

11) Who should you keep up with?

a) the Smiths b) the neighbours c) the Joneses

12) A sacrificial what?

a) dog b) sheep c) lamb

13) What broke the camel's back?

a) old age b) the last straw c) overweight

14) What might you rest on?

a) your laurels b) a sofa c) a bed

15) If something is unpopular, it goes down like

a) the Titanic b) the Marie Celeste c) a lead balloon

16) According to Disraeli, there are lies, damned lies and what

a) politicians' promises b) statistics c) fairy stories

17) What is a pointless exercise?

a) aerobics b) pilates c) rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic

18) What attracts moths?

a) other moths b) wardrobes c) a candle flame

19) Turkeys should never vote for

a) Democrats b) Republicans c) Christmas

20) What does you good?

a) exercise b) a little of what you fancy c) a little learning

 

 My mother was always threatening to "have your guts for garters" but she never did, fortunately.

Proverbs Quiz - just for fun

Proverbs 6

1) A Jack of all trades is a master of

a) none b) disguise c) several

2) I'll be finished before you can say

a) have you finished b) look at the time c) Jack Robinson

3) My house is falling down. It was built by

a) Tom b) Jerry c) Sylvester

4) What do politicians jump on?

a) horses b) merry-go rounds c) bandwagons

5) What is a Kangaroo court?

a) an unjust one b) an australian one c) what kangaroos do to lady kangaroos

6) He is very keen. He's as keen as

a) a knife b) mustard c) pickle

7) You must eat to keep what together?

a) knife and fork b) your nerves c) body and soul

8) To show courage you need to keep a stiff

a) back b) arm c) upper lip

9) Where do you keep a secret?

a) in a diary b) under your hat c) under the stairs

10) To avoid somebody you give them a wide what?

a) smile b) berth c) hat

11) Who should you keep up with?

a) the Smiths b) the neighbours c) the Joneses

12) A sacrificial what?

a) dog b) sheep c) lamb

13) What broke the camel's back?

a) old age b) the last straw c) overweight

14) What might you rest on?

a) your laurels b) a sofa c) a bed

15) If something is unpopular, it goes down like

a) the Titanic b) the Marie Celeste c) a lead balloon

16) According to Disraeli, there are lies, damned lies and what

a) politicians' promises b) statistics c) fairy stories

17) What is a pointless exercise?

a) aerobics b) pilates c) rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic

18) What attracts moths?

a) other moths b) wardrobes c) a candle flame

19) Turkeys should never vote for

a) Democrats b) Republicans c) Christmas

20) What does you good?

a) exercise b) a little of what you fancy c) a little learning

 

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Tom Lehrer

Tom Lehrer claimed he was a victim of "nominal determinism". Lehrer means "teacher" and for many years he was a teacher of 'applications of mathematics to the social sciences" and other topics.

 
However, he had another talent, in the 1960s and 1970s he produced a number of quirky or satirical songs. Initially, he self-published but gradually won a mass audience.

His songs are a crash course in irony. This was underscored by his use of "Gilbertian" rhymes. In other words, he tortured words in order to make them fit the song whether they liked it or not.

Tom Lehrer was a white liberal rather than a Socialist but Socialists will enjoy many of his songs.

An example is his hymn to "universal bereavement".

"When you attend a funeral
It is sad to think that sooner or l-
ater those you love will do the same for you.

And you may have thought it tragic
Not to mention other adjec-
tives to think of all the weeping they will do

But don't you worry,
No more ashes
No more sackcloth
And an armband made of black cloth
will someday never more adorn a sleeve

For if the bomb that drops on you
Gets your friends and neighbours too,
There'll be nobody left behind to grieve

And we will all go together when we go
All suffused with an incandescent glow
Universal bereavement
An inspiring achievement
Yes, we all will go together when we go.

He followed this up with "So long mom, I'm off to drop the bomb" and a song about Werner Von Braun, the Nazi employed by American imperialism to develop nuclear missiles. 

Another song is about America's number one instrument of diplomacy

When someone makes a move
Of which we don't approve
Who is it who always intervenes?
UN and OAS
They have their place I guess
But first
Send the Marines
For might makes right
Until they've seen the light
They've got to be protected
All their rights respected
Till somebody we like can be elected!

His song about vivisection, based on a true story, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" was released as a popular single in the UK and the flip side was a parody of the passionate or fiery variety of  love song "The Masochism Tango".

He never claimed that his songs would change minds about the bomb or cruelty to animals but they bolstered the beliefs of those who were already opposed. 

And they were great fun, albeit the humour was rather dark as I have attempted to show. 

Spoiler Alert, answers to the old money quiz

What follows is the answers to the old money quiz.

These are my answers anyway.

They might all be wrong!

 

 

1) Sun moon and a star are three far things = 3/4d

2) A gorilla's leg joint would be an ape knee 1/2d

3) Penny 1d

4) A penny farthing 1 1/4 d

5) A baby kangaroo and a three penny bit were both called a Joey 3d

6) The largest Maundy coin is a fourpenny bit 4d

7) Dutch money is a Euro now but used to be a florin 2/-

8) Bob 1/-

9 A tanner 6d

10) A tiara could be a crown but Glenda suggested half a crown 2/6

11) A dollar was 5 shillings 5/-

12) A snow leopard is called an ounce (it just is) so eight would be half a pound 10/-

13) Guinea £1 1s

14) Oh dear this is the worst. Sick squid £6

15) Tenor £10 

Old money quiz

I was given this at Quiz Club today. I do not know all the answers yet. However they are all amounts of old money: pounds, shillings and pence and of course farthings.

1) Sun, moon and a star.

2) A gorilla's leg joint

3) A girl's name.

4) A bicycle

5) A baby kangaroo

6) The largest Maundy coin

7) Dutch money

8) A boy's name

9) A leather worker

10) A tiara

11) A dollar

12) Eight snow leopards

13) A pig

14) A poorly sea creature

15) Male singer

Fiction Books

 Total fiction books = 12

The latest is the audiobook "Brev"

 

 
The most recent Durrington Detective Agency book is Darkness in Durrington

The best thing about this series is that people who buy one, tend to buy them all.

My fiction books are as follows:

The Mirror of Eternity Series

The Mirror of Eternity

Salt Wars 

The Miranda Revolution

Defending the Sangreal

Domain of Dreams

Space Dog Alfred Series

Space Dog Alfred

Planet of the Dogs

Durrington Detective Agency series

Durrington Detective Agency

Death in Durrington

And a collection of short stories

Pot Pourri

Proverb Quiz

Proverbs

1) If wishes were horses what would happen?

a) horses could fly b) beggars could ride c) horses would cost more

2) If you can't be good, what should you do?

a) be bad b) be careful c) apologise

3) If you can't beat them, what should you do?

a) join them b) surrender c) cheat

4) If you can't stand the heat, what should you do?

a) sweat b) drink a Coors light c) get out of the kitchen

5) If you pay peanuts what do you get?

a) Charlie Brown b) monkeys c) rich

6) If you want a thing done well, what do you do?

a) call in an expert b) leave it until tomorrow c) do it yourself

7) What is bliss?

a) Bounty b) ignorance c) a cigarette

8) What is the sincerest form of flattery?

a) imitation b) money c) a kiss

9) It ain't over until what?

a) the finale b) the fat lady sings c) the curtain falls

10) What does it take to catch a thief?

a) a trap b) the police c) a thief

11) What does it take to make a world?

a) all sorts b) sea and land c) oxygen

12) What is better than receiving?

a) receiving a lot b) money c) giving

13) It's easy to be what after the event?

a) tired b) wise c) broke

14) What gets the grease?

a) squeaky wheel b) a monkey c) the elbow

15) How do you avoid being judged?

a) don't judge others b) bribe the judge c) lie

16) Keep your friends close and your enemies where?

a) a mile away b) closer c) happy

17) Laugh and the world laughs with you but what happens if you weep?

a) you weep alone b) someone gives you a hanky c) people tell you to shut up.

18) How do you keep your powder?

a) in a jar b) in your gun c) dry

19) What should you let sleeping dogs do?

a) tell the truth b) lie c) snore

20)Lightning never does what?

a) strikes twice in the same place

b) goes upwards

c) strike trees

 

Answers

1) b 2) b 3) a 4) c 5) b 6) c 7) b 8) a 9) b 10) c 11) a 12) c 13) b 14) a 15) a 16) b 17) a

18) c 19) b 20) a

Word Quiz

Words Quiz 

Just a bit of fun

1) Someone who does not believe in any government is an

a) anarchist b) antichrist c) anachronism

2) Who is your cousin's son?

a) Cedric b) second cousin c) cousin once removed

3) A bender is

a) a drinking spree b) a toy c) a country road

4) a derrick is

a) a dockhand b) a knife c) a crane

5) Elephants proverbially

a) come in threes b) never forget c) live in India

6) The Force is a power in

a) Star Wars b) Star Trek c) The Muppets

7) Gerrymandering is

a) rigging the vote b) a politician c) a place in Germany

8) What is H in the phonetic alphabet?

a) Horse b) Home c) Hotel

9) Which "i" is unusual behaviour

a) idiosyncratic b) Imperialism c) Italianate

10) Which J is excessive patriotism?

a) Jacobin b) Jingoism c) Jollification

11) What proverbially jump over a cliff?

a) lemons b) llamas c) lemmings

12) Who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Engels?

a) Groucho Marx b) Chico Marx c) Karl Marx

13) Who won the battle of Trafalgar?

a) Napoleon b) Drake c) Nelson

14) How do cricket bowlers bowl?

a) overarm b) underarm c) on Wimbledon Common

15) Which animal traditionally buries its head in the sand?

a) politician b) canary c) ostrich

16) What were the earliest bicycles called?

a) velocipede b) velociraptor c) Vespa

17) Which group of people did Shakespeare despise?

a) politicians b) popstars c) Polish

18) Which is in Canada?

a) Qandahar b) Qatar c) Quebec

19) Who was Juliet's lover?

a) Roger b) Romeo c) Richard

20) What is a collection of fish?

a) shoal b) herd c) gang