Adjective: excessive; uncontrolled; lustful Sounds Like: wonton The ...

Wanton
Adjective: excessive; uncontrolled;
lustful
Sounds Like: wonton
The groom at his wedding has eaten too much wonton soup (it makes him behave as if
he were drunk). Now, he’s wearing his bride’s veil and dancing with three women at the
same time. His wife said, “I knew we should’ve gone with the egg drop soup.”

Magnanimous
Adjective-Big hearted; generous; forgiving; noble
The reason why Ms. Sims is so magnanimous is because she comes from a family of
generous people.

Xenophobia
Noun: The fear or hatred of anything
foreign
A crowd of Earthlings ran in fear from an alien creature and his spaceship. “Run!” they
scream. He’s from the plant Xenon!”

Yoke
Verb: To link, or join together; marry
Sounds Like: yolk
Two chicken farmers are getting married. The man takes out a ring made of egg yolk
and slides it on the woman’s finger. “Now,” he says, “we are yoked together forever.”

Zenith
Noun: The highest point
Think of : Apex
She retired at the zenith of her career, before her skills began to decline. Her motto is,
“After reaching the sky there is only one place to go…Down!”

Erudition
Noun: The knowledge acquired through
many years of study
Sounds Like: Every edition
Marcus visited his teacher’s office, where the walls are lined with many books. “Mrs.
Holliman,” he asked, “have you read all these books”
Mrs. Holliman responded, “Every edition.”

Deference
Noun: The act of yielding to someone
else out of respect
Sounds Like: deafer ants
A family of ants arriving at a music hall. All the ants in the family have trouble with their
hearing, but the grandparents are nearly deaf. The younger members of the family,
acknowledging that the grandparents are deafer, allow them to sit in the front, closest to
the musicians. They’re showing deference to their elders.

Capitulate
Verb: Surrender; Yield
Sounds Like: Capital late
The government of a small nation has just been overthrown by a neighboring county. In
the capital city of the overthrown nation, the president is speaking with his military
commander, who has just arrived with troops. “I’m sorry,” he says, “but you got here too
late. I forced to surrender.”

Benevolent
Adjective: Kindhearted; good natured;
generous
Sounds Like: Ben Elephant
A kindly old elephant named Ben lives at the zoo. He saves the peanuts that visitors give
him and takes them to the other animals at night. “That Ben Elephant,” says one bear to
another, “what a nice guy.”

Advocate
Verb: Support; Plead for; Speak on
behalf of
Sounds Like: Ad for Kate
After trying for almost six months, Kate could not find a job. Her father saw how lowly
Kate felt, and decided to help. He took an ad out in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and
bragged on how wonderful his daughter is. At the end of the ad, he wrote: “I strongly
advocate your hiring her.”