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Burgeon Ascertain Tyro Nepotism Dearth |
\BUR-jen\ \a-ser-TANE\ \TIE-row\ \NEH-peh-ti-zem\ \derth\ |
A beginner in learning; novice. (noun)
Favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship. (noun)
To send forth new growth; to grow and expand rapidly. (verb)
An inadequate supply; lack; famine. (noun)
To find out or learn with certainty. (verb)
I'm guessing that Burgeon is answer #1.
ReplyDeleteAscertain is #5.
Tyro is #3.
Neptoism is #4.
Dearth is #2.
Now, I'm going to look all these up in the dictionary to see how right I was....I'm not very patient.
I got 2 right.
ReplyDeleteUtter fail. *Headdesk*.
Dearth is #4 and Ascertain is #5. I'm pretty sure Burgeon is #3, Nepotism must be #2, and Tyro must be #1.
ReplyDeleteBut now I must go look them up... :)
My guesses.
ReplyDeleteAscertain is #5.
Nepotism is #2.
Burgeon is #4.
Dearth is #3.
Tyro is #1.
That is a fun little game! =)
Blessings,
Taylor
Dearth is #4
ReplyDeleteAscertian is #5
Nepotism is #2
and I'm guessing that tyro is #4 and burgeon is #3
The only one I don't know for sure is Tyro, but since I know all the other definitions, I can ascertain that it is #1. Fun game.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is:
ReplyDeleteBurgeon: #3, to send forth new growth; to grow and expand rapidly.
Ascertain: #5, To find out or learn with certainty.
Tyro: #1, a beginner in learning, novice.
Nepotism: #2, Favoritism based on kinship.
Dearth: #4, An inadequate supply; lack; famine.
I meant that tyro is #1, sorry.
ReplyDeleteWell! Nothing like a spot of intellectual embarrassment to keep one's ego in line.
ReplyDeleteAscertain is #5: to find out or learn with certainty.
Dearth is #4: an inadequate supply; lack; famine.
Nepotism is #2: favouritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship.
Tyro is #1: a beginner in learning; novice.
Burgeon is #3: to send forth new growth; to grow and expand rapidly.
I think...
ReplyDeleteBurgeon is #3
Ascertain is #5
Tyro is #1
Nepotism is #2
and Dearth is #4