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euphonious - \yoo-FOH-nee-uhs\ (adjective) - Pleasing or sweet in sound; smooth-sounding.

"Pink isn't euphonious. I had a girlfriend once who called me Rosy. That wasn't good either." -- Antonia Susan Byatt, 'Still Life' ...Read more

Below is a (very) short story with 8 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

An old car, which was REGAL BLACK, was traveling on a road named LONE OLD WAY. There were two people in the front seat. The man said, "We're going to the office. IT'S NEAR BRAD'S BAR. The new car gives A FASTER RIDE than normal, but I OWE DAN A LOT, as I've paid...

introspection \in-truh-SPEK-shuhn\ (noun) - The act or process of self-examination; contemplation of one's own thoughts and feelings; a looking inward.

"One could argue that most of the trouble in the world is caused by ...Read more

The following sentences have two blanks that can be filled with two words that are anagrams of each other. Can you figure out those words?

1. The burglar had __________ the entire apartment, and it seemed locating even one clue of his identity would be impossible. However, the skilled detective needed but a few __________ of the burglar's torn jeans to start the process of finding the perpetrator.

2. The construction boss sent Jim to the ...

aggress \uh-GRES\ (intransitive verb) - To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to make an attack.

"No, sir. We know they exist, of course, because we trade with them for chairs and bottles, and we know there are...Read more

Do you know what the following abbreviations mean?

COM DRA ADV ACT SPO MUS HOR SCI

BOSTON — Hopefully Cape seals pay attention to the news.

If they do, this is their warning: The great white sharks are coming.

The latest sign that the apex predators will soon arrive is on a popular shark tracker, ...Read more

osculation \os-kyuh-LAY-shuhn\ (noun) - The act of kissing; also: a kiss.

"Within a week fifty thousand women in forty counties had pictured to themselves this osculation of intellects, and shrugged their shoulders, and ...Read more

In the four sentences below, are two blanks. You must fill them in with words that are either anagrams, synonyms, antonyms, or homonyms. You can only use each of these one time each sentence. Can you figure out each word?

1. The golfer has yelled out "____" ____ times today.

2. They began to ____ scones, and drink ____.

3. She used one ____ to look down at her wrist and see her ____.

4. He ran ____ the dog in order ____ not get bitten by ...

It’s no secret that a super volcano lies miles beneath the surface of Yellowstone National Park, but all this time researchers knew little beyond that — until now.

A team of researchers recently made a breakthrough ...Read more