Words February 2024 Week 1

I confirmed my reservations. (I made sure that I still had reservations for the hotel.)

I can’t think clearly. (My brain is still half asleep.)

“Smishing” is a combination of “SMS” and “phishing.” (Cybercriminals send text messages (SMS) to lure victims into sharing personal or financial info.)

He was struggling with his golf, but he bounced back and won the tournament. (He started to be successful again after having difficulties.)

I trimmed my bangs. (Bangs are the hair cut straight across the forehead.)

I found a reasonably priced beauty parlor. (Different shops have different prices for haircuts.)

An eight-year-old Japanese boy passed Grade 1 of the Eiken test. (He lived in the US and attended an American school for three years, but even for an adult, the Eiken Grade 1 is very difficult.)

There was no proof that he kayaked down the river. (There is no evidence that he did it.)

Boredom was the most difficult thing. (“Boredom” is the noun for “bore, boring or bored.”)

There are no clear rules about mining in space. (The moon has water, oxygen and many minerals that can be used build a base on the moon.)

Do you have any superstitions? (Are you superstitious?)

I have a large polyp in my large intestine. (She had a colonoscopy.)

She lives on a fixed income. (She is living on her pension.)

It is recommended that people over 60 get the shingles vaccination. (You will need a second vaccination after eight weeks.)

We row boats with oars. (We paddle canoes and kayaks with paddles.)

Guinness needs proof, or evidence, that you broke the record. (Evidence is information to show that something is true.)

My eyesight is getting worse little by little. (He will eventually go blind in at least one eye.)

We practice singing once a month. (We have singing lessons monthly.)

I hold my thumbs when a hearse passes by me. (She is superstitious.)

She feels nauseous. (She felt like throwing up.)

There was a long list of people waiting to check out the book. (It is a very popular book in the library.)

He founded the company. (He established the company many years ago.)

Something was lost in the translation. (Feelings are difficult to translate into a different language.)

I sent them a text message. (We say, “text message” instead of “SMS message.”)

Sometimes I think about her and how she is doing. (Her classmate was paralyzed from the neck down when she was in her 20s. They are now 60.)

I misplaced my car FOB. (A fob key is also called a “keyless key” used to unlock your car door and start the engine.)

Boredom was the biggest struggle while padding down the river. (It was very boring floating down the river for 87 days.)