CONSIDER
To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to articulate feelings they experience everyday, and otherwise wouldn’t have the means to express in a meaningful and useful way.
— Mos Def
For writers, readers, Scrabble, crossword and word gamers like me, Succeed and Soar’s “Word Witty” posts offer little puzzles that strengthen a precious tool: Vocabulary.
Scrabble Info
Scrabble is sold in 121 countries and comes in 31 different languages. The English version has 100 tiles. Italian and Portuguese versions have the most, 120 tiles. The English version has 8 A tiles. Malaysia has 19 A’s.
Word Match
Should you wind up with several A’s in your rack, this post’s Word Match offers 11 ways to use two of them. Match letter in first column to their meaning and build vocabulary as well as chances of winning your next game.
| A | Aa | A type of cable. Two or more 3-D forms with a common axis. | |
| B | Amazon | Person who uses a chopping tool | |
| C | Ammonia | Volcanic rock | |
| D | Arachnid | A story showing life and action | |
| E | Armada | A powerful woman | |
| F | Arrange | A nitrogen, hydrogen compound with pungent smell | |
| G | Aviary | A fleet of warships | |
| H | Aware | To organize | |
| I | Axman | A class of arthropods that includes spiders, mites and scorpions | |
| J | Coaxial | To be knowledgeable. Alert. | |
| K | Drama | A large enclosure or building for keeping birds |
Quality of Life
- Peace and prosperity for all people
- Make violence and brutality, especially war extinct
Homo sapiens are smart enough to create a flourishing planet and Win-Win [rather than Win-Lose] relationships.
In the Marvin Gaye classic, “What’s Going On,” he sang, War is not the answer. Maybe, once upon a time when there were only a few million people, conquest was an option. Now, with billions and billions and high-powered weapons, there’s too little space for bickering.
In personal affairs and of decision makers, consider:
— Zig ZiglarFor I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. … Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
— Matthew 25: 35-40The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members.
— Pearl Buck
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Word Witty Answers
| Aa | Volcanic rock |
| Amazon | A powerful woman |
| Ammonia | A nitrogen, hydrogen compound with pungent smell |
| Arachnid | A class of arthropods that includes spiders, mites and scorpions |
| Armada | A fleet of warships |
| Arrange | To organize |
| Aviary | A large enclosure or building for keeping birds |
| Aware | To be knowledgeable. Alert. |
| Axman | Person who uses a chopping tool |
| Coaxial | A type of cable. Two or more 3-D forms with a common axis. |
| Drama | A story showing life and action |
