Tutors Vocabulary Builder & HeebieJeebies

Marylou · Post by **Marylou** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:48 pm

"Humongous" isn't even a word! At least, it's not in my dictionary.

I always thought it was a slang cross between "huge" and ....some other word that means very big! (A bit like "gi-normous", iyswim.) Possibly even invented by Roald Dahl? - though that's just a guess!

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:37 pm

Hi

We used a standard crossword solver dictionary for the wordlists, with a recommendation that we include over 8000 words, and actually included ove 10,000 in the final product.

The compound words such as humongous were inserted in the CD to create a higher difficulty level and introduce compounds of more than two words.

We compiled the questions for the purpose of vocabulary building not entirely for 11+ tests but for common entrance tests as well.

You may come across "bamboozle".

Regards

Mike

yoyo123 · Post by **yoyo123** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:59 pm

bamboozle???

Marylou · Post by **Marylou** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:40 pm

Bamboozle is definitely on my radar. I frequently use it in all seriousness to describe my current state!

Not sure how it can be a compound word, though...

JaysDarlin · Post by **JaysDarlin** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:51 pm

bam boo zle

ba mbo ozle

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:09 pm

Hi Jaysdarlin

Sorry, went off topic with bamboozle.

However!!! Further research came up with the following.

BAMB an acronym for the Botswana Agriculture Marketing Board

OOZLE an ancient Scottish golfing term.

There: BAMB-OOZLE a compound word.

Regards

Mike

yoyo123 · Post by **yoyo123** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:22 am

of course!!

I've no idea why I overlooked that one

JaysDarlin · Post by **JaysDarlin** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:22 am

How do you make a compound word out of

nonagon and paragon ?

and

sobered?

Snowdrops · Post by **Snowdrops** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:33 am

Possibly:

No, Nag, On

Pa, Rag, On

So, Be, Red

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:10 am

Hi

We liked panoramas.

Mike