Tuesday, December 28, 2010

"X" Is For... ABC Wednesday"

photo by gigi ann

Following are words beginning or ending in X.

1. halluX--big toe. DeXter wears sandals because his halluX is too big for Nikes.

2. Xeric--dry, like a desert. Those transplanted Ohioans keep trying to grow phlohere in New MeXico's Xeric landscape.

3. verteX--highest point. As he slipped off the rocky crag, FeliX was heard eXulting, "At last, the verteeeeeeX!"

4. polleX--thumb. Little Jack BolliX stuck in his polleX and pulled out a purple plum.

5. Xenophobic--fearing foreigners or strangers. RoXanne is so Xenophobic, she hid in a closet the entire time she vacationed in France.

6. vorteX--whirling current. One untruth led to another until the politician got caught in a vorteX of lies.


photo by gigi ann

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17 comments:

  1. Loved and learnt a few new words with the letter 'X' in them.

    Have a great day!!

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  2. This is a fun read and clever too boot. I really like how you worked the words in that had an X.

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  3. You must have had great fun writing these. I think I preferred the first one :-)

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  4. What a fun read indeed! Love it, Gigi!! Always love to learn a new word or two! Wishing you a very Happy New Year!

    Sylvia

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  5. Love the picture. My, xenophobia is going to show up a LOT this week, I think...
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  6. Here is my teaser from Nature's Secret Messages: Hidden in Plain Sight by Elaine Wilkes (Page 3):

    "We lie in the lap of immense intelligence." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Stop. Look. Listen. My kindergarten teacher taught me that. I remember carefully lining up the tips of my patent-leather shoes exactly at the edge of the curb and stopping–then carefully looking to my right and left, quiet and aware, listening for any clues. Feeling that it was safe to proceed, I'd grasp my classmate's hand, jump off the curb, and happily venture into unknown territories on the other side of the street.

    Now I barely glance from side to side as I hurry on my way.

    What happened? Where did that wide-open feeling of awareness go? In the rush of adulthood, it seems to vanish, but what would happen if we simply stopped, looked and listened…even as busy adults?

    As a learning addict, I've hunted for insights through countless books, seminars, experts, masters and more. Eventually, I realized that my kindergarten teacher had it right from the beginning, long before I started my quest. Who knew that she was so profound?

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  7. Oh, that's hilarious "hid in a closet the entire time she vacationed in France"!! Wonderful.
    -- K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  8. How did you get those plane's to cooperate with you? lol Great post

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  9. Some super xamples I especially liked xeric which is a word I did not know. But vortex who can resist that word. Great contrails.

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  10. X is a difficult one! But you found lots of Xs! X-cellent job (sorry, couldn't resist!). :)

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  11. Marvelous post, - great words and amusing illustrations! - how sad to hide in a closet in France!!!

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  12. A wonderful X post - lots to look at and learn...Happy New Year!

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  13. x is a different letter and I am so glad to visit lovely sites that feed my mind.. seriously I only knew for is an x-ray that limited to one..hahaha thanks for sharing Happy ABC Wednesday

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  14. A truly inspired photo - I wonder how long you knew you would use it for week X - always a difficult one yet people like yourselves come up with the goods.
    Denise
    ABC Wednesday Team

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  15. With a little help from Mother Nature, you have an amazing set of X's.

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  16. Ha! Great words for X and good job on the contrails.

    (I can't use contrails since they're not natural. More's the pity since they give form to some of the toughest letters to find in the sky.)

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