Vocabulary.com/AOL - Millennium Vocabulary Puzzles #1

March '99 America Online monthly feature = MVP-Millenniun Vocabulary Puzzle #1 as of 3/6/99:

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Type in and submit the 12 answers (4 in each puzzle) to the Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® brand puzzles in the boxes BELOW the puzzle. When you hit the "Submit Query" button at the bottom of this page, you will get immediate feedback with both the correct answers and the use of the words in context. Sometimes there are word banks for each puzzle to assist you in your personal vocabulary acquisition. Click Directions for more detailed instructions. We have compiled some questions and answers if you are interested.

Puzzle #1 - Directions
Elvis Presley (1935-1977) was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. Versatile, charismatic and very talented, he became the most popular singer in the history of rock & roll. He sang and starred in over 30 movies. His mansion, Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee is one of the main tourist attractions in the USA. He had a great idea (light bulb) about music and became famous!

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #1 "text" where all 4 words relate to one of the most influential people of the 20th century - Elvis Presley:

Answer 1:--8 letter noun--root is GYRO = ring, circle -- word means: *** the act of moving (revolving, whirling or rotating) in a circle or spiral around a fixed point
Answer 2:--10 letter noun--root is ESCE = becoming -- word means: *** a person in the transitional period between puberty and adulthood (youthful & likely immature)
Answer 3:--11 letter noun--root is TAIN = hold, keep -- word means: *** a singer, comedian, dancer, or other performer, esp. a professional one
Answer 4:--13 letter verb--root is VOLVO = roll, turn -- word means: *** to effect or bring about a sudden, complete, or radical change in something

PUZZLE #1 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, I'm Cinny Nym, Dean of Faculty at Vocabulary University."

I don't have any hints to help you for puzzle #1 this month. However, I have listed below the 40 most memorable songs sung by Elvis:

Heartbreak Hotel, Don't be Cruel, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, Love Me!, Too Much, All Shook Up, (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear, Don't, I Beg of You, Wear My Ring Around Your Neck, Hard Headed Woman, One Night, I Got Stung, (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I, I Need Your Love Tonight, A Big Hunk Of Love, Stuck On You, It's Now Or Never, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Surrender, I Feel So Bad, Little Sister, (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame, Can't Help Falling In Love, Good Luck Charm, She's Not You, Return To Sender, (You're My) Devil In Disguise, Bossa Nova Baby, Crying In The Chapel, In The Ghetto, Suspicious Minds, Don't Cry Daddy, The Wonder Of You, The Next Step Is Love, There Goes Everything, and Burning Love.

Puzzle #2 - Directions
Johannes Gutenberg of Mianz, Germany invented the metal "type" mold, a precision instrument that allowed alphabetical metal letters to be locked together to print multiple pages. After printing, the metal letters could be unlocked, changed and put together again to print a new page. This invention, in the 1450's, allowed communication of thoughts, the creation of printed books and, consequently, literacy to spread rapidly throughout the world.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #2 "text" where all 4 words relate to a historically critical event that occurred before 1900 but in this millenium - the Gutenberg Printing Press:

Answer 5:--8 letter noun--root is LITTERA = learned, of letters -- word means: *** the quality or state of being able to read and write; possessing education or culture
Answer 6:--10 letter noun--root is JOUR = day -- word means: *** a person whose profession is the press; a person who keeps a daily record
Answer 7:--7 letter adjective--root is LEG = choose, read -- word means: *** capable of being read or deciphered, esp. with ease, as writing or printing; easily readable
Answer 8:--10 letter noun--root is SCRIPT = write -- word means: *** a handwritten or typewritten version of a book, document or other work prepared for publication in print

PUZZLE #2 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, I'm Dick Shinary, Chancellor of Literacy at Vocabulary University."

I have grouped words (all related to writing, language and literary tools or skills) in 3 different categories. I'm sure you've heard of most of them but, those that you don't know, look them up in the Random House Webster's College Dictionary.

Writing tools: allusion, cliche, hyperbole, imagery, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, simile, symbol
Special language words: argot, cant, chatter, colloquialism, dialect, gibberish, idiom, jargon, jive, lingo, patois, patter, slang, tongue, vernacular
Writing terms: chart, correspond, delineate, depict, diagram, draft, draw, inscribe, letter, map, outline, paint, plot, print, portray, represent, sketch, type

Puzzle #3 - Directions
In 1942, under the code name, The Manhattan Project, work began to create an atom bomb. On August 6th and 9th, 1945, two of them were dropped by US B-29 bombers on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, an event that quickly ended World War II. The bombs demolished virtually every building that was 1/2 a mile from the point of detonation. Their power looks "primitive" today in comparison to the nuclear weapons of many nations.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #3 "text" where all 4 words relate to an important and memorable event of the 20th century - the Atom Bomb:

Answer 9:--8 letter noun--root is NOM = name -- word means: *** personal disgrace, dishonor or humiliation; shameful action or conduct
Answer 10:--10 letter verb--root is NIHIL = nothing -- word means: *** to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; to wipe out; to destroy the collective existence or main body of
Answer 11:--11 letter adjective--root is STRU = build -- word means: *** causing a tearing down or breaking up; ruinous; designed or tending to disprove or discredit
Answer 12:--10 letter noun--root is APO (prefix) = away -- word means: *** any universal or widespread destruction or disaster; any revelation or prophecy

PUZZLE #3 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, I'm Crossword, the Mascot at Vocabulary University.

I'm a friend not a fighter but, there are some great words that describe both battles and attacks. I have listed 23 them below for your information. You can look up the ones you don't know.

Battle: brawl, combat, encounter, engage, contend, fight, struggle, contest, action, bout, conflict, skirmish, strife,
Attack: besiege, bombard, charge, combat, invade, storm, assault, assail, beset, seize

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