COMMON WORD STORY 35 VOCABULARY
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
INSOLVENT
INTERPERSONAL
IMPLICATE
MISBECOMING
PERMIT
LEVER
CLANDESTINE
TARPAULIN
DYSFUNCTION
SATYR
HYSSOP
PROSAIC
FERRET
MAGGOT
IRRADICABLE
LATTICE
CARE
MOTORCYCLE
PILASTER
CLAM
Here is my story:
When his motorcycle dealership became insolvent, the
owner tried to ferret out the reasons for his failure.
He found in himself traits unbecoming dealing with the
public; implicated in his dysfunction; things as prosaic as not permitting people to talk first.
He concluded his faults were not irradicable and with care
he could succeed.
When his car dealership became bankrupt, the
owner tried to search out the reasons for his failure.
He found in himself habits unsuited for dealing with the
public; involved in his inability; things as ordinary as not letting people talk first.
He resolved his faults were not unchangeable and with care
he could succeed.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Try to make your own stories with lists of words.
It is a writer’s exercise.
VOCABULARY - COMMON WORD STORY 34
TOWNSTONE THE TOWN THAT WOULD NOT DIE
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
REEVE
HIGHLIGHT
CRAWL
BARITONE
ALL
POULTICE
EPHAH
CYST
BOP
DIZZY
RIME
HUSBANDRY
BEAK
FLAPJACK
BAGEL
HALL
WHENCE
GRIT
SYNAESTHESIA
Here is my story:
Tombstone is a town in Arizona whence came all the grit
of the cowboy days. Scene of the fight at the OK corral.
A highlight is the opera house, a hall where baritones
once sang. In the saloon, dizzy cowboys crawled after being
bopped in the head. In the canteen, flapjacks where flipped
and a bun, the ancestor of today’s bagel was made.
Tombstone is a town in Arizona where all the grit
of the cowboy days came. Place of the fight at the OK corral.
A main feature is the opera house, a hall where opera singers
once sang. In the saloon, woozy cowboys went on their knees after being
hit in the head. In the kitchen shack, flapjacks where turned
and a bun, the predecessor of today’s bagel was made.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
See if you can made another story with the same word list.
COMMON WORD STORY 30 OFF TO THE PRISON
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
MAMMOGRAM
CONNING TOWER
PILFER
SPELL
FINERY
APPORTION
BOURGEOIS
THENCE
BUTT
LURCH
WHITEOUT
SCRAPE
ZYGOTE
COMPLY
IMPI
FECUND
CARDIOVASCULAR
METER
FORESTER
DIALOGUE
Here is my story:
The conning tower of the prison cast a weird spell over
the landscape. Each guard was apportioned a sector of the
wall to watch. The spotlight lurched around.
The prisoners comply with rules without a scrap of dignity.
If you impinge on the laws, pilfer anything, you will find yourself
in front of a judge in his finery and thence to this place.
The observation tower of the prison had a strange effect on the
scene. Each guard was assigned a part of the wall to watch. The
spotlight bumped around.
The prisoners follow the rules without a bit of self-respect.
If you break the law - steal anything, you will find yourself in
front of a judge in his nice clothes and then off to this place.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Try this exercise.
COMMON WORD STORY 27 WHAT DOROTHY DID IN OZ
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
RAINBOW
INFORMER
YELLOW
CONSTANT
MICE
GAFFER
CANAANITE
NAKED
RADIATION
SONNET
LINGER
INCOORDINATION
ECCENTRIC
DENY
TURKEY
SEMOLINA
JAPAN
LUSTY
EUTHANASIA
CHURCH
Here is my story:
When Dorothy went over the rainbow, she started a constant quest
on the yellow brick road. She fell into an eccentric weird world
where mice and turkeys talked - odder than Japan.
She did not linger, but moved toward the Emerald City to see the Wizard of Oz.
An informer had described him as a lusty capable man. He turned out to be a gaffer
and denied he could help Dorothy but later thought of something.
When Dorothy went through the skies, she started a continuous journey on
the yellow brick road. She fell into an odd strange world where mice and birds talked -
more peculiar than Japan.
She did not stay in one place long, but moved straight to the Emerald City to see
the Wizard of Oz. A person had pictured him as an active effective man. He turned out to be an
old blunderer and said he could not help Dorothy but later thought of something.
COMMON WORD STORY 22 WHY COOKING IS GREAT
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
VENERABLE
LAYER
SCALLOP
COLORATURA
MORALE
BLOWSY
KNEAD
KNOW
LIVELIHOOD
ENJOY
NECROPHILIA
AXLE
BERATE
PALM
CONVERT
VULNERABLE
DISENGAGE
PEPPERMINT
DEMOCRAT
VETERINARY
Here is my story:
Cooking is a venerable art. There is a lot to know and enjoy.
Those that disengage and berate it, become converts if given some
education. Kneading scallops with breadcrumbs provides a easy
enjoyable meal.
Chef is a nice livelihood; not vunerable to the whims of the
stock market. A country with good food available to all is a democratic
society.
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Cooking is an ancient art. There is plenty to find out about and like.
Those that are estranged and say bad things about it, come over if given
some training. Drudging shrimp with breadcrumbs gives a quick good meal.
Head cook is a nice job; safe from the quirks of the sock market. A country
with good food for all is a place with empowered people.
VOCABULARY - COMMON WORD STORY 31 THE THEORY OF TIME
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
HOROLOGY
BROGUE
ACHROMATIC
IMPLANT
PROSPECT
INTERLARD
COLANDER
RIP
CONDOM
CAPRICCIO
SLEAZY
MONSIGNOR
THEORY
SHRED
DECIDUOUS
IVY
ADRENALINE
RATLINE
WOVE
Here is my story:
Horology is woven into today's society. It's like a clock
is implanted in our brains. However; ancient people made do without
a shred of modern time-keeping.
They kept time by observing the growing ivy or the fall of
deciduous leaves. The prospect of no clocks would rip society,
leaving it bland and achromatic.
Time keeping is imbedded into today's society. It's like
a clock is part of our brains. However; anciet people made without
even a bit of modern time keeping.
They kept time by looking at growing plants or the fall of
tree leaves. The idea of no clocks would tear society, leaving it bland
and colorless.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
This is an enjoyable thing to do; writing a story and then
rephrasing it.
COMMON WORD STORY 23 WHAT WAS WORLD WAR TWO LIKE
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
ARID
SPITAL
ETHER
ENMITY
MANDATORY
YANG
AMORAL
POSITRON
AMBULANCE
UNDUE
BARD
CHEAPSKATE
ZOO
CONN
STEREOTYPE
DEFICIT
FREEDOM
GUT
LASSO
BREECH
Here is my story:
Some people say the bombing of Nazi Germany in WW2 was amoral,
an undue show of violence. However; during the time, the enmity caused
by the war gave people complete freedom to fight. It was mandatory;
being a pacifist was a breech of mores.
So, American bombers flew way up in the ether where no bird could go.
The stereotype was the crews had guts, but they were scared, with dry
mouths with hardly any spital. Ambulances waited for the inevitable
casualties.
Some people say the bombing of Nazi Germany in WW2 was unconscionable,
an unreasonable show of violence. However; during the time, the hatred
caused by the war gave complete freedom to fight. It was required; being
against the war was against the norms.
So, American bombers flew way up in the stratosphere where no bird could
go. The stardard image was crews were brave, but they were afraid, with
dry mouths with hardly any spit. Medics waited for the unavoidably
injured.
Final Thoughts: Writing these stories is a good exercise. Try it with
the included list of 17000 common words.
COMMON WORD STORY 14 Howard Carter Finds King Tut
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
1.hoax
2.valley
3.catacomb
4.quixotic
5.as
6.luminary
7.autogenous
8.condominium
9.recipe
10.April
11.treatise
12.oeuvre
13.architrave
14.garter
15.onto
16.zinnia
17.ellipsis
18.pagoda
19.er satz
20.hamburger
My Story:
Howard Carter had a quixotic quest to find King Tut. He searched
through empty dusty Egyptian catacombs, following every real lead and hoaxes.
But this was recipe for poverty. As an impoverished archaeologist,
he lived in a broken down condominium and ate er satz hamburger.
Then in April 1922,he found the tomb of King Tut, rocketing him
onto the list of luminaries.
His massive treatise on the discovery of the tomb became his famous
oeuvre.
Howard carter had a romantic search to find King Tut. He looked
through empty dusty Egyptian underground chambers, following every real
and fake lead.
But this was a formula for poverty. As a penniless archaeologist,
he lived in a broken down row house and ate imitation hamburger.
Then in spring 1922, he found King Tut, rocketing him onto
the list of the famous.
His massive volume on the discovery of the tomb became his life’s work.
COMMON WORD STORY 15 PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
TRUISM
PTARMIGAN
VISOR
BLATHER
PEACOCK
DIGNITY
POPLIN
HORSE
BRIDAL
SMELL
DAUGHTER
LAUGHTER
PROPANE
PION
QUITTANCE
DOGE
NITHER
FRUMP
SECRETARIAT
MUTE
Here is my story:
It is a truism that important people have dignity. The
doge in Venice like a peacock on his war horse with guilded visor,
the general in his poplin shirt with medals, the future wife in her
bridal party.
All radiate dignity in a mute way.
It is an unspoken truth that important people demand respect. The
prince in Venice like a strutting cock on with war stead with golden
helmet, the General in his military uniform shirt with medals, the
future wed woman in her bridal party
All glow with worthiness in a silent way.
Concluding Thoughts:
See my full list of 17000 words. I have tried to give a spectrum
of words that reflect the way sound changes meaning. What I mean
is that I focus on root words of a family of words. In this way, I have
a smaller number of words that represent the language. It is alot of
fun.
Common Word Story 12 Howard Carter Finds King Tut
Here is my writing exercise:
I have collected a list of 17000 words. I then have randomly picked twenty words from it.
Out of these I have written a story with at least ten words from that list.
It’s a fun writing exercise you should try.
Here is the twenty word list:
moment
quest
embark
gin
rubby
sandbox
price
despair
kook
teach
prior
chaplain
recur
occident
panoply
legislate
cine
filligree
panache
omnipresent
My story:
After WW1, the Egyptians legislated approval for occidentals to resume
the quest for King Tut’s tomb. So, Carter embarked on his prior digging in the
sandbox which was the Valley of the Kings.
It was at a heavy price and as failure recurred, his sponsor Lord Canarvan began to
dispair. Then came that cine moment. The tomb was found with the full panoply of a pharaoh.
Golden filigree was omnipresent, giving panache to the grave goods.
After WW1, the Egyptians voted to OK Westeners to re-start the search for King Tut’s tomb.
So, Carter went back to his former digs in the dusty playpen which was the Valley of the Kings.
It was very expensive work and as the former failure continued again, his backer Lord Canovan
started to have doubts. Then came that cinamatic event. The tomb was found with a full set of burial gear of a pharaoh. Golden coverings were everywhere giving the grave goods an impressive appearance.
COMMON WORD STORY 16 WHAT AMERICANS WANTED
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
RABBLE
GLOBE
ERE
SCRIPT
JUDICIOUS
CONCEPT
FACILITY
CAPTIOUS
DEBENTURE
PEER
LADYFINGER
BACKFIRE
DELTOID
PENAL
BUOY
MANNEQUIN
JURISPRUDENCE
DISAVOW
UNEARTH
MILLER
Here is my story:
When the concept of global mercantilism was unearthed in Europe, it
backfired on England. The American colonies were captious of penal measures
to buoy up English industries. American industries were being kept down in favor
of English ones.
Millers, bakers and their peers formed a rabble, demanding independence.
They wanted debentures payable in American issued script and disavowed
allegiance to the crown.
When the idea of world-wide nation favoring trade policy was invented in
Europe, in had bad consequences for England. The American colonies were
critical of laws to aid English industries. American industries were being
held back in favor of English ones.
Grain grinders, bakers and the like formed a mob, calling for freedom.
They wanted debts payable in American created money and denied special loyalty
to England.
Concluding Thoughts:
This writing exercise would look good in a newspaper like a crossword puzzle.
COMMON WORD STORY 17 YOU MUST BE PROPER
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
MOONSHINE
MORTICIAN
CANTOR
WHOLESALE
EUCLIDEAN
CAIMAN
DULY
BENNY
COOK
FLICKER
DEPOSE
PLEDGE
INVERSION
POH
MUSTY
AEROPLANE
POLYCHROME
DECREE
EYELASH
ROSEMARY
Here is my story:
A cantor must be duly proper. Benny, who was also a part time
mortician, took a wholesale pledge to abstain from moonshine.
However; in a musty polychrome lab, he cooked up mash into alcohol in
secret. He flavored it with rosemaery and it sold well.
It was an inversion of everything decreed by his religion and position.
When it was revealed, he was deposed from his place in the synogouge.
A Jewish religious singer must be by definition well behaved. Benny, who
was also an undertaker on the side, took a categorical oath to stay away from
strong drink.
However; in a moldy garish lab, he cooked up corn meal into alcohol in secret.
He flavored it with herbs and it sold well.
It was a complete about face from everything demanded by his religion and status.
When it was made known, he was dropped from his job in the congregation.
Concluding Thoughts:
Like tarot cards, random words suggest a story. Here, I put words together into
a somewhat logical story in a workman-like way.
COMMON WORD STORY 28 A SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
SATISFY
BEHAVIOR
INSECTAVOR
SHRILL
SUPERMAN
HERITAGE
HOPPER
RUBELLA
SEROLOGY
SAVOIR FAIRE
TABLEAU
DEFUNCT
SCRIPTURE
PARATAXIS
PATERNAL
AGOG
TEREPIDATION
ENTITY
MINT
TUDOR
Here is my story:
A shrill auction was held for a mint Superman comic book.
The now defunct story was about an entity from another world
doing super-human behaviors.
He satisfied the definition of a super hero, leaving a
generation agog with a heritage of crime fighting, giving
bad guys trepidation.
Noisy bidding took place for a brand-new looking Superman
comic book. The now discontinued story was about a being from
another world, doing very strong deeds.
He filled the bill as a super hero, leaving a generation
in awe with a memory of crime fighting, giving fear to the
bad guys.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Included with this story is a 17,000 word list of common
words. Well, not really common, just every word I thought should
be on a list of English words. I focused on word families to
cut down on the number of entries, so I listed government not
governmental, etc.
I have seen a few such common word lists; some were a joke, some
lacked depth and inclusiveness. My list is very personal to me, as
I included only words I have seen used myself. As I have dabbed in
a few fields of study, it is bigger without being tiresome.
This list is interesting in itself. Look at it and see if I missed
and important words.
COMMON WORD STORY 26 Why People COME TO AMERICA
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
HUG
ROW
VISAGE
NOBILITY
PROCIUTO
DENDRITE
CROSS
TRANSPIRATION
MODIFY
SLOPE
NICHE
INTEGRAL
SCOOTER
CRIME
SCUFF
JUDICIARY
PASSENGER
RORSCHACH TEST
QUOTIDIAN
DEMILITARIZE
Here is my story:
Many immigrants come into the USA illegally. Judical
policy has been modified to leave the boarder open; some would say
it is demilitarized; this is integral to their coming. Cranes have
taken out rows of fencing, aiding passenger traffic by foot,
car, even scooter.
You see their scuffed visages with a rugged nobility. They are
climbing a steep slope, looking for a niche in life.
Many travelers come into the USA illegally. Laws have been changed
to leave the boarder passable; some would say it is pacified; this is a
main element of their coming. Heavy machinery has taken down lines of barriers,
smoothing their traffic by foot, auto, scooter.
You see their roughed up faces with stark dignity. They are going up a
high hill, looking for a place in life.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
The English language is like an organ with many voices. With it you can
express stories, ideas and moods.
The list of 17,000 common words I’ve included here is a good start to
realize the range English has achieved.
VOCABULARY - COMMON WORD STORY 29 What happened to the criminal
This is a writing exercise using common words. I have collected a list of 17,000
words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.
Here is the list:
mosquito
forbode
flex
superb
brink
up
species
sterling
meningitis
saucepan
stall
spasm
usher
clavichord
hotcakes
functional
racketeer
cerement
limpid
grieve
Here is my story:
The racketeer ran from the law. He stalled on the brink of a forboding swamp.
It was full of mosquito and flea species that cause meningitis. The beginning
water being limpid, seemed to usher him in.
When he was up to his waist, the spasms began. He was in a functional breakdown
and stuck.
The sterling law officers retrieved his body for ID. The swamp goo were his cerements.
No one grieved for him.
The gangster ran from the law. He hesitated on the edge of a scary bog. It was
full of vermin that cause brain sickness. The beginning water waa clear seeming to
invite him in.
When he was up to his naval, the convulsions began. He was physically paralyzed
and fixed in place.
The great law officers got back his body for ID. The swamp muck were his winding sheets.
No one mourned for him.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Good, no?
Common Word Story 4 Wild Halloween Parties
This story is made from randomly chosen common words.
I have picked ten words from this list: (see if you can also make a story)
cabby
recompense
avalance
costume
nestle
wayward
tithe
venereal
nosh
redound
timorous
coiffeur
mesoderm
self defense
normative
bisulfate
unwitting
usurp
fauna
tawdy
My story:
Wild Halloween Parties
Halloween party goers wear many funny tawdry costumes. It is normative
to see fanciful coiffeurs on wayward teens, an avalanche of cabbies and other
professions nestled with people dressed in every type of fauna, like deer
and rabbits.
Unwitting timorous first timers get afraid as events redound and passion
usurps common sense.
Halloween party goers wear many funny cheap showy outfits. It is the norm
to see weird hairdos on unruly teens, a ton of cabbies and other
professions snuggled with people dressed in every type of animal, like deer
and rabbits.
Unaware shy first timers get afraid as events evolve and passion
takes the place of common sense.
Will you please review this story.
Common word Story 11 The First American Flag
This story is made of ten words chosen at random from my 17,000 word list of common words.
Down load the full list.
I picked ten words from this list:
thimble
inaugurate
corvette
influenza
scalp
subsidy
endeavor
spoon
genre
malpractice
taco
proscribe
alteration
horrific
choctaw
gasoline
wok
cloche
kineoscope
fiduciary
Some of these words are not common but are included in my list because I’ve heard them.
My story:
As Americans endeavored to inaugurate the nation during the revolutionary war, a fiduciary agreement was
made with Betsy Ross, an unassuming Philidelphia Lady.
She received a small subsidy to use her thimble and thread in the genre of flag making.
This was done in secret because it was proscribed by the British.
During a horrific influenza, she used wok-like pots to mix the colors by hand with spoons.
The U.S. flag has had 27 alteration since then as stars were added for the admission of new states.
As American strove to start a new nation during the American Revolution, a relationship of trust was agreed upon
with Betsy Ross, an ordinary looking Philidelphia lady. She received a small salary and
used her sowing implements and thread in the art of flag making.
This was done in secret because it was outlawed by the British.
During a horrible epidemic, she used broad pots to mix the colors with spoons.
The U.S. flag has had 27 changes since then as stars were added for the admission of new states.
Common Word Story 10 A Sad Ending
This story is made from randomly chosen common words.
I have picked ten words from this list: (see if you can also make a story)
win
defibrilate
disheveled
literary
slum
ogle
didact
arraign
pastel
pyrite
debilitate
rubberneck
set-aside
egregious
poet
probity
cricket
lascivious
mugwug
awesome
My Story:
Muhamud Ali had an awesome career with many wins. He was a poet of movement
and films of his fights are didactic material for today’s boxers.
However; he did not set-aside funds for his retirement. When he became disabled,
egregious things happened to him. He became a disheaveled ruin, people ogled at in the slum.
Many evil lascivious people took advantage of him.
Muhamad Ali had a great career with many wins. He was a master of movement and films of his
fights are training material for today’s boxers.
However; he did not put away funds for his retirement. When he became a cripple, horrid
things happened to him. He became a crumpled mess, people stared at in the getto.
Many evil lustful people took advantage of him.
Please review this story and view the whole common word list.
Common Word Story 9 Working at the Zoo
This story is made from randomly chosen common words.
I have picked ten words from this list: (see if you can also make a story)
monkey
directory
glacis
deal
toxin
medicaid
Daniel
complacence
decant
meet
emotive
winning
flippant
gallop
lapse
esophagus
reinvigorate
wok
bate
kingpin
My Story: Working at the Zoo
Looking at the zoo directory, we see Daniel. Once you’ve met him, you’ll remember.
While others have lapsed into complacence, he has thrived. His emotive feelings for
monkeys and other animals has kept him reinvigorated.
He has been able to decant a toxin from snake venom for study.
Looking at the list of names at the zoo, we see Daniel. Once you’ve talked to him,
you’ll remember. While others have fallen into a bored, listless routine, Daniel has grooved
on his job. His enthusiasm for monkeys and other animals has kept him alive.
He has been able to distill a poison from snake venom for study.
Please review this story and view the whole common word list.
Common Word Story 8 The English Empire After World War Two
This story is made from randomly chosen common words.
I have picked ten words from this list: (see if you can also make a story)
I have included the full 17,000 word list of English words.
relief
claw
Judism
viceroy
flounder
flowery
ghee
relief
eschatology
otolith
behead
lepton
defenestrate
incontinent
essay
colloquial
perambulate
glutenous
genial
firmament
My Story:
After ww2 the empire foundered. The natives in the colonies clawed for independence.
Viceroys were beheaded and defenestrated.
It was a relief when genial agreements were made for places to leave the empire. Flowery
essays were written to make the process look better.
After ww2 the empire stumbled. The natives in the colonies fought for independence
Representatives of the crown had their heads cut off and were thrown out of windows.
It was unburdening when friendly agreements were made for places to leave the empire.
High sounding texts have been written to make the process look better.