The Logophile: Can You Name Four Words Ending in -dous?

1. 1. Dr. Atom’s presentation was so ______ that I felt like I could build a nuclear reactor in my garage.
      a. perspicacious
      b. perspicuous
   2. Thankfully, my wife talked me out of it and saved me from ______.
      a. embarrassment
      b. embarassment
   3. There are four common English words that end in -dous. Can you name them?

Answers

1. 1. 1. b. perspicuous
      2. a. embarrassment
      3. hazardous, horrendous, stupendous, tremendous

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