Weekly Vocab #1.1.8 (repost #1)

Last posted: May 17th, 2002

> From: Aidan Grey <grey@...>
>
>    brought to you by
>         B for bakery
>     and
>         number agreement (or not).
>
>
>    1. bread
>         I would like 4 loaves of bread, please.
>
>     2. flour
>         This bread is made with 7 cups of flour.
>          (obviously, convert this to your native measuring system.)
>
>     3. glaze (n or v)
>          This delicious-looking loaf is glazed with honey/has a honey glaze.
>
>     4. muffin
>           They have 42 kinds of sweet muffins.
>
>     5. bakery
>            My favorite bakery is 4 streets over.
>
>     6. oven
>            The bakery is very busy - we have to use all 8 ovens constantly.
>
>     7. bake
>             That bread is baked, but those 3 over there are fried.
>
>     8.  cost / price
>         How much do those 6 loaves cost?
>
>    9.  unusual
>         This is an unusual recipe for bread - it has very little flour!
>
>    10. holiday
>             I want to order 9 holiday loaves. What will the cost be?
>
>    Enjoy the bready goodness!
>
>     Aidan
Bonus Vocab from WordNet:
This is randomly selected automatically, so in case it offends you
or you disagree, please either ignore or be inspired to make up
different words and/or phrases:

  - chamberlain, n.
    the treasurer of a municipal corporation

  - trim, v.
    adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

Fiant verba!

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