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Saturday, October 25, 2025

SWINDLE

All these words are informal ways to say 'to cheat someone' or 'to trick someone out of money.'

Individual words:

•FLEECE: As a verb, to take a lot of money from someone unfairly, often by tricking them. Imagine taking wool from a sheep.

•HOSE: As a verb, to cheat someone, especially by taking their money unfairly. It means to trick or wrong someone.

•HUSTLE: To get money or success through clever, sometimes dishonest or aggressive methods. It can also mean to work hard.

•SHAFT: To treat someone very unfairly, often by cheating them out of what they deserve, especially money. Often used in 'get shafted'.

DIGITAL WATCH FEATURES

These are common functions or parts you find on a digital watch, helping you tell time or use other features.

Individual words:

•ALARM: A sound feature on a watch that makes a noise at a specific time you set, often used to wake you up or remind you of an event.

•DATE: A display on the watch showing the current day, month, and sometimes year. For example, 'October 26th'.

•LIGHT: A button on the watch that, when pressed, makes the watch face glow, so you can easily see the time in the dark.

•STOPWATCH: A function that precisely measures how much time passes from when you start it to when you stop it, often used for timing races or activities.

CONFER

Verbs meaning to officially give or bestow something, like power, rights, or recognition.

Individual words:

•ACCORD: To formally give something like respect, power, or approval to someone. Example: "The group accorded her a warm welcome."

•AWARD: To officially give a prize, money, or special honor to someone, often after a competition. Example: "She was awarded a medal."

•GRANT: To officially give or allow something, often money (like a scholarship) or permission, usually after a request. Example: "They granted his visa."

•VEST: To formally give legal power, authority, or rights to someone or something. Example: "The power to vote is vested in citizens."

BEST ACTOR-WINNING BIOPICS

These are the names of famous people who were the subject of a movie called a 'biopic.' The main actor in each of these movies won an Oscar (Academy Award) for 'Best Actor' for their role.

Individual words:

•CAPOTE: Truman Capote was a famous American writer. 'Capote' is a movie about his life. The actor in this movie won an Oscar for Best Actor.

•LINCOLN: Abraham Lincoln was a very important US President. 'Lincoln' is a movie about him. The actor won an Oscar for playing this role.

•MILK: Harvey Milk was a US politician who fought for gay rights. 'Milk' is a movie about his life. The main actor won an Oscar.

•RAY: Ray Charles was a famous American singer and pianist. 'Ray' is a movie about his life. The actor who played him won an Oscar.