18 Proverbs and Sayings RephrasedEach of the 18 statements below is a highfaluting rendition of a well-known proverb or saying. Test your English vocabulary and sensitivity to verbosity by reconstituting the statements into their original phrasing. For example, “Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific” is, of course, better known as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star.” IMAGE CREDIT: MEDIUM.COMTo find out how you fared in your reconstitution efforts, check the Answer Key at the bottom of this posting. (You must be a registered member to access it.)1. “Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate.”
2. “Surveillance should precede saltation.”
3. “Neophyte’s serendipity.”
4. “Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.”
5. “It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately departed lacteal fluids.”
6. “The stylus is more potent than the dirk.”
7. “It is fruitless to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.”
8. “The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled culinary vessel does not reach 212 degrees.”
9. “All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.”
10. “Where there are visible vapors in ignited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.”
11. “A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques vitiate the potable concoction produced by steeping certain comestibles.”
12. “Eleemosynary deeds have their incipience intramurally.”
13. “Male cadavers are incapable of yielding testimony.”
14. “Individuals who make their abode in vitreous edifices would be advised to refrain from catapulting projectiles.”
15. “Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders John a hebetudinous fellow.”
16. “A revolving lithic conglomerate accumulates no congeries of minuscule verdant bryophyte.”
17. “The person presenting the finial cachinnation possesses thereby the primary cachinnation.”
18. “Missiles of ligneous or petrous consistency have the potential of fracturing my osseous structure, but appellations will remain sempiternally innocuous.”
—From the English Language: Smart Words websiteClick the link to the Answer Key below to find out how you fared by comparing your renditions of the 18 highfalluting proverbs and sayings with the traditional wordings collected by Smart-Words.org!ANSWER KEY: The 18 highfalluting proverbs and sayings restored to their traditional wordings
