Word a Day Revisited Index of Cartoons Illustrating the Meanings of Words
(as presented by Mickey Bach, the cartoonist who defined words with related illustrations)
Click on the image name in this list that you would
like to see and the page where it is located will be presented.
Sometimes you will see more than one illustration for a word entry,
which is meant to provide you with a better understanding of the words.
"A picture is worth a thousand words" refers to the idea that complex ideas can be conveyed with images or illustrations. If this is true, then you will be able to comprehend THOUSANDS of WORDS by clicking on the links in this index.
To relieve a person of some kind of requirement or obligation in order to free or to release him or her from the consequences of guilt. (1)
Preoccupied or deeply engrossed and so not being very aware of anything else. (1)
To voluntarily stop oneself from indulging or participating in doing something. (2)
Moderate in the use of food and drinks for a good reason. (1)
Self-denial; especially, voluntarily deciding not to drink liquor. (1)
Absent-minded or ideas that exist as thoughts and which are not necessarily related to specific physical events, situations, or things. (1)
Hard to understand or to comprehend; deep, and complex. (3)
Unfathomable or incapable of being understood; incomprehensible. (1)
To speed up, to hasten, or to cause something to happen sooner. (2)
To make something more noticeable or obvious; to emphasize a syllable of a word or phrase when saying it. (1)
A way of entering or reaching something or someone; an admittance to or an entrance to a place. (1)
Strong approval, praise, and applause. (1)
To adapt plants and/or animals, and people to new or different conditions of weather or climates. (2)
To adjust to or to get used to a new or different climate, place, or situation. (1)
An expression of approval; praise; any award, honor, or laudatory notice; a special acknowledgment; an award. (1)
For special Christmas and
New Year's Mickey Bach images, go to this
Holiday Greetings; 2012 to 2013 unit.
The cartoons are NOT intended to be disrespectful to any one,
neither in the past nor in the present!
The only reason the images are shown is to provide another way to see
the words that are presented from a different perspective
. . . with a touch of humor!
This page has more information about the
Mickey Bach Word a Day Illustrations
presented on the getwords.com and wordinfo.info sites.
For comments or suggestions, contact us at words@getwords.com
