Showing posts with label word of the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label word of the day. Show all posts

7.07.2009

Yes...I've been slacking...

...big time...I didn't realize how far behind I was...

So here are the words of the day from June 30 - July 7, 2009...

The Word of the Day for June 30, 2009 is:

oenophile • \EE-nuh-fyle\ • noun
: a lover or connoisseur of wine
The Word of the Day for July 01, 2009 is: periphrasis • \puh-RIFF-ruh-sis\ • noun
1 : use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression
*2 : an instance of periphrasis
The Word of the Day for July 02, 2009 is: abject • \AB-jekt\ • adjective
1 : sunk to or existing in a low state or condition
*2 : very low in spirit or hope : wretched
3 : expressing or offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit
The Word of the Day for July 03, 2009 is: zeugma • \ZOOG-muh\ • noun
: the use of a word to modify two or more words in such a way that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one
The Word of the Day for July 04, 2009 is: invigilate • \in-VIJ-uh-layt\ • verb
: to keep watch : supervise, monitor
The Word of the Day for July 05, 2009 is: diurnal • \dye-ER-nul\ • adjective
1 : recurring every day
*2 : of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime
The Word of the Day for July 06, 2009 is: scilicet • \SKEE-lih-ket\ • adverb
: to wit, namely
The Word of the Day for July 07, 2009 is: cloying • \KLOY-ing\ • adjective
: disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; also : excessively sweet or sentimental

There! All caught up!...will need to catch up on other things as well...lots of things to share!!!

6.29.2009

The Word of the Day for June 29, 2009 is:

skimble-skamble • \skim-bul-SKAM-bul\ • adjective

: rambling and confused : senseless

The Word of the Day for June 28, 2009 is:

founder • \FOUN-der\ • verb

1 : to make or become disabled or lame
2 : to give way : collapse
*3 : to become submerged : sink
4 : to come to grief : fail

The Word of the Day for June 27, 2009 is:

roman à clef
\roh-mahn-ah-KLAY\
noun
Meaning
: a novel in which real persons or actual events figure under disguise

The Word of the Day for June 26, 2009 is:

crescent
\KRESS-unt\

adjective
Meaning
: marked by an increase : increasing

6.25.2009

The Word of the Day for June 25, 2009 is:

desolate • \DESS-uh-lut\ • adjective

1 : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
2 : joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one
3 a : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : dilapidated
* b : barren, lifeless
c : devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope : gloomy

6.24.2009

The Word of the Day for June 24, 2009 is:

cavalcade • \kav-ul-KAYD\ • noun

1 a : a procession of riders or carriages
* b : a procession of vehicles or ships
2 : a dramatic sequence or procession : series

6.23.2009

The Word of the Day for June 23, 2009 is:

corvine • \KOR-vyne\ • adjective

: of or relating to the crows : resembling a crow

6.22.2009

The Word of the Day for June 22, 2009 is:

plethora • \PLETH-uh-ruh\ • noun

: an excessive quantity or fullness; also : profusion

6.21.2009

The Word of the Day for June 21, 2009 is:

improvident \im-PRAH-vuh-dunt\ adjective

: not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future

The Word of the Day for June 20, 2009:

staccato \stuh-KAH-toh\ adjective

1 a : cut short or apart in performing : disconnected b : marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of tones or chords
*2 : abrupt, disjointed

6.19.2009

The Word of the Day for June 19,2009 is:

gravitate \GRAV-uh-tayt\ verb

1 : to move under the influence of gravitation
2 a : to move toward something
*b : to be drawn or attracted especially by natural inclination

6.18.2009

The Word of the Day for June 18, 2009 is:

short shrift • \SHORT-SHRIFT\ • noun

1 : barely adequate time for confession before execution
2 *a : little or no attention or consideration
b : quick work

6.17.2009

The Word of the Day for June 17, 2009 is:

preeminent • \pre-EM-uh-nunt\ • adjective

: having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding, supreme

6.16.2009

The Word of the Day for June 16, 2009 is:

occiput • \AHK-sih-put\ • noun

: the back part of the head or skull

6.15.2009

The Word of the Day for June 15, 2009 is:

complaisant • \kum-PLAY-sunt\ • adjective

*1 : marked by an inclination to please or oblige
2 : tending to consent to others' wishes

6.14.2009

The Word of the Day for June 14, 2009 is:

flout • \FLOUT\ • verb
*1 : to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
2 : to indulge in scornful behavior

6.13.2009

The Word of the Day for June 13, 2009 is:

potboiler • \PAHT-boy-ler\ • noun

: a usually inferior work (as of art or literature) produced chiefly for profit

6.12.2009

The Word of the Day for June 12, 2009 is:

links • \LINKS\ • noun plural

1 Scottish : sand hills especially along the seashore
*2 : golf course

This is not what I really had in mind for "word of the day" but whatever...I mean...couldn't they choose something with more syllables in it? I was thinking more like "$50 word of the day"

6.11.2009

The Word of the Day for June 11, 2009 is:

effrontery • \ih-FRUN-tuh-ree\ • noun

: shameless boldness : insolence

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