Tag: word of the day
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November 10, 2008 10:22 AM EST --
Using this word
FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION
Which is = an estimation of something as worthless.
This is the longest word in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary . . . .
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June 01, 2006 05:30 PM EDT --
Today's Word of the Day is actually two words, effervesce and effervescent, but the fun is in the two sentences which give examples of usage. Why, you ask? Because it really happened!
Enjoy!
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April 12, 2007 01:25 PM EDT --
From my Forgotten English calendar by Jeffrey Kacirk
Today we have an interesting word with a meaning I doubt young people of today would associate with it:
crotch-trolling
A method of . . .
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June 21, 2007 05:15 AM EDT --
"Estival" and "festival" look alike and one might think they are related, but in fact, they are not. Although both "estival" and "festival" came from . . .
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January 02, 2008 04:32 PM EST --
foursquare
1: square
2: marked by boldness and conviction: forthright*
The governor has been foursquare in his support of the education bill ever since he took office.
Interesting Facts: . . .
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January 03, 2008 04:47 PM EST --
hypocorism
1: a pet name*
2: the use of pet names
*Darren started calling Shelia by the hypocorism Bubbles back when they were juniors in high school.
"Hypocorism" . . .
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January 04, 2008 07:25 PM EST --
canker
1: to become infested with erosive or spreading sores.
2: to corrupt the spirit of*
3: to become corrupted
*Envy is the green-eyed monster that can cause once pure minds to become . . .
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January 09, 2008 06:37 PM EST --
gruntle
v : to put in a good humor
"If the kids are disgruntled by the extra chores," said Richard, "perhaps they will be gruntled by the extra money they will make." . . .
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January 10, 2008 08:00 PM EST --
millefleur
adj : having an allover pattern of small flowers and plants
A 16th-century Flemish millefleur unicorn tapestry hangs in London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
"Millefleur" . . .
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January 11, 2008 08:10 PM EST --
Aesopian
adj : conveying an innocent meaning to an outsider but a hidden meaning to a member of a conspiracy or underground movement
What sounded like a friendly greeting from Jerome was infact . . .
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January 14, 2008 08:17 PM EST --
toothsome
adj : 1: agreeable, attractive
2: of palatable flavor and pleasing texture: delicious*
* The cookbook has recipies for a number of toothsome . . .
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April 23, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
He ambled about, almost peripatetic
Aimless to me , to him, rather prophetic.
He had walked these same miles for days upon end
Sign in hand, "End is Near" , his message did rend
Ranting . . .
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July 08, 2008 09:39 AM EDT --
This huge dictionary is great. It takes awhile to find a word that might be new to a good portion of people, but I am having fun. If you already know a word....well, you can feel . . .
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July 18, 2008 09:04 AM EDT --
I didn't have a lot of time to peruse the unabridged today, this is what I came up with. I'll find something more obscure for you next time.
habile a.
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July 25, 2008 10:39 AM EDT --
It was pointed out to me that the definition of yesterday's word, contained a word which was somewhat uncommon itself. Hence, our word for today will be that word.
July 25, 2008
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July 28, 2008 03:48 PM EDT --
After a short weekend hiatus, the daily vocabulary expansion feature is back. Popped open the unabridged and presto .... our word for the day.
July 28, 2008
recrudescence . . .
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June 02, 2008 01:54 PM EDT --
I started this new type of "word game", if you will. It's word of the day. Try using it in a sentence for fun.
Word: Luddite
Definition: One who is opposed . . .
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April 17, 2007 03:23 PM EDT --
From my Forgotten English calendar by Jeffery Kacirk
Extra trivia beneath today's word, hope you enjoy.
DOATTEE
To nod the head when sleep comes on whilst one is sitting up. This action is . . .
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April 18, 2007 11:52 AM EDT --
From my Forgotten English calendar by Jeffrey Kacirk:
SNAM
To snatch or rob. Mostly used to describe that kind of theft which consists in picking up anything lying about and making off . . .
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June 19, 2007 11:05 PM EDT --
Online Merriam Webster does a good job in introducing words on a daily basis. What it does is defining one word a day with definitions, example sentence(s), and backgrounds of the one word. . . .
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