Prudent: Adj
Def: Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Example: Knowing it had rained the night before, Carl was prudent and wore rain boots for the puddles.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Update
From now on I'll only be updating my blogs every other day. /having school, work, a relationship and a social life is just to hard to juggle along with a blog to update everyday. I would say sorry, but I feel that this is a good choice.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Today's Words: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Definition: A lung disease
Example: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the English language.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Halloween!
Hey guys it's Halloween weekend as you know, so I won't be posting any updates for the next couple days, and I don't have time to set up auto-posts because I'm leaving right now, sorry and have a safe Halloween!
(I know I won't)
Today's Word: Transient:
Transient: Adj.
Definition: Not lasting long, not enduring, or staying a short time.
Example: Teenage girls' love is always transient.
Definition: Not lasting long, not enduring, or staying a short time.
Example: Teenage girls' love is always transient.
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Today's Word: Opulent
Opulent: adj
Definition: wealthy, abundant, plentiful.
Example: There was opulent bread in the bakery.
Definition: wealthy, abundant, plentiful.
Example: There was opulent bread in the bakery.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Today's Word: Fraught
Fraught: Noun
To be filled with.
Example: The classroom was fraught with trouble makers.
To be filled with.
Example: The classroom was fraught with trouble makers.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Today's Word: Tyrant
Tyrant: noun
Definition: One who has taken power by his or her own means as opposed to hereditary or constitutional power.
Example: Phalaris of ancient Greece was a tyrant
Definition: One who has taken power by his or her own means as opposed to hereditary or constitutional power.
Example: Phalaris of ancient Greece was a tyrant
Today's Word: Capacious
Capacious: adj. <ka-spay-shus>
Definition: Having a lot of space inside, roomy.
Example: The SUV was very capacious.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Today's Word: Brusque
Brusque: adj.
Definition: Short, in a manner of speech. to cut your sentence as short as possible. Kinda rude.
Example: Our service was very brusque, but the waiter was very busy that night.
Definition: Short, in a manner of speech. to cut your sentence as short as possible. Kinda rude.
Example: Our service was very brusque, but the waiter was very busy that night.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Today's Word: Frugal
Frugal: adj
Definition: Avoiding waste. Not necessarily being cheap though.
Example: I'm so frugal I ride my bike to school instead of ride the bus or drive.
The frugal farmer did not waste resources.
Definition: Avoiding waste. Not necessarily being cheap though.
Example: I'm so frugal I ride my bike to school instead of ride the bus or drive.
The frugal farmer did not waste resources.
Today's Word: Bole
Bole: Noun
Definition: The trunk or body of a tree.
Example: Hey look at that bole!
Definition: The trunk or body of a tree.
Example: Hey look at that bole!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Today's Word: Abrade
Abrade: Verb
Definition: Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
Ex. The harsh wind and sand abraded the paint off of my car.
Definition: Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
Ex. The harsh wind and sand abraded the paint off of my car.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Today's Word: Legubrious
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Legubrious: Adj
Definition: Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
Example: The lugubrious expression on his face shows he is still mourning his lost dog.
Legubrious:
Definition: Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
Example: The lugubrious expression on his face shows he is still mourning his lost dog.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Today's Word: Immaculate(edited for Rorschach)
Immaculate/iˈmakyəlit/Adjective
Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
Free from flaws or mistakes; perfect.
Example: Her home was absolutely immaculate!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Today's Word: Farraginous
Farraginous: \fuh-RAJ-uh-nus\
adj.
consisting of a confused mixture : formed of various materials in no fixed order or arrangement
Example: The scrap pile had a farraginous assortment of metal scraps.
adj.
consisting of a confused mixture : formed of various materials in no fixed order or arrangement
Example: The scrap pile had a farraginous assortment of metal scraps.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Today's Word: Viand
Viand: noun(Vi-uhnd) vi is like "why" but with a V, and uhnd is just like it sounds, uh-nd.
1.An article of food, usually of a choice or delicate kind.
Example: If the viand is too hot or too cold, or is not what the visitor likes, he pretends to eat it, playing with knife and fork.
Example 2: Then, have a fresh charbroiled fish ready as viand.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Today's Word: Outlandish
Outlandish: adj
Example: The author’s award-winning novels are noted for their lush, fantastical settings and outlandish characters.
1: of or relating to another country : foreign
2: a: strikingly out of the ordinary : bizarre
b: exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards
3: remote from civilization
Example: The author’s award-winning novels are noted for their lush, fantastical settings and outlandish characters.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Today's Word: Scrabble
Scrabble, Verb
1.to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
2.to grapple or struggle with or as if with the claws or hands.
3.to scrawl; scribble.
Example: Scrabble in the dirt of your worth For your penny's worth, your misery, your mirth.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Today's Word: Apocopate
Apocopate: \ uh-POK-uh-peyt \ verb
1.To omit the final sound or sounds of a word.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Today's Word: Erstwhile
Erstwhile: adv.
: in the past : formerly
We were delighted to discover a new community garden where erstwhile it had been a trash-filled vacant lot.
: in the past : formerly
We were delighted to discover a new community garden where erstwhile it had been a trash-filled vacant lot.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Today's Word: Gimcrack
Gimcrack \jim-krak\: noun
a showy object of little use or value
Example: The silver yo-yo that Jerry kept on his office desk was a gimcrack he had won as a carnival prize many years ago.
a showy object of little use or value
Example: The silver yo-yo that Jerry kept on his office desk was a gimcrack he had won as a carnival prize many years ago.
Today's Word: Abrasive
Abrasive: adj.
Example: Coworkers tolerated John's abrasive personality because he was also brilliant, but many privately wished he could learn to be a bit more polite.
1: tending to wear away by rubbing
2: causing irritation
Example: Coworkers tolerated John's abrasive personality because he was also brilliant, but many privately wished he could learn to be a bit more polite.
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Today's Word: Supersede
Supersede:
Example: The special-effects technologies used in films of the 20th century have been superseded by developments in computer-generated imagery.
1: to cause to be set aside
2: to take the place or position of
3: to displace in favor of another
Example: The special-effects technologies used in films of the 20th century have been superseded by developments in computer-generated imagery.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Today's Word: Redact
Redact(ed) [re·dact] tr.v. Edit something: to edit, revise, or delete content in preparation for publication. "Formerly classified documents were redacted so personal information wasn't released to the public."
Friday, October 8, 2010
Today's Word: Foliage
foliage
Example: The autumn foliage is often a resplendent display of reds, oranges, and yellows.
1: a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
2: the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants
3: a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Today's Word
Gregarious [gre·gar·i·ous] adj. 1. Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable. "She is a gregarious, outgoing person."
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Today's Word
braggart •\ˈbra-gərt\• noun
: a very boastful and talkative personHe is a braggart who is always talking about how much money he makes.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Today's Word
Impassive •\(ˌ)im-ˈpa-siv\• adjective
1. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility2. not easily aroused or excited
In a sentence:
- Her face remained impassive throughout the trial.
- She remained impassive as the officers informed her of her son's death.
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