Showing posts with label Word of the Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Word of the Day. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Words!

enervate - To deprive of vigor, force, or strength; to render feeble; to weaken
provenance - Origin; source.
exalt - To praise, glorify, or honor
vexillology - The study of flags.
asperity - Roughness of surface; unevenness

Ok, sharing these is too much work. So if it's interesting, I'll let you know. If not then you're just gonna have to learn your own new word.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

wordy words

vituperate - To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse.

obeisance - An expression of deference or respect, such as a bow or curtsy.

brummagem - Cheap and showy, tawdry; also, spurious, counterfeit.

sapient - wise; discerning

Friday, August 1, 2008

Egress Panoply

Panoply - a splendid or impressive aray.
Egress - to go out; to depart; to leave.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

WordPlay!

Part of my 101 things in 1001 days is to learn a new word every day, so here's a new area of the blog so I can share these new words with you! I won't be able to update every day of course so you may get more than one every once in awhile but educational nonetheless! :)
Today's Word: Dullard- a person who evokes boredom.