Today’s word of the day is ‘Brickbat.’ Let us understand more about this word. [responsivevoice] Brikbat [/responsivevoice] [ brik-bat ] Quotation: ‘Posh’ is not really political. I didn’t want to aim a brickbat at the system. Or to bash Old Etonians. It was always the class and privilege aspect of that world that I was most […]
Today’s word of the day is ‘Usurp.’ Let us understand more about this word. [responsivevoice] Usurp [/responsivevoice] [ yoo-surp ] Quotation: Be assured that, as certain as Congress transcends its assigned limits and usurps powers never conferred, or stretches those conferred beyond the proper limits, so surely will the fruits of its usurpation pass into […]
Today’s word of the day is ‘Skulk.’ Let us understand more about this word. [responsivevoice] skulk [/responsivevoice] [ skuhlk ] Quotation: I never shot on sets, but if I was traveling somewhere or on location, I would always have my camera, and I’d always be – it’s that kind of fly on the wall approach to […]
Today’s word of the day is ‘Simple.’ Let us understand more about this word. [responsivevoice] simple [/responsivevoice] [ sim-puhl ] Quotation: A man’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened. Albert Camus Social […]
Today’s word of the day is ‘Spate.’ Let us understand more about this word. [responsivevoice] spate [/responsivevoice] [ speyt ] Quotation: “I have since only rarely seen the tree with the lights in it. The vision comes and goes, mostly goes, but I live for it, for the moment when the mountains open and a […]
Today’s word of the day is ‘Unilateral.’ Let us understand more about this word. [responsivevoice] unilateral [/responsivevoice] [ yoo-nuh–lat-er-uh l ] Quotation: If aldermen are doing their job right, they should be the ones who are closest to the vibe and the beat in their neighborhood and have a very important role to play on a […]
Today’s word of the day is ‘Panoply.’ Let us understand more about this word. [responsivevoice] panoply [/responsivevoice] [ pan-uh-plee ] Quotation: We are evolutionary descendants of this marvellous panoply of life. And what that says unequivocally is we have an utter total obligation to make sure we have an environment that not only is good for […]
Can you relate to those moments when you come across some complex words with big spellings or confusing pronunciation and go “Oh my God!” Well, then, you aren’t alone. That’s the nature of these words; to scare us by the looks of it. But here’s a secret- not all these words have a complicated meaning. […]
[responsivevoice] vicissitudes [/responsivevoice] [ vi-sis-i-tood ] Quotation: For a kid, self-esteem can be as close at hand as a sports victory or a sense of belonging in a peer group. It’s a much more complicated and elusive proposition for adults, subject to the responsibilities and vicissitudes of grown-up life. Meghan Daum Social Example: Today is #EuropeDay. […]
[responsivevoice] pernicious [/responsivevoice] [ per-nish-uhs ] Quotation: I worry about the very pernicious way we elevate and separate ourselves from other beasts, the way we rationalize our comfort and ease, our worship of the self, as healthy. It’s enticing, but with a terrible taint of evil. Lydia Millet Social Example: Of all the stupid movements that […]