[responsivevoice]Ingenuous[/responsivevoice] [ vuh-rid-i-tee ] Quotation: Today, most women are surrounded by ingenious gadgets. They don’t grow the peas or raise the chicken that they serve for dinner; instead they hunt and gather in the grocery store. They go through catalogs or department stores to buy clothes instead of shearing sheep, carding wool, and weaving cloth […]
[responsivevoice]Acrimonious[/responsivevoice] [ak-ruh-moh-nee-uh s] Quotation: My parents split up when I was young, and they are still good friends. I think it’s often projected that these things have to be so acrimonious. It’s so often not the case. Miranda Otto Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! http://www.vocabularytoday.com/ignominious-meaning-usage-quotes-and-social-examples/
[responsivevoice]Ignominious[/responsivevoice] [ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs] Quotation: It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of other countries the application of public money by an officer of Government to private uses should be made a felony and visited with severe and ignominious punishment. Martin Van Buren Social Example: Did you miss out on […]
[responsivevoice]Impugn[/responsivevoice] [im-pyoon] Quotation: It really is this: you are either for liberty, you’re for freedom, and you’re for living how you want to live without infringing and impugning on anyone else’s rights, or you want the state to deal with everything. Dave Rubin Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the […]
🔊 Play Hankering [ hang-ker ] What is the word of the day? The word of the day is ‘hanker’. What is this word’s grammar? This word is a verb i.e., it denotes an action or an occurrence. Does the word have a past tense? What is it? Yes; the past form of this word […]
Much like our trends, the Oxford dictionary also trends amongst English lovers with new words rolling in now and then! The year 2019 is no different, either! Some of these words are educative, and some very millennial. Let’s take a look at some of the latest additions in the Oxford Dictionary. Grrrl (Noun) Did you […]
[responsivevoice]Vouchsafe[/responsivevoice] [vouch-seyf] Quotation: Let us display our loyalty and love and embrace every opportunity to become wealthy and strong; let our first object be the veneration of the Imperial Court, which vouchsafes its protection to the commonwealth, and let those who hold the reins of government consider the general good. Zhang Zhidong Social Example: Did […]
[responsivevoice]Eschew[/responsivevoice] [es-choo] Quotation: The way we’re attached to our phones these days, they buzz and twitch in our pockets, and we have to look and see if it was a text, a voicemail, or an e-mail. We’re almost like lab rats. I tried to eschew the whole cell phone theory until I had kids; then, […]
[responsivevoice]Fatuous[/responsivevoice] [ fach-oo-uhs ] Quotation: Deficiencies in individuals, as in States, have their value and import. Indeed, that sublime impulse of perfectibility, always vivacious, always working under various forms and with one underlying purpose, would be futile without them, and fatuous. Ameen Rihani Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the […]
[responsivevoice]Debacle[/responsivevoice] [dey-bah-kuh] Quotation: Just as we teach our children how to ride a bike, we need to teach them how to navigate social media and make the right moves that will help them. The physical world is similar to the virtual world in many cases. It’s about being aware. We can prevent many debacles if […]