[responsivevoice]impinge[/responsivevoice] [ im-pinj] Quotation: I am a passionate believer in freedom of speech. I would not support anything which would impinge on aggressive robust freedom of the British press, but when things go wrong and there has been outright illegality, there should be proper accountability. Nick Clegg Social Example: Did you miss out on reading […]
[responsivevoice]aplomb[/responsivevoice] [ uh-plom ] Quotation: I think George H.W. Bush was confronted with some huge challenges – the invasion of Kuwait, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the fall of the Soviet Union – that he managed with great aplomb. Ivo Daalder Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? […]
🔊 Play calumny [kal-uhm-nee] What is the word of the day? The word of the day is ‘calumny’. What is this word’s grammar? The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of the sentence. Does the word have a past tense? What is it? No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it […]
[responsivevoice]florid[/responsivevoice] [flawr-id] Quotation: Whether or not you agree with Ayn Rand – and I have certain issues with some of her beliefs – the woman can tell a story. I mean, the novel as an art form is just in full florid bloom in ‘Atlas Shrugged.’ It’s an unbelievable story. The characters are so compelling, […]
[responsivevoice]demure[/responsivevoice] [dih-myoor] Quotation: If feminism was a dress, it would be that essential little black number, reached for in times of need; different for everyone but a steady constant in a woman’s life. Outspoken or understated, demure or provocative, worn to reflect the mood, the personality, the time. Esther McVey Social Example: Did you miss […]
[responsivevoice]Largesse[/responsivevoice] [ lahr-jes ] Quotation: Newspapers are not free and they never have been. They can appear to be so, but someone, somewhere is covering the costs whether that is through advertising, a patron’s largesse or a license fee. Advertising is no longer subsidising the industry and so the cost must fall somewhere – why […]
[responsivevoice]Blandishment[/responsivevoice] [blan-dish-muhnt ] Quotation: The Founders recognized that Government is quite literally a necessary evil, that there must be opposition, between its various branches, and between political parties, for these are the only ways to temper the individual’s greed for power and the electorates’ desires for peace by submission to coercion or blandishment. David Mamet […]
[responsivevoice]Clamor[/responsivevoice] [klam-er] Quotation: Despite the constant clamor for attention from the modern world, I do believe we need to procure a psychological space for ourselves. I apparently know some people who try to achieve this by logging off or going without their Twitter or Facebook for a limited period. Alan Moore Social Example: Did you […]
[responsivevoice]Solipsism[/responsivevoice] [sol-ip-siz-uh m] Quotation: In every story of solipsism, there is always a conspiracy. Why? Because there is always a background involved in every perception. Douglas Lain Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! http://www.vocabularytoday.com/mendacious-meaning-usage-quotes-and-social-examples/
[responsivevoice]Mendacious[/responsivevoice] [ en-er-veyt] Quotation: An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious, mendacious – just dead wrong. Russell Baker Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! http://www.vocabularytoday.com/enervate-meaning-usage-quotes-and-social-examples/