Undoubtedly, we should all try and reduce the use of negative words in our speaking and writing. But there is something that we just do not like and want to express that feeling. At such times, we resort to some frequently used words like bad, dirty, no, refuse, etc. While it should be our effort […]
We all visit a number of places in a lifetime, but somehow, we are not aware of what we call such places that collect a certain item or is a specific location for performing certain tasks. There are many words denoting places that we come across in our routine lives, but need to learn their […]
[responsivevoice] homage [/responsivevoice] [hom-ij ] Quotation: Men have always shown a dim knowledge of their better potentialities by paying homage to those purest leaders who taught the simplest and most inclusive rules for undivided mankind. Erik Erikson Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! http://www.vocabularytoday.com/convivial-meaning-usage-quotes-and-social-examples/
[responsivevoice] convivial [/responsivevoice] [kuhn-viv-ee-uhl ] Quotation: I didn’t like filtering the story through me, saying, ‘Reader, you’ll be safe with me. While it gets a little dangerous, it’ll be okay because, after all, you’re with me, because I’m a warm convivial voice. But let’s be entertained by this horrible stuff.’ I didn’t like that. Michael Winter […]
[responsivevoice] invidious [/responsivevoice] [in-vid-ee-uh s ] Quotation: Though it might be invidious to mention individuals, yet I may be allowed to say how much I owe to the constant help of my wife, not quite my first, but much my most consistent collaborator, and over the longest period of years. Robert Robinson Social Example: Did you miss […]
[responsivevoice] overarching [/responsivevoice] [oh-ver-ahr-ching ] Quotation: We can believe we are being self-reliant and independent, and yet there is still clearly an overarching destiny, a Great Maker. So when we say we have faith in ourselves, we cannot really separate the small self from the large self. Julia Cameron Social Example: Did you miss out on […]
[responsivevoice] malaise [/responsivevoice] [ ma-leyz ] Quotation: I think that there’s a clinical mental illness called depression, but I believe that post-industrial America has been narcotized by progress. There’s a cultural malaise – mental illness or no – that everybody suffers from at some point in their life. Frances McDormand Social Example: Did you miss out […]
[responsivevoice] hawkish [/responsivevoice] [ haw-kish ] Quotation: Northeastern conservatism is moderate, accepts the modern welfare state, and dislikes mixing religion with politics. Western conservatism is hawkish, hates government, and embraces individual freedom. Southern conservatism is populist, draws on evangelical Christianity, and plays upon racial resentments. Jacob Weisberg Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this […]
[responsivevoice] claptrap [/responsivevoice] [ klap-trap ] Quotation: I, for one, find writing excruciating. Some mornings, as I’m on my way to my desk, my hands actually tremble with fear. The fear, of course, is that I’ll sit down at the desk and discover that what I’ve written is claptrap. Fear inevitably leads to procrastination. Rosemary Mahoney […]
[responsivevoice] bleak [/responsivevoice] [ bleek ] Quotation: I am always drawn to things that feel different to what I would experience at home: things that offer a combination of unfamiliarity and a sort of bleak glamour. I think the outback has that. Louis Theroux Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of […]