[responsivevoice]acumen[responsivevoice] [ uh-kyoo-muh n ] Quotation: It’s not about whether we should have a conservative or a liberal. It’s about, do we have someone that has the mental acumen to understand what the laws are, and not write laws but defend the laws. That’s the whole purpose of three branches of government. Dave Rubin Social Example: […]
[responsivevoice]bilk[/responsivevoice] [ bilk ] Quotation: Halliburton is not a ‘company’ doing business in Iraq. It is a war profiteer, bilking millions from the pockets of average Americans. In past wars, they would have been arrested – or worse. Michael Moore Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up […]
Quotation using egregious: There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder. Alfred Austin Social Example using egregious: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! http://www.vocabularytoday.com/sanguine-meaning-usage-quotes-and-social-examples/
[responsivevoice]sanguine[/responsivevoice] [ sang-gwin ] Quotation: I think we are always right to worry about damaging consequences of new technologies even as we are empowered by them. History suggests we should not panic nor be too sanguine about cool new gizmos. There’s a delicate balance. James Gleick Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this […]
[responsivevoice]arcane[/responsivevoice] [ ahr-keyn ] Quotation: The only kind of notebook I actively dislike is the steno pad, entirely because of that vertical line down the middle of the page. I presume it has some arcane secretarial use, but to me, it’s both ugly and confusing. Michael Dirda Social Example: Did you miss out on reading […]
🔊 Play callous [ kal-uhs ] What is the word of the day? The word of the day is ‘callous’. What is this word’s grammar? The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence. Does the word have a past tense? What is it? No, the word is an […]
[responsivevoice]accede[/responsivevoice] [ ak-seed ] Quotation: In order for sensation to accede to the objectivity of things, it must itself be changed into a thing. The agent of change is language: the sensations are turned into verbal objects. Octavio Paz Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! […]
[responsivevoice]jejune[/responsivevoice] [ ji-joon ] Quotation: In Henry Adams, I discovered not only the prototype of the modern thinker but also someone who is more interesting: a viper-toothed, puling, supercilious crank, thwarted in ambition, aging gracelessly, mad at the cosmos, and ashamed of his own jejune ideals. He is nevertheless very dear to me. P. J. O’Rourke […]
[responsivevoice]desultory[/responsivevoice] [ des-uh l-tawr-ee ] Quotation: One book at a time… though I’m usually doing the research for others while I’m writing, but that sort of research is fairly desultory and I like to stick to the book being written – and writing a book concentrates the mind so the research is more productive. Bernard Cornwell […]
[responsivevoice]hubris[/responsivevoice] [ hyoo-bris ] Quotation: I refuse for any person or organized group to dictate to me what God is. That is really the height of insufferable hubris. I believe in just immediately putting to death or just putting over the cliff people who assume they know about God. Miriam Defensor-Santiago Social Example: Did you […]