[responsivevoice]placate[/responsivevoice] [ pley-keyt ] Quotation: Storytelling enables us to play out decisions before we make them, to plan routes before we take them, to work out the campaign before we start the war, to rehearse the phrases we’re going to use to please or placate our wives and husbands. Jim Crace Social Example: Did you […]
[responsivevoice]anomalous[/responsivevoice] [ uh-nom-uh-luh s ] Quotation: I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life. Eric Clapton Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! http://www.vocabularytoday.com/anomalous-meaning-usage-quotes-and-social-examples/
[responsivevoice]diatribe[/responsivevoice] [ dahy-uh-trahyb ] The following image comes up in the search for creative commons when you type diatribe: Most viewed video with the word diatribe is the following: Quotation: The Internet is full of strangers, generous strangers who want to help you for no reason at all. Strangers post poetry and discographies and advice […]
🔊 Play ebullient [ ih-buhl-yuh nt ] What is the word of the day? The word of the day is ‘ebullient’. 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]garrulous[/responsivevoice] [ gar-uh-luhs] Quotation: The people who are garrulous and wear their heart on their sleeve and tell you everything, that’s one kind of person, but the fellow who’s hiding behind a tree and hoping you don’t see him is the fellow that you’d better find out why. Dorothea Lange Social Example: Did you miss […]
[responsivevoice]assiduous[/responsivevoice] [uh-sij-oo-uhs] Quotation: Since the birth of modern Orthodox Judaism in 19th-century Germany, a central goal of the movement has been to normalize the observance of traditional Jewish law – to make it possible to follow all 613 biblical commandments assiduously while still participating in the reality of the modern world. Noah Feldman Social Example: […]
[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, […]