[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 […]
A student’s vocabulary is never complete because it always yearns for more learning opportunities. It is true that every human is a student for life, and that there is no age for learning. We come across several words on a daily basis, and no matter how hard we try, we don’t seem to remember them […]
[responsivevoice]rapt [/responsivevoice] [ rapt ] Quotation: A thriller needs to hold the interest of the reader from the very beginning. It needs to engage with them, hold them in rapt attention, and prevent them from putting down the book. Ravi SUbramanian Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch […]
[responsivevoice] incumbent [/responsivevoice] [ in-kuhm-buh nt ] What is the word of the day? The word of the day is ‘incumbent’. What is this word’s grammar? The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence. and also the word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of […]
[responsivevoice] scramble [/responsivevoice] [ skram-buh l ] What is the word of the day? The word of the day is ‘scramble’. What is this word’s grammar? The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence and also the word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence. Does […]
[responsivevoice]peg[/responsivevoice] [ peg ] What is the word of the day? The word of the day is ‘peg’. What is this word’s grammar? The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence. Does the word have a past tense? What is it? Yes, the past form of the word is pegged. What […]