🔊 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, […]
[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 […]