[responsivevoice]Fluster[/responsivevoice] [fluhs-ter] Quotation: Put your leaders in stressful scenarios. Make them figure out solutions under pressure. See if you can make them frustrated, angry, and flustered, and then demand decisive leadership from them. They will be challenged at first, but they will get better over time. Jocko Willink Social Example: Did you miss out on […]
[responsivevoice]Malignant[/responsivevoice] [muh-lig-nuhnt] Quotation: The problems in our educational system are indissociable from broader malignant trends in our society, and they can’t be solved by lots of testing and by punitive actions against schools that are not performing well. Howard Gardner Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up […]
[responsivevoice]Nefarious[/responsivevoice] [ni-fair-ee-uhs] Quotation: Sometimes stereotyping happens not because of any nefarious reasons but rather because people don’t know who you are or where you come from, so they go for the broad strokes about you, your culture, your faith, all that. Faran Tahir Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the […]
[responsivevoice]Gregarious[/responsivevoice] [gri-gair-ee-uhs] Quotation: In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality, but mostly we admire the type of individual who’s comfortable ‘putting himself out there.’ Susan Cain Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch […]
[responsivevoice]Cumbersome[/responsivevoice] [kuhm-ber-suhm] Quotation: Anyone who’s had a finger pointed at them and been told they’re pretty or attractive, there’s a power that comes with that. But beauty for a woman becomes cumbersome because it’s always being equated with youth. Diane Lane Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch […]
[responsivevoice]Alacrity[/responsivevoice] [uh-lak-ri-tee] Quotation: During childbearing years, changing jobs – even for a fundamentally better gig – can be a very bad idea. Those prime childbearing years – mid-twenties to early forties – overlap precisely with prime professional years. This is when employees are most attractive to new employers, when they should be able to zip […]
[responsivevoice]Confidant[/responsivevoice] [kon-fi-dant] Quotation: The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him. Auguste Rodin Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of […]
[responsivevoice]Haughty[/responsivevoice] [haw-tee] Quotation: Regardless of the gender of the highest wage earner, the balance of power in the relationship will suffer if the higher earner uses control of the purse strings as a system of reward and punishment. It will also suffer if the lower earner takes a chippy, haughty attitude to spending money they […]
[responsivevoice]Extol[/responsivevoice] [ik-stohl] Quotation: I don’t get involved in criticizing or extolling really good artists who do their job. That’s for other people. Neal Adams Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch up now! https://vocabularytoday.com/unctuous-meaning-usage-quotes-and-social-examples/
[responsivevoice]Debase[/responsivevoice] [dih-beys] Quotation: To sell yourself is somewhat debasing, and everyone is selling something. Genesis O-Orridge Social Media Example: Test your vocabulary skill by searching for the words mentioned in the Word Search Quiz below: To select the word, just click on the first and last alphabet of the word: Did you miss yesterday’s word […]