[responsivevoice]probity[/responsivevoice] [ proh-bi-tee ] Quotation: The man Dickens, whom the world at large thought it knew, stood for all the Victorian virtues – probity, kindness, hard work, sympathy for the down-trodden, the sanctity of domestic life – even as his novels exposed the violence, hypocrisy, greed, and cruelty of the Victorian age. Robert Gottlieb Social […]
[responsivevoice]venerate[/responsivevoice] [ ven-uh-reyt ] Quotation: We live in a culture that venerates scores. We affix numbers to how much fat is in our mochachinos, how quickly our telephones suck information from the air, how much pain we’re in. Reading, too, has become a skill to quantifiably assess. Anthony Doerr Social Example: Did you miss out […]
[responsivevoice]pedantic[/responsivevoice] [ puh-dan-tik ] Quotation: Great wealth could make an enormous difference over the next decade if they sensibly support the scientific elite. Just the elite. Because the elite makes most of the progress. You should worry about people who produce really novel inventions, not pedantic hacks. James D. Watson Social Example: Did you miss […]
[responsivevoice]buttress[/responsivevoice] [ buh-tris ] Quotation: If war illuminates love, love offers the possibility of allowing some light to be brought back out of the shadows. It’s almost as if they buttress and make possible an understanding of each other. Richard Flanagan Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? Catch […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
🔊 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, […]