Posts tagged ‘words’
This common word has a secret.
via Dictionary.com. I highly recommend that you check it out, particularly helpful with SAT vocabulary, and tons of fun and surprising facts about words and their origins! Cheers!
Random Word Ramble Wednesdays
Hey guys, I’m late. Again. And I’m thinking it should be Random Word Ramble ‘Thursdays’ instead. Any-who, with no further ado this week’s word is: Dotty- slightly mad or eccentric (Page 277 Compact Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus, Third Edition) ~~~ “Positively dotty, I say,” came the not-so-soft whispers from one of the women slathered in [...]
Random Word Ramble Wednesdays
Hi all! As I wouldn’t be on every single day I won’t be able to post Word of the Day daily so to make it up I’ve come up with a new post series called ‘Random Word Ramble Wednesdays’ which will feature a different word every Wednesday and I’ll write whatever comes to my mind [...]
Word of the day: Honkytonk
I was listening to some Alan Jackson when I heard him mention this word in one of his songs and heck, it sounded catchy so I was curious about what it meant and come on, I can’t go singing something I don’t know! a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall. adjective of, pertaining [...]
Word of the day: Cicerone
Today’s word is: Cicerone (pl.ciceroni) – a guide who gives information about antiques and places of interest to sightseers. <ORIGIN> early 18th cent.: from Italian, from Latin Cicero, Ciceron apparently alluding humorously to his eloquence or learning. Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary
Word of the day: Lollapalooza
This one sounds like one of the words my five year old brother made up but what it actually means is: Lollapalooza noun, Slang 1. an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. Origin: 1900–05, Americanism ; origin uncertain Source: Dictionary.com 2. an annual music festival featuring popular alternative [...]
Word of the day: Delate
The word of the day is: Delate – report (an offense or crime): they may delate my slackness to my patron. <DERIVATIVES> n. delation, n. delator <ORIGIN> late 15th cent. from Latin delat-, ‘referred, carried away’, from the verb deferre. ,Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary
Word of the day: Clandestine
The word of the day, or more like word of the night(I’m terribly late today), is: Clandestine – adj. kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit: she deserved better than these clandestine meeting. <ORIGIN>mid 16th cent.: from French clandestin or Latin clandestinus, from ‘secretly’. Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary
Word of the day: Bra Burner
This says it all. Okay I searched for a random word begining with ‘Br’ on my Kindle and this is what caught my eye! I mean you’ve got to admit it sounds a bit funny but here’s what it means: Bra burner -[Informal] a feminist percieved as a militant in the struggle for women’s rights: [...]
Word of the day: Arabesque
Hola! Today’s word is : Arabesque – an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Moorish decoration: (adj.)arabesque scroll. <SPECIAL USAGE> a passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody. – [Ballet] a position in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally [...]
Word of the day: Philosophy
Word of the day features a different word … well everyday. I figured that this would be a great way for me to expand my vocabulary and brush up on my current inventory of words and I was hoping that by typing it out I would have a better chance at memorizing the words for [...]
