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Word Of The Day Archives - March 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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| inundate (v) |
flood |
| inundation |
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When the dam broke, our town was inundated. |
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| Similar Words: |
deluge, torrent |
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
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| meager (adj) |
scanty, feeble |
| meagerness |
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The harvests on my farm were meager, despite the rich soil and ample rain. |
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| Similar Words: |
inadequate, deficient |
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Monday, March 3, 2008
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| clairvoyant (adj) |
having supernatural senses |
| clairvoyance |
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| Sentence: |
The woman across the street claimed to be a mystic with clairvoyant powers. |
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| Similar Words: |
supernatural |
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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| naive (adj) |
guileless, lacking experience |
| naivete |
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| Sentence: |
I yearn for the naive, uncomplicated delights of childhood. |
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| Similar Words: |
gullible |
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
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| winnow (v) |
separate out |
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| Sentence: |
Farmers must winnow the wheat from the chaff before taking the wheat to the mill. |
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| Similar Words: |
sift, distinguish |
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
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| quack (n) |
fake doctor |
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| Sentence: |
He said he was a doctor, but he was nothing but a quack. |
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| Similar Words: |
charlatan |
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Friday, March 7, 2008
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| herald (v) |
announce |
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| Sentence: |
As soon as the verdict was in, the lawyers heralded the good news to everyone involved in the case |
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| Similar Words: |
proclaim, blazon |
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Saturday, March 8, 2008
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| apprise (v) |
notify |
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| Sentence: |
Why didn't you apprise us of the problem before now? |
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| Similar Words: |
inform |
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
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| reprimand (v) |
sharply criticize |
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| Sentence: |
Please don't reprimand my child; I will discipline him myself. |
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| Similar Words: |
rebuke, admonish, reprove, reproach, |
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Monday, March 10, 2008
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| charisma (n) |
charm |
| charismatic |
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The politician's charisma will win him many elections, even if his voting record does not. |
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| Similar Words: |
magnetism |
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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| oblique (adj) |
indirect |
| obliqueness |
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| Sentence: |
Did you notice the oblique, mysterious, reference to Shakespeare in the book? |
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| Similar Words: |
sideways, sloped |
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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| ribald (adj) |
indecent |
| ribaldry |
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The act's ribald display of humor was inappropriate for a middle school. |
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| Similar Words: |
obscene |
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
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| deviation (n) |
departure from normal |
| deviate |
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| Sentence: |
The corporate executive admonished all employees to accept no deviations from standard company procedures. |
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| Similar Words: |
anomaly, aberration |
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Friday, March 14, 2008
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| repudiate (v) |
reject |
| repudiation |
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The new minister repudiated earthly vices and tried to live by the highest morals. |
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| Similar Words: |
disown, deny |
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
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| rabid (adj) |
fanatical |
| rabidness |
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Rabid fans of Harry Potter nearly knocked me down trying to reach the first copies of the new book in the store. |
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| Similar Words: |
frenzied, maniacal |
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
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| snide (adj) |
expressive of contempt |
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My former friend's snide, hurtful comment brought a tear to my eye. |
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| Similar Words: |
scornful, contemptuous |
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Monday, March 17, 2008
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| mordant (adj) |
stinging |
| mordancy |
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The critic's caustic, mordant book review brought the young writer to tears. |
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| Similar Words: |
caustic |
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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| resentment (n) |
angry indignation |
| resent |
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| Sentence: |
The candidate felt resentment at the insult he received during the debate. |
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bitterness, rancor, enmity, hostility, animus, antagonism; acrimony |
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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| intermittent (adj) |
on-and-off |
| intermittence |
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The intermittent cries from the back of the room disrupted the solemn promotion ceremony. |
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| Similar Words: |
fitful, sporadic |
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
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| oracular (adj) |
foretelling |
| oracle |
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| Sentence: |
The secretary of state's prediction of trouble in South Asia proved to be oracular when war broke out a week later. |
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| Similar Words: |
prophetic |
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Friday, March 21, 2008
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| sundry (adj) |
various |
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We don't need to make any major purchases, but we do need a few sundry items for the kitchen. |
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| Similar Words: |
multifarious |
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
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| impugn (v) |
attack, challenge |
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How dare you impugn my integrity! |
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| Similar Words: |
assail |
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
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| malapropism (n) |
egregious misuse of a word |
| malapropian |
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| Sentence: |
Some celebrities are more famous for their malapropisms than for their wisdom. |
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Monday, March 24, 2008
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| cryptic (adj) |
unclear, puzzling |
| crypticness |
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| Sentence: |
I received a cryptic message in my friend's usual code. |
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| Similar Words: |
mystifying, secret |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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| belie (v) |
show to be false |
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The embezzler's nervous body language belied her otherwise believable testimony. |
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| Similar Words: |
refute, disprove, repudiate |
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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| lackey (n) |
servile follower |
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The arrogant CEO expected me to be his lackey, but I quit the job instead. |
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| Similar Words: |
sycophant, toady |
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
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| facetious (adj) |
witty, unserious |
| facetiousness |
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| Sentence: |
Are you being facetious or did you mean what you said? |
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| Similar Words: |
jesting, irreverent |
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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| charlatan (n) |
fraud, faker |
| charlatanic, charlatanism |
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| Sentence: |
As an economist, my professor was nothing but a charlatan. |
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| Similar Words: |
quack |
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
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| affectation (n) |
show, ruse |
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| Sentence: |
My sister's constant affectations have annoyed me for my whole life. |
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| Similar Words: |
airs |
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
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| expedite (v) |
speed up |
| expedition |
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| Sentence: |
What can we do to expedite our mission? It is proceeding too slowly. |
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| Similar Words: |
hasten |
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Monday, March 31, 2008
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| eradicate (v) |
wipe out |
| eradication |
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| Sentence: |
Polio was eradicated from the United States in the 1950s. |
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| Similar Words: |
extirpate, efface |
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