Category: Word of the Day

Thursday, August 11, 2016

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Felicitous \fi-ˈli-sə-təs\ (adj.)- very well suited for some purpose or situation; pleasant, delightful

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Resilience \ri-zil-yen(t)s\ (noun)-the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens; ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Emend \ē-‘mend\ (transitive verb)- to correct errors in (something written); to correct usually by textual alterations

Monday, August 8, 2016

Nescience \’ne-sh(ē-)en(t)s\ (noun)- lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance 

Friday, August 5, 2016

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Amity \’a-meh-tē\ (noun)- a feeling of friendship: friendly relations between nations or groups

Thursday, August 4, 2016

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edify \ed-uh-fye\ (verb)- to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge; enlighten, inform

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

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Esteem \i-stēm\ (noun)- respect and affection; the regard in which someone is held; to think very highly or favorably (of someone or something)

: worth, value

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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Coy \’kòi\ (adj.)- having a shy or sweetly innocent quality that is often intended to be attractive or to get attention; not telling or revealing all the information that could be revealed

Monday, August 1, 2016

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Clatter \kla-ter\ (intransitive verb)- to make a quick series of short loud sounds; to talk noisily or rapidly

Friday, July 29,2016

 

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Suasion \sway-zhen\ (noun)- the act of influencing or persuading