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 Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:09 pm
Since I'm taking english this semester and next semester I figure I'm going to learn a lot of vocabulary. So I'll try to post a word every day so that I can learn my vocab and maybe ya'll can too. I don't know where this should go but it is nonficiton. So here it goes.
avarice-n. insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth
(according to Dictionary.com)
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:37 pm
Yesterday's Word
arrogate-v. to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right
according to Dictionary.com
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:39 pm
Today's Word
sycophant-n. a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
oh yeah the whole point is to use the word in the sentence so if anyone wants to try it go ahead
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Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:40 am
still talking to myself
Today's Word
tittle-n.
1. A dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc. 2. A very small part or quantity; a particle, jot, or whit
(according to Dictionary.com)
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Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:39 pm
This is as good a place as any for it. Oh, you need to pick your official Mod color. There should be a thread about that in the mod sub.
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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:30 pm
yesterday's word
undulate-v. to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement
according to dictionary.com
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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:03 pm
Today's word
gambit-n.
1. Chess . an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
2. any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage.
3. a remark made to open or redirect a conversation.
from dictionary.com
or if you're a fan of x-men then one of the best characters ever.......if you don't know then look him up on wikipedia
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:16 pm
Yesterday's word
capricious-adj.
1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic:
2. Obsolete . fanciful or witty.
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:18 pm
Today's Word
rheum n.
1. a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, esp. during a cold.
2. catarrh; cold.
both are according to Dictionary.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:32 pm
arisa44 Today's Word
rheum n.
1. a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, esp. during a cold.
2. catarrh; cold.
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:00 pm
yep it is but today's word isn't its
radical-adj
1. of or going to the root or origin; fundamental:
2. thoroughgoing or extreme, esp. as regards change from accepted or traditional forms:
3. favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms: radical ideas; radical and anarchistic ideologues.
4. forming a basis or foundation.
5. existing inherently in a thing or person: radical defects of character.
6. Mathematics .
a. pertaining to or forming a root.
b. denoting or pertaining to the radical sign.
c. irrational ( def. 5b ) .
7. Grammar . of or pertaining to a root.
8. Botany . of or arising from the root or the base of the stem.
–noun
9. a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
10. a person who advocates fundamental political, economic, and social reforms by direct and often uncompromising methods.
11. Mathematics .
a. a quantity expressed as a root of another quantity.
b. the set of elements of a ring, some power of which is contained in a given ideal.
c. radical sign.
12. Chemistry .
a. group ( def. 3 ) .
b. free radical.
13. Grammar . root ( def. 11 ) .
14. (in Chinese writing) one of 214 ideographic elements used in combination with phonetics to form thousands of different characters.
i like this word because it can be used in lots of different ways thus the reason it has 14 definition on Dictionary.com
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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:07 pm
sorry i can't do my words I'll make it up and i do have words for everyday but my laptops having technical difficulties so i can't do much till i get it fixed thanks
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:08 pm
ok i'm back and here are a few words i've accumulated over the time my computer was inactive
urbane-adj.
1. having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities
2. reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., esp. in expression
superflous-adj.
1a exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra b : not needed : unnecessary
2 obsolete : marked by wastefulness : extravagant
remonstrate
negligee-n.
1: a woman's long flowing usually sheer dressing gown
2: carelessly informal or incomplete attire
peignoir-n.
: a woman's loose negligee or dressing gown
ingenuous-adj.
1 obsolete : noble, honorable
2a : showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
b : lacking craft or subtlet
rakish-adj.
1: having a trim or streamlined appearance suggestive of speed
2: dashingly or carelessly unconventional : jaunty
bilious-adj.
a : of or relating to bile
b : marked by or suffering from liver dysfunction and especially excessive secretion of bile
c : appearing as if affected by a bilious disorder
2: of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition
3: sickeningly unpleasant
alacrity-n.
promptness in response : cheerful readiness
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:08 pm
pullulate
verb;
1.To exist abundantly; swarm; teem.
2.To send forth sprouts, buds, etc.
3.To increase rapidly; multiply.
as always this is from Dictionary.com my favorite dictionary because its free and gives you origins
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:59 pm
badinage
noun;
1.Light, playful talk; banter
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