Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Vocabulary - Use It Or Lose It (Part 13)

It's time to work those brains and expand those vocabularies! Take a look at the word list below, pick a word, and then visit a dictionary to define it. Please post the word's definition and also its part of speech (verb, noun, adjective, etc.). If you don't have a traditional dictionary, you can use an online one, such as this one: http://www.merriam-webster.com).

Acquiesce
Bombast
Curtail
Epicure
Heed
Lampoon
Oblivious
Podium
Resonant
Tenuous

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Acquiesce-Verb

To consent or comply passively or without protest.

Indira H.

Anonymous said...

Tenuous~(adj.)
1. lacking a sound basis; flimsy.
2. thin or slender in form.
3. rare or rarefied.
~tenuously(adv.)
~tenuousness (n.)

Anonymous said...

Tenuous: Adjective,

Shaky,tenuous reasons,on grounds that were tenuous.

Anonymous said...

heed

Verb tr. To pay attention.
Verb intr. To pay attention.
N. Close attention, notice.

Luz Croce

Anonymous said...

Oblivious: adjective



1 : lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
2 : lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness —usually used with of or to

Anonymous said...

Lampoon - 1. Noun

A harsh satire usually directed against an individual.

Lampoon -2. Transitive verb

To make the subject of a lampoon :ridicule

Geraldine G.

Anonymous said...

Epicure- (noun) a person who cultivates a refined taste, esp. in food and wine; connoisseur.

-Angelia M.

Anonymous said...

Lampoon:
Function: noun
Etymology: French lampon
A harsh satire usually directed against an individual.

Podium:
Function: noun
A low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: as a: one around the arena of an ancient amphitheater serving as a base for the tiers of seats b: the masonry under the stylobate of a temple

Anonymous said...

Epicure:
noun
: one devoted to sensual pleasure : sybarite
: one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine

Giancarla D.

Anonymous said...

Podium:
noun
: a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: as a: one around the arena of an ancient amphitheater serving as a base for the tiers of seats b: the masonry under the stylobate of a temple
: a dais especially for an orchestral conductor
Giancarla D.

Anonymous said...

Bombast - Noun

Meaning - pretentious inflated speech or writing.


Leonie Florestal

Anonymous said...

Word - Epicure

Part of speech - Noun

Meaning - one devoted to sensual pleasure; one with sensitive and discriminating taste especially in food or wine.

Karla Banton

Anonymous said...

My word is:
Bombast
meaning cotton padding

SHENEA WALKER