It's been a while since we had a "Vocabulary - Use It Or Lose It" topic, so let's pick that up again! Good writing has varied word choice, so working on expanding vocabularies is always something we should do!
Take a look at the word list (shown below) and pick one word that you're not already familiar with in your day-to-day vocabulary. Use an online dictionary (such as this one: http://www.merriam-webster.com) to define it. Post the word, its part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.), and the definition. Be sure to look through what others have posted! It'll help all of us improve our vocabularies!
Abrogate
Blasphemy
Credible
Enigma
Harbingers
Labyrinthine
Nuzzle
Plaudit
Reprehensible
Tardy
19 comments:
reprehensible
Function: Adjective
deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure, blameworthy
synonyms:culpable
antonyms: praiseworthy
luz croce
Abrogate - Annul
They have decided to abrogate their marriage.
Maria Rodriguez-Trelles
Plaudit
(noun) praise; (plural noun plaudtis) the applaud of a an audience
The mayor won plaudits for his aggressive campaign against crime.
ab·ro·gate: \ˈa-brə-ˌgāt\
1 : to abolish by authoritative action : annul 2 : to treat as nonexistent, abrogating their responsibilities
synonyms see nullify
Tais M
Enigma : noun
1.an obscure speech or writing.
2. something hard to understand.
3. an inscrutable or mysterious person.
Michele T.
Abrogate= verb annul by authority, repeal.
Synonyms :cancel revoke
antonyms: ratify, establish
Adriana Wagner
Labyrinthine
adjective
Date: 1632
1 : of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth : intricate , involved
2 : of, relating to, affecting, or originating in the internal ear
Crystal Smolter
Credible,
adjective
Etymology: Middle English,
1 : offering reasonable grounds for being believed
2 : of sufficient capability to be militarily effective
Crystal Smolter
Reprehensible
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
Aneilia Persad
har·bin·ger (här'bĭn-jər) noun.
Def: One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
-Angelia McGirt
Tardy:Noun
Stephanie has been tardy almost every day this week.
Sheila W.
Blasphemy
Funtion : Noun
The act of insulting or showing contempt of lack of reverance for God.
Irreverance toward something considered sacred or inviolable.
Indira H.
Enigma: noun
1 : an obscure speech or writing
2 : something hard to understand or explain
3 : an inscrutable or mysterious person
The enigma code was broken by the German army.
Nuzzle:
1. To rub or push against gently with or as if with the nose or snout: stroked and nuzzled the kitten.
2. To root or move with the snout.
Geraldine G.
deglutition
Part of speech: Noun
Example of use: Norman will increase his deglutition skills by learning new swallowing compensatory strategies.
Blasphemy:
noun
: the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God b: the act of claiming the attributes of deity
: irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable
Giancarla D.
Plaudit
Pronounced - Plau-dit
Function - noun
Enthusiastic approval, an act or round of applause
Leonie Florestal
Word - plaudit
Part of speech - noun
Meaning - an act or round of applause; enthusiastic approval.
Karla Banton
Enigma
Something hard to understand, or explain.
hard: adjective
Allison
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