We're halfway through our expedition on vocabulary! How many new words have you learned so far? I bet it's a bunch!
Let's explore the words highlighted during January of 2000. In fact, I'm going to pick one to do with all of you since this is a word you often hear, but when you see it, you wouldn't think it's the same word!
segue \SEG-way\ , intransitive verb:
1. To proceed without interruption; to make a smooth transition.
Sample sentence: The newscaster made a great segue from the story about restaurants to a story about nutrition.
Please use the link below, take a look at the words from January 2000, and pick 4 (not 3 like the previous blog topics). Come back here & post your words with definitions. Want an extra challenge? Try correctly using 1 or more of them in an original sentence! :-)
January 2000 - Words of the Day
7 comments:
Gainsay- To contradict to deny.
Ratiocination - The process of reasoning.
Frisson - A brief moment of intense excitement.
Nadir - The lowest point.
I saw my dad go through some testing times, when he lost his sight that was nadir in life.
Allison.
fulsome: offensive from excess of praise.
constitutional: a walk taken for one's health.
canard: an unfounded or false report.
fop: a man who is vain about his dress and appearance.
My doctor recommends me to take a constitutional after each meal to reduce my stomach acid reflux.
Suetto C.
Here are 4 words along with their meaning:
Nadir - the lowest point
Vainglory - excessive pride or vain display
Canard - an unfounded or false report
Acrid - sharp and harsh; bitter
Sentence:
Acrid - He used some acrid words to express his feelings towards his current situation.
Leonie Florestal
Bete Noire- someone or something particularly detested or avoided.
Lacrymose- given to causing tears.
Expatiate- to speak or write in length.
Mianta
Propound- to put forward for consideration.
He seems like a very nice man, I do not know why everybody considers him the bete noire of the family.
Mianta
Four words with definitions:
expatiate - to speak or write at length.
propound - to put forward for consideration.
acrid - sharp and harsh; bitter
inveterate - deep-rooted; of long standing.
Sentence:
My brother is an inveterate member of the Racing Car Association.
My father spoke acrid words about my bad behavior.
Karla Banton
Sandra H.
nadir: the lowest point
fop: a man who is vain about his dress and appearance
brio: vigor vivacity
supercililious: diddainfully arrogant
Her brother was a supercilious man.
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