This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: cornice Pronounced: (CORE-niss) Noun: 1. the topmost projecting part of an entablature 2. a molding at the corner between the [...]
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: epistolary Pronounced: (ee-PISS-toe-lair-ee) Adjective: written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence From Vocabulary.com: They’ve gone out [...]
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: crabbed Pronounced: (crabd) Adjective: annoyed and irritable From Vocabulary.com: “The word crabbed originally meant “resembling a crab” and also takes part [...]
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: wend Pronounced: (whend) Verb: direct one’s course or way From Vocabulary.com: “It’s always good to have a goal, and that’s true [...]
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: martinet Pronounced: (mar-tin-ET) Noun: someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms From Vocabulary.com: “Pronounce martinet with the accent on [...]
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: dotard Pronounced: (DOH-turd) Noun: an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect From Vocabulary.com: “The noun dotard [...]
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: fulgent Pronounced: (FULL-jent) Adjective: shining intensely From Vocabulary.com: “The word fulgent is a fairly uncommon one, but it’s a perfect way [...]
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: sojourn Pronounced: (SO-jern) Noun: a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) Verb: spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily [...]
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: decamp Pronounced: (DEE-camp) Verb: 1. leave suddenly 2. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along 3. leave a [...]
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: mephitic Pronounced: (muh-FIT-ick) Adjective: of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution From Vocabulary.com: “Mephitic comes from the Latin word mephitis, which means [...]
