Word of the day, 12th March 2015
pun /pʌn/ (noun)
– the use of words or phrases to exploit ambiguities and innuendoes in their meaning, usually for humorous effect; a play on words. There are many different kinds of puns; … Read the rest
Allege
Word of the day, 11th March 2015
allege /əˈlɛdʒ/ (verb)
– to state without or before proof “They allege he stole their car”
alleged /əˈlɛdʒd/
– stated or described to be such; presumed “He is the alleged … Read the rest
Fracas
Word of the day, 10th March 2015
fracas /ˈfrækɑː/ (noun) – a noisy quarrel (argument) or brawl (fight).
This word was in a news article that I read today. As it’s a slightly unusual word, and one that I would … Read the rest
Deviate
Word of the day, 9th March 2015
A quick one for today:
Deviate /ˈdiːvɪˌeɪt/ (verb) To differ or diverge; to turn aside. Or to cause (someone or something) to do any of these.
“I had to deviate to avoid … Read the rest
Tired
Word of the day, 8th March 2015
I have been inexplicably /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbliː/ extremely tired /tʌɪəd/ this weekend. I will try to do a bit of catching up tonight.
So the word for today has to be tired /tʌɪəd/.
I realise … Read the rest
Holiness
Word of the day, 7th March 2015
Yesterday (Saturday) morning there was a breakfast for the men of our church – between 30 and 40 men went to it. After eating, our pastor David, presented a short talk about holiness, … Read the rest
TLAs
Word of the day, 6th March 2015
“What does ‘TBA’ mean?” I was asked.
So the word for today is not a word, but a few related TLAs.
TLA = “Three Letter Acronym”.
Acronym /ˈakrənɪm/ (noun)
an abbreviation formed from … Read the rest
Distracted
Word of the day, 5th March 2015
distracted /dɪˈstraktɪd/ (adjective)
From Latin, dis- “away” + trahere “to draw” = “to draw away”.
So to be “distracted” is to be drawn away from one thing (usually what you should … Read the rest
Condescend
Word of the day, 4th March 2015
condescend /kɒndɪ’sɛnd/ (verb)
This word was suggested to me, and it is actually quite a tricky word, the most difficult for me to write about so far.
For those who want a short … Read the rest
Concise
Word of the day, 3rd March 2015
A friend commented that yesterday’s word for the day explanation was too long… so today’s word is easy to choose:
Concise /kən’sʌɪs/ (adjective)
Concise means “giving a lot of information clearly and … Read the rest