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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Worthy Words for the Week


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circumscribe
dearth
ingratiating
mercenary
extemporaneous
erudite
austere
laconic
ameliorate
expunge
circumspect
quiescent
foible
fervent
ostentatious

13 comments:

  1. Money
    Dearth
    definition:insufficiency
    =absence, default

    The problem isn't a dearth of fish, it's an abundance of people.

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  2. Nicky
    laconic
    synonym: brief
    def: using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

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  3. Nicky
    laconic
    synonym: brief
    def: using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

    the sportscaster's color commentary tends to be laconic but very much to the point

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  4. Amanda

    ameliorate

    Synonym: improve
    Definition: to make a bad situation better or less harmful

    He wanted to know if the company had a suggestion for how to ameliorate this problem.

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  5. Albert's word choice: austere

    Meaning:Strict or severe in discipline

    Synonym:severe
    A desert nomad's austere life is very hard to imagine.

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  6. Richard

    foible: a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect

    Synonym: quirk

    Your good-hearted acceptance and tolerance of others ' foibles goes a long way in maintaining harmony in your relationships.

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  7. expunge

    synonyms-erase

    definition-to stike or blot out; wipe out or destroy

    The suit asks the district to end the ban, allow the girls to attend all school functions and expunge their disciplinary records.

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  8. JOAN

    Erudite

    synonyms:learned, scholarly

    The book is learned, even erudite, and sure to be controversial.

    def.characterized by great knowledge

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  9. Kelly

    extemporaneous
    spoken or done without preparation;
    composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment;
    carefully prepared but delivered without notes or text

    synonyms: improvised

    He is good at delivering an extemporaneous speech.

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  10. Trysha

    circumscribe
    Meaning: to draw a line around; encircle:
    Synonyms: surround, encircle, circle, encompass

    Sentence: If the question put is tightly circumscribed, the adjudicator, as first happened here, would be right to debar new arguments.

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  11. Cynthia

    ostentatious: (disapproving)displaying wealth, knowledge, etc., in a way that is meant to attract attention, admiration, or envy

    Synonyms:showy, flamboyant

    *The millionaire wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his little finger.

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  12. circumscribe
    definition: To limit narrowly; To determine the limits of something
    synonyms: restrict, restrain
    *A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices.

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  13. Timmy
    circumscribe
    definition: To limit narrowly; To determine the limits of something
    synonyms: restrict, restrain
    *A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices.

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