doctoral candidate in rhetoric and scientific and technical communication
Archive for May, 2005
welter
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
verb ~ *1. to writhe, toss; also: wallow; 2. to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved; 3. to be in turmoil
*The nightmare caused Brooke to welter about in her bed before suddenly bolting awake.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
cap-a-pie
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
adverb ~ from head to foot
Katie’s maid of honor, dressed cap-a-pie in purple satin, hurried up the walkway toward the church.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
redolent
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
adjective ~ *1. having a specified fragrance; 2. reminiscent, suggestive
*Dad’s kitchen was always redolent of baking bread and interesting spices.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
limn
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
verb ~ 1. to draw or paint on a surface; *2. to outline in clear sharp detail: delineate; 3. to describe
*The star’s autobiography limns the glitz and glamour of her life as a Hollywood celebrity.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
ancilla
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
noun ~ an aid to achieving or mastering something difficult
Her new book was a kind of ancilla to the classics, a collection of odd facts and appealing anecdotes.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
hyperbole
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
noun ~ extravagant exaggeration
Though quite good, the restaurant’s food hardly lived up to the hyperbole of the newspaper ads.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
cloying
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
adjective ~ disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; also: excessively sweet or sentimental
The movie, a romantic comedy, had some clever moments but was ultimately marred by cloying and irritating sappiness.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
trenchant
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
adjective ~ 1. vigorously effective and articulate; also: caustic; *2. sharply perceptive: penetrating
*For the most part, the great detective solved his cases by means of trenchant observation but every once in a while he relied on old-fashioned luck.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
YAY!!!
06 years ago
by dawn
in just a thought
Please forgive my silence the last week or so. I am graduating from university on Saturday (after nearly 20 years) and I’ve been busy getting things done to do so. I’m having a big party on Saturday to celebrate and it’s been hectic.
I will get around to responding to e-mail and to seeing your sites. I promise.
desuetude
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
noun ~ discontinuance from use or exercuse: disuse
Years of desuetude had turned the once-trim baseball field into a sandlot with patches of uneven grass.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing