Daily Word: DIATRIBE

di·a·tribe

  [dahy-uh-trahyb] 

~ noun

DEFINITION: 1)A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism. 

SENTENCE: Your diatribes against me do not matter, because I do not let ignorance affect me.

Daily Word: SEEDY

seed·y

  [see-dee] 

~ adjective, seed·i·er, seed·i·est.

DEFINITION: 1)Abounding in seed. 2)Containing many seeds, as a piece of fruit. 3)Gone to seed; bearing seeds. 4)Poorly kept; run-down; shabby. 5)Shabbily dressed; unkempt.

SENTENCE: She thought her outfit was fashionable, but the critics said it was seedy at best.

Daily Word: CODICIL

cod·i·cil

  [kod-uh-suhl] 

~ noun

DEFINITION: 1)A supplement to a will, containing an addition, explanation, modification, etc., of something in the will. 2)Any supplement; appendix.

SENTENCE: The original will could not be honored completely due to changes in the codicil. 

Daily Word: PERPLEX

per·plex

  [per-pleks] 

~verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 1)To cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally. 2)To make complicated or confused, as a matter or question. 3)To hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.

SENTENCE: I am perplexed because it seems that nothing I do is good enough.

Daily Word: INDOMITABLE

in·dom·i·ta·ble

  [in-dom-i-tuh-buhl] 

~ adjective

DEFINITION:That cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable.

SENTENCE: When I break out a new outfit I feel like an indomitable force. 

Daily Word: INSULAR

in·su·lar

  [in-suh-ler, ins-yuh-] 

~ adjective

DEFINITION: 1)Of or pertaining to an island or islands. 2)Dwelling or situated on an island. 3)Forming an island. 4)Detached; standing alone; isolated. 5)Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of islanders.

SENTENCE: He placed the desk in an insular position because he prefers to work alone and not around others.

Daily Word: QUAINT

quaint

  [kweynt] 

~ adjective, quaint·er, quaint·est.

DEFINITION: 1)Having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque. 2)Strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way. 3)Skillfully or cleverly made. 4)Obsolete. Wise; skilled.

SENTENCE: I decided to go with a small quaint condo versus a huge house that is way to be for one person.

Daily Word: OBVERSE

ob·verse

  [n. ob-vurs; adj. ob-vurs, ob-vurs]

~ noun

DEFINITION: 1)The side of a coin, medal, flag, etc., that bears the principal design (opposed to reverse). 2)The front or principal surface of anything. 3)A counterpart. 4)Logic. A proposition obtained from another by obversion.

~adjective

DEFINITION: 5)Facing the observer. 6)Corresponding to something else as a counterpart. 7)Having the base narrower than the top, as a leaf.

SENTENCE: The obverse displayed an image of all the military veterans that were on the battlefield during the war.

Daily Word: IMPUGN

i

m·pugn

  [im-pyoon] 

~ verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 1)To challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.);cast doubt upon. 2)Archaic. To assail (a person) by words or arguments; vilify. 3)Obsolete. To attack (a person) physically.

SENTENCE: Your desperate attempts to impugn my character will never work.

Daily Word: OBLITERATE

ob·lit·er·ate

  [uh-blit-uh-reyt] 

~verb (used with object), ob·lit·er·at·ed, ob·lit·er·at·ing.

DEFINITION: 1)To remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely. 2)To blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.);efface.

SENTENCE: Some people try to obliterate my spirit with their negativity, but it won't work.

Daily Word: CASTIGATE

cas·ti·gate

  [kas-ti-geyt]

~ verb (used with object), cas·ti·gat·ed, cas·ti·gat·ing.

DEFINITION: 1)To criticize or reprimand severely. 2)To punish in order to correct.

SENTENCE: The judge took a moment to castigate the young children right before she told them the charges had been dropped.

Daily Word: OBFUSCATE

ob·fus·cate

  [ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt] 

~ verb (used with object), ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing.

DEFINITION: 1)To confuse, bewilder, or stupefy. 2)To make obscure or unclear. 3)To darken.

SENTENCE: Every time she opens up her mouth, I become more obfuscated and shocked.

Daily Word: UNMITIGATED

un·mit·i·gat·ed  [uhn-mit-i-gey-tid]

~ adjective 

DEFINITION: 1)Not mitigated; not softened or lessened. 2)Unqualified or absolute.

SENTENCE: In an unmitigated circumstance,  the judge sentenced the young man to life without parole. 

Daily Word: PERFORATE

per·fo·rate [v. pur-fuh-reyt; adj. pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt] verb, per·fo·rat·ed, per·fo·rat·ing, adjective

~ verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 1)To make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like. 2)To pierce through or to the interior of; penetrate.

~verb (used without object)

DEFINITION: 3)To make a way through or into something; penetrate.

~adjective

DEFINITION: 4)Perforated

SENTENCE: The wood has many perforated edges, making the design stand out.

Daily Word: BURGEON

bur·geon

  [bur-juhn] 

~ verb (used without object)

DEFINITION: 1)To grow or develop quickly; flourish. 2)To begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often followed by out, forth).

~verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 3)To put forth, as buds.

~noun

DEFINITION: 4)A bud; sprout.

SENTENCE: The inner city has begun to burgeon, as gas prices have risen and people no longer want to commute to the suburbs.

Daily Word: EBULLIENT

e·bul·lient

  [ih-buhl-yuhnt, ih-bool-]

~ adjective

DEFINITION: 1)Overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited. 2)Bubbling up like a boiling liquid.

SENTENCE: Before people get to know her well, her ebullient personality stands out in the masses.

Daily Word: NUANCE

nu·ance

  [noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-; French ny-ahns] 

~noun, plural nu·anc·es  [noo-ahn-siz, nyoo-, noo-ahn-siz, nyoo-; French ny-ahns] 

DEFINITION: 1)A subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc. 2)A very slight difference or variation in color or tone.

SENTENCE: Don't get so caught up with the simple nuances that you miss the climax of the move.

Daily Word: PLACARD

plac·ard

  [plak-ahrd, -erd] 

~ noun

DEFINITION:1)A paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer. 2)Armor. placate.

~ verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 3)To display placards on or in. 4)To publicize, announce, or advertise by means of placards. 5)To post as a placard.

SENTENCE: During the school election students place placards everywhere.