Tag Archives: dictionary

Nov 2 2012

Word of The Day – Chanteuse

chan·teuse

  [shan-toos; French shahn-tœz]  Show IPA

noun, plural chan·teuses  [-too-siz; French -tœz]  Show IPA .

a female singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs andcabarets.
Thank you Andrew Zimmern. Following him on twitter, I get to see pictures of good food, weird food, I get to see him cuss people out and then use fine words such as “chanteuse.”
Oct 30 2012

Word(s) of The Day – Enervate & Vitiate

enervate; vitiate

verb
Definition: weaken, deprive of force

synonym: abrogate << I like the sound of that word.

So, I was watching an episode of Bridezillas with Natalie Nunn and her gang of bimbo bridesmaids and one of the bridesmaids (a former Bad Girls Club person) said “She [Natalie] totally emasculatizes him.”

This is what happens when you depend on looks, become conceited and don’t spend a day reading a book or at least use google to make sure you’re using an ACTUAL WORD when being recorded FOR TELEVISION!

Sep 7 2012

Word of The Day – Sagacious

sa·ga·cious

 [suh-gey-shuhs]  Show IPA

adjective

1.

having or showing acute mental discernment and keenpractical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
2.

Obsolete . keen of scent.
Thanks to a poet friend of mine, this has become my new word of the day. He’s so damn smart it makes me wanna vomit. lol.
Aug 25 2012

Word of The Day – Pontificate

pon·tif·i·cate  (pn-tf-kt, -kt)

n.

The office or term of office of a pontiff.
intr.v. (-kt) pon·tif·i·cat·ed, pon·tif·i·cat·ing, pon·tif·i·cates

1. To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way.
2. To administer the office of a pontiff.
In addition to be a kiddie movie, Aladdin: The Return of Jafar has some big vocab words in its musical numbers!
May 10 2012

Word(s) of The Day – Obsequious & Recalcitrant

ob·se·qui·ous/əbˈsēkwēəs/

Adjective:
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Synonyms:
servile – subservient – slavish – menial – fawning

re·cal·ci·trant/riˈkalsətrənt/

Adjective:
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority.
Noun:
A person with such an attitude.
Synonyms:
insubordinate – contumacious – refractory – disobedient
Say whatever you will about Ms James and her novels, but she sure as HELL has a handle on the english lexicon!
Oh Mr. Grey…
Apr 26 2012

Words of the Day: Impassive & Taciturn

im·pas·sive

   [im-pas-iv] Show IPA

adjective

1. without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
2. calm; serene.
3. unconscious; insensible.
4. not subject to suffering.

tac·i·turn

   [tas-i-turn] Show IPA

adjective

1. inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
2. dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.
Word courtesy or E L James and her most mysteriously yummy and equally frightening Mr. Grey.
Apr 16 2012

Word of The Day – Insalubrious

in·sa·lu·bri·ous/ˌinsəˈlo͞obrēəs/

Adjective:
(esp. of a climate or locality) Not salubrious; unhealthy.
Synonyms:
unhealthy – unwholesome – insanitary – unsound – sickly
Aside from the sex, incest, and bloody warfare, who said that watching ‘Game of Thrones’ wasn’t pretty damn educational?! I learned that big word up there AND how to catch a snitch without breaking a sweat. Hmm!
Apr 5 2012

Word(s) of the Day – Pedantic & Ostentatious

pe·dan·tic

   [puh-dan-tik]  Show IPA

adjective

1.

ostentatious in one’s learning.
2.

overly concerned with minute details or formalisms,especially in teaching.

Watching Midnight in Paris, this word came up twice. Using context clues, I kind of figured out what it was, but I figured, why not actually find the definition. 

And as I was reading that (^) definition, I realized, I never did look up the meaning for the word ‘Ostentatious:’

os·ten·ta·tious/ˌästənˈtāSHəs/

Adjective:
Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display.
Synonyms:
showy

Yup. Context clues is where its at.

Jan 26 2012

Word of the Day: Homunculus

ho·mun·cu·lus

[huh-muhng-kyuh-luhs, hoh-] Show IPA

noun, plural -li  [-lahy] Show IPA.

1. an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
2. a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon.
3. a diminutive human being.
4. the human fetus.
This word is hella funny to me…lol I love the way it sounds and at the same time, I get a slight tinge when I hear it…teehee