Tag Archives: vocabulary building

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 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!