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Word Of The Day Archive 4

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3/5/19: bifurcate (bahy-fer-keyt), v.

1. to divide into two branches.

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IN A SENTENCE: Tess intends to bifurcate her little black book into "well-built" and "well-off" sections.

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2/19/19: engender (en-jen-der), v.

1. call forth; give rise to.

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IN A SENTENCE: To engender female attention at the gym, Tyler often "forgets" his wedding ring at home.

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2/7/19: intransigent (in-tran-si-juhnt), adj.

1. uncompromising, inflexible.

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IN A SENTENCE: Crystal is single because she's intransigent about dating guys without diseases.

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1/3/19: peripatetic (per-uh-puh-tet-ik), adj.

1. having unlimited knowledge/awareness.

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IN A SENTENCE: Owen lives a peripatetic lifestyle to avoid all the felony warrants out on him.

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12/24/18: omniscient (om-nish-uhnt), v.

1. having unlimited knowledge/awareness.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Julio considers himself omniscient when it comes to British soap operas.

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12/18/18: ennoble (eh-noh-buhl), v.

1. to elevate in excellence or respect; dignify.

 

 

IN A SENTENCE: Rachel must routinely ennoble Lawrence's rap skillz, otherwise he'll weep.

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12/13/18: diffident (dif-i-duhnt), adj.

1. lacking confidence in one's own abilities.

2. reserved, restrained.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Ernie costs himself money by being diffident over his ability to look sad and beg.

 

 

12/6/18: inexorable (in-ek-ser-uh-buhl), adj.

1. unyielding, not to be persuaded.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Ted unsuccessfully tried to change Francine's inexorable stance on bathing weekly.

 

 

 

11/20/18: copacetic (koh-puh-set-ik), adj.

1. fine, satisfactory, okay.

 

IN A SENTENCE: When Philip shouted "That was copacetic!" after a back rub, Brenda kneed him in the nuts.

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11/8/18: ancillary (an-suh-ler-ee), adj.

1. subordinate, auxiliary. 

2. extra.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Sheila considers pants an ancillary item of clothing.

 
 
10/26/18: staid (steyd), adj.

2. fixed, settled or permanent.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Jeremy dumped Eden for her staid habits, like only peeing in toilets.

 
 
10/13/18: ossify (os-uh-fahy), v.

1. to convert into bone; to harden like bone.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Drunken Russ overcooked his ham, causing the meat to ossify.

 
 
9/27/18: vicissitude (vi-SIS-i-tood), n.

1. a change, variation, etc. over the course of something (marriage, season, etc.).

 

IN A SENTENCE: Rita credits booze for helping her through life's vicissitudes.

 

 
9/23/18: nomenclature (noh-mehn-kley-cher), n.

2. the terms applied to someone or something.

 

 

IN A SENTENCE: Emma picked up the nomenclature of her fellow beggars rather quickly. 

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9/13/18: symbiotic (sim-bee-OT-ik), adj.

2. characterized by a close, cooperative, or interdependent relationship.

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IN A SENTENCE: Donald has been arrested so many times, he has an almost symbiotic relationship with the jail guards.

 

 

 

 

8/13/18: hypergamous (hye-PUR-guh-muhs), adj.

2. a marriage to someone of higher social standing.

 

IN A SENTENCE: True, Dolph's marriage to Camille was hypergamous, but she's real good at PlayStation, so it works.

 

 

 
6/6/18: exogenous (ek-SOJ-uh-nuhs), adj.

1. originating from outside; derived externally.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Yesterday, the doctor diagnosed Hugh's sores as exogenous and advised him to stop licking E.R. patients.

 

 

 

 

5/9/18: maudlin (mawd-lin), adj.

1. foolishly sentimental, weakly emotional.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Joel puts on a lengthy, maudlin display whenever anyone even mentions Dawson's Creek.

 

 

 

 

4/10/18: noisome (NOI-suh m), adj.

1. harmful, disgusting, offensive.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Shawn was driven away by the noisome aroma inside Krissy's bedroom.

 

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2/8/18: polemical (puh-LEM-ik-uhl), adj.

1. argumentative, controversial.

 

IN A SENTENCE: After catching Wendy stealing from him, Doug made the polemic decision to distribute photos of her on the toilet to passerby.

 
 
2/2/18: apoplectic (ap-uh-plek-tik), adj.

4. extremely angry, furious.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Todd was not prepared for Shayla's apoplectic refusal to box with his ex on-camera.

 

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1/3/18: commensurate (kuh MEN ser it), adj.

1. corresponding in amount, magnitude.

 

IN A SENTENCE: During their latest argument, Jami told Leon his brain size was commensurate with a flash drive.

 
 
12/22/17: peccadillo (pek uh dil oh), n.

1. a very slight offense or sin.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Rusty's costliest peccadillo would be reaching inside Mina's purse five minutes after meeting her.

 
 
11/23/17: wanton (won-tn), n, adj.

1. a lewd or lascivious person (n)

2. occurring without motivation or provocation (adj) 

 

IN A SENTENCE: Lee broke up with Kelly over her wanton candle usage during baths.

 

 

 

11/7/17: abrogate (ab-ruh-geyt), v.

1. revoke formally.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Daryl slept in his own puke, leading Cindy to abrogate affection for 72 hours.

 

 

 

10/3/17: coalesce (koh-uh-les), v.

1. to unite as one form; to blend or come together.

 

IN A SENTENCE: When Vernon and Bridget sweat, their fluids coalesce into a heart-shaped stain.

 

 

 

9/16/17: confabulate (kuhn-fab-yuh-leyt), v.

1. to converse informally; chat.

 

IN A SENTENCE: Brandi dumped Rey for trying to confabulate about her mom's childhood one too many times.

 

 

 

8/22/17: turpitude (tur-pi-tood), n.

1. shameful or vile character; depravity.

 

IN A SENTENCE: At the store, Wanda saw Wayne's turpitude up close when he rubbed unsold tomatoes inside his pants.

bifurcate
engender
intransigent
peripatetic
omniscient
ennoble
diffident
inexorable
copacetic
ancillary
staid
ossify
vicissitude
nomenclature
symbiotic
hypergamous
exogenous
maudlin
noisome
polemical
apoplectic
commensurate
peccadillo
wanton
abrogate
coalesce
confabulate
turpitude
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