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Word Of The Day Archive 6

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1/30/20: umbrage (uhm-brij), n.

1. offense, annoyance, displeasure.

IN A SENTENCE: Pauline showed severe umbrage at Harry for trying to lick some ketchup off of her face.

1/26/20: bleat (bleet), v.

3. to babble on.

IN A SENTENCE: Scott listened to Damian bleat on about his hot parole officer for at least 15 minutes.

1/21/20: seminal (sem-uh-nl), adj.

3. highly original; having possibilities of future development.

IN A SENTENCE: Wilson came up with the seminal idea of wearing clean underwear every day.

1/15/20: extraneous (ik-strey-nee-uhs), adj.

2. not pertinent, irrelevant.

IN A SENTENCE: Candace got drunk and paid $452 for an extraneous raccoon tattoo.

1/8/20: altruistic (al-troo-is-tik), adj.

1. unselfishly concerned; devoted to the welfare of others.

IN A SENTENCE: Carlos's altruistic nature means he only commits arson on vacated properties.

1/2/20: iniquitous (ih-nik-wi-tuhs), adj.

1. wicked; sinful.

IN A SENTENCE: Security ruined Perry's iniquitous plan to potty all over Donna's wedding dress. 

12/29/19: nefarious (ni-fair-ee-uhss), adj.

1. wicked or villainous.

IN A SENTENCE: Arnold somehow executed the nefarious prank of gluing Lee to the urinal.

12/25/19: ubiquitous (yoo-bik-wi-tuh s), adj.

1. existing or being everywhere, especially at once.

IN A SENTENCE: Rhonda ended her date with Clyde early because of the ubiquitous smell of butt in his home.


 

12/21/19: infidel (in-fi-dl), adj.

4. not accepting a particular faith; without religious faith.

IN A SENTENCE: Danielle has been an infidel ever since a seagull pooped her hair outside church.

12/13/19: nebulous (neb-yuh-luh s), adj.

1. vague, indistinct, confused.

IN A SENTENCE: Roland gave a nebulous reason for the unpleasant odor coming from his closet.

12/8/19: avuncular (uh-vuhng-kyuh-ler), adj.

1. relating to or characteristic of an uncle.

IN A SENTENCE: Alan's avuncular manner pays off when he's lurking somewhere he shouldn't be.

11/28/19: aquiver (uh-kwiv-er), adj.

2.  trembling, quivering.

IN A SENTENCE: Anita moved around aquiver for hours after Scott's cold hands touched her spine.

11/19/19: trite (trahyt), adj.

1. repeated too often, overfamiliar through overuse.

IN A SENTENCE: Weston sat through another trite speech from Sandra about not licking her while she sleeps.


11/8/19: prosaic (proh-zey-ik), adj.

1.  dull or unimaginative.

IN A SENTENCE: It was out of Lucy's prosaic character to spray-paint the side of a horse.

10/29/19: tremulous (trem-yuh-luhs), adj.

2.  timid, fearful.

IN A SENTENCE: Alaina's tremulous whispering ruined her shot at joining choir. 

10/21/19: vituperate (vahy-too-puh-reyt), v.

1.  to use, or address with, harsh or abusive language.

IN A SENTENCE: Gene is known to vituperate anyone who interrupts him during Sesame Street. 

10/15/19: sycophant (sik-uh-fuhnt), n.

1.  a self-seeking flatterer; a yes-man or flunky.

IN A SENTENCE: Olga shouldn't have asked her sycophant if pulling down Marlon's zipper was okay.

10/1/19: upbraid (uhp-breyd), v.

1.  to find fault with or reproach severely.

IN A SENTENCE: Leah had to upbraid Lance for putting his tongue in her sister's ear.

9/25/19: plaudits (plaw-dits), n.

1.  an enthusiastic expression of approval.

IN A SENTENCE: Ernesto gave plaudits to Cammy when she finally brushed her teeth for once.

9/18/19: maelstrom (meyl-struhm), n.

2.  a tumultuous state of affairs.

IN A SENTENCE: Grant's backyard is a maelstrom of cigarette butts, tires, vomit and jockstraps.

9/12/19: contravene (kon-truh-veen), v.

2.  to violate, infringe or transgress.

IN A SENTENCE: Rick will contravene social norms such as entering occupied dressing rooms.

9/3/19: truculent (truhk-yuh-luhnt), v.

3.  aggressively hostile; belligerent.

IN A SENTENCE: When drunk, Hope becomes mean and truculent, but it's tolerated since she shares the booze.

umbrage
bleat
seminal
extraneous
altruistic
iniquitous
nefarious
ubiquitous
infidel
nebulous
avuncular
aquiver
trite
prosaic
tremulous
vituperate
sycophant
upbraid
plaudits
contravene
truculent
maelstrom
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