Word of the Day
Definition: (noun) Invalid or incorrect reasoning. Synonyms: inconsequence. Usage: Often have I, the modern, been perturbed and vexed by the foolishness, illogic, obtuseness, and general all-round stupendous stupidity of myself, the primitive. Discuss
Definition: (noun) A part of a broadcast serial. Synonyms: episode. Usage: The latest installment of my favorite television show will air this Thursday.
Definition: (adjective) Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable. Synonyms: leatherlike. Usage: Natalie ran her fingers lightly across the plant's large, coriaceous leaves.
Definition: (adjective) Suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things. Synonyms: humanlike. Usage: My comic strip features an anthropomorphous frog that walks upright, wears a bowtie and vest, and speaks only in rhyming couplets. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Censure severely. Synonyms: castigate, chastise, objurgate, correct. Usage: His mother will undoubtedly chasten him for those insensitive remarks.
Definition: (verb) Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions. Synonyms: countervail, neutralize, counteract. Usage: That gentleman grew every day fonder of little Tommy, as if he intended to counterbalance his severity to the father with … affection towards the son.
Definition: (adjective) Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. Synonyms: jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, spruce, dashing, snappy. Usage: He smiled pleasantly upon her, looking very dapper in evening dress and a silk hat. Discuss
Definition: (noun) The act of refusing an offer. Synonyms: nonacceptance. Usage: The turndown was polite but very firm, leaving no doubt that Roger thought our salary proposal was insufficient.
Definition: (adjective) Difficult to deal with. Synonyms: contrarious. Usage: Gabriel Grub was an ill-conditioned, cross-grained, surly fellow—a morose and lonely man, who consorted with nobody but himself.
Definition: (adjective) Aggressively and persistently persuasive. Synonyms: forceful, aggressive, compelling, intensive, persistent, persuasive. Usage: I do not usually buy cologne, but the high-pressure salesman eventually convinced me to give in. Discuss