Habiliment

Thursday, 3 January 2013 -

Today's Word: habiliment

Meaning: (noun) A covering designed to be worn on a person's body.

Synonyms: clothing, wearable, vesture, wear

Use in Sentence: The figure was tall and gaunt, and shrouded from head to foot in the habiliments of the grave.

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Merriment

Wednesday, 2 January 2013 -

Today's Word: merriment

Meaning: (noun) High-spirited fun and enjoyment; hilarity.

Synonyms: fun, playfulness

Use in Sentence: All merriment was now at an end, and the subsequent discourse consisted only of grave relations of matters of fact.

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Indurate

Tuesday, 1 January 2013 -

Today's Word: indurate

Meaning: (adjective) Emotionally hardened.

Synonyms: callous, pachydermatous, thick-skinned, harden, inure

Use in Sentence: My uncle was once an affectionate man, but he returned from the war cold and indurate.

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Paltry

Saturday, 3 December 2011 -

Today's Word: paltry

Meaning: (adjective) Contemptibly small in amount.

Synonyms: petty, trivial, trifling, beggarly, derisory, measly, piddling

Use in Sentence: The miserly millionaire was criticized for his paltry donation, but even public shaming was not enough to make him part with more money.

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Falsify

Friday, 2 December 2011 -

Today's Word: falsify

Meaning: (verb) Tamper, with the purpose of deception.

Synonyms: fudge, fake, misrepresent, wangle, manipulate, cook

Use in Sentence: The researcher was tempted to falsify his data in order to secure funding for his study.

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firmament

Thursday, 1 December 2011 -

Today's Word: firmament

Meaning: (noun) The vault or expanse of the heavens; the sky.

Synonyms: celestial sphere, empyrean, heavens, welkin

Use in Sentence: The stars shine in the endless firmament.

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Olfaction

Wednesday, 30 November 2011 -

Today's Word: olfaction

Meaning: (noun) The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents.

Synonyms: smell

Use in Sentence: My stuffed nose not only impeded my olfaction, it also dulled my sense of taste.

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Give-and-take

Tuesday, 29 November 2011 -

Today's Word: give-and-take

Meaning: (noun) An exchange of views on some topic.

Synonyms: discussion, word

Use in Sentence: Paul and I were having a civil give-and-take on the issue of gun control, but Maria became uncomfortable and insisted that we change the subject.

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Clincher

Monday, 28 November 2011 -

Today's Word: clincher

Meaning: (noun) An argument that is conclusive.

Synonyms: determiner

Use in Sentence: My final point was the clincher and won me the debate.

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Two-dimensional

Sunday, 27 November 2011 -

Today's Word: two-dimensional

Meaning: (adjective) Lacking the expected range or depth.

Synonyms: flat

Use in Sentence: The actress's two-dimensional performance was especially disappointing given the emotional complexity of the character she was playing.

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