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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