Words To Go

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Words To Go is a blog for folks looking to expand and improve their everyday vocabulary.  Each day, three new words will be featured with their definitions and examples of their use.

Make a commitment to use the words both conversationally and in the written word. 

Today's Words For January 1, 2012

Palpable

Mirth

Capricious

Palpable

Readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.

Capable of being touched or felt; tangible.

Perceptible by palpation. 

The tension in the study between them was palpable.

Mirth

Gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter; the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.

Amusement or laughter:  He was unable to conceal his mirth. 

The jolly old fat man was filled with mirth.

Capricious

Subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.

Obsolete. fanciful or witty.

John told us that she had been acting differently of late, almost capricious.