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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.


Words For Today:  January 27, 2012

Trample

Dynamic

Petulant

Trample

To step heavily and noisily.

To tread heavily, roughly, or crushingly.

To act in a harsh, domineering, or cruel manner.

Our team's performance on Saturday just trampled our opponent.

Dynamic

Pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action.

Vigorously active or forceful.

Characterized by force of personality, ambition, energy, new ideas.

I really enjoyed working with Susan, she has such a dynamic personality.

Petulant

Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance.

Irritable, impatient, or sullen in a peevish or capricious way.    

She can become very petulant when she doesn't get her way.