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 3, 2012

 Beseech

Impervious

Ancillary

Beseech

To improve urgently.

To beg eagerly for; solicit

To make urgent appeal.

I tried my best to beseech him to see his doctor. 

Impervious

Not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable:  The coat is impervious to rain.

Incapable of being injured or impaired:  Impervious to wear and tear.

Incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected:  Impervious to reason; Impervious to another's suffering.

He continued to play with his injury entirely impervious to the pain he must have been feeling. 

Ancillary

Subordinate; subsidiary.

Auxiliary; assisting.

Something that serves in an ancillary capacity:  Slides, records, and other ancillaries can be used with the

basic textbook.

I have collected and collated all the documents that we need for the presentation; the only ones remaining are the ancillary documents.