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Words For Today:  February 29, 2012

Succinct

Definitive

Aromatic

Succinct

Expressed in few words; concise; terse.

Compressed into a small area, scope, or compass

Jon was always able to communicate his wishes and directions in a clear and succinct fashion. 

Definitive

Most reliable or complete.

Serving to define.

Having its fixed and final form.

I believe that Joann provided us the definitive answer to the problem at hand.

Aromatic

Fragrant or sweet-scented.

There is a nice aromatic smell to this room. 



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Words For Today:  February 28, 2012

Augment

Officiary

Resource

Augment

To make larger; enlarge in size.

To raise by a half step.

Strengthen, increase.

I wish to augment the number of participants from our group that will be in attendance. 

Officiary

Pertaining to or derived from an office, as a title.

Having a title or rank derived from an office, as a dignitary.

He has served as an officiary of that Tribunal for ten years.

Resource

A source of supply, support, or aid.

The collective wealth of a nation.

An action or measure to which one may have recourse in an emergency.

I have chosen to ask Allison to serve as a resource for our committee. 

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Words For Today:  February 27, 2012

 Licentious

 Nuanced

Hue

Licentious

Lascivious;  libertine;  lewd.

Going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits.

His licentious behavior was not acceptable within the corporate culture.

Nuanced

A subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response.

A very slight difference or variation in color or tone.

The artist expressed himself in a nuanced fashion using depth and perception to accomplish his message.

Hue

A gradation or variety of a color.

Form or appearance.

The interior decorate was having a difficult time selecting just the right hue of blue.            

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Words For Today:  February 26, 2012

Sufficient

Iconoclast

Taciturn

Sufficient

Adequate for the purpose, enough.

Competent.

I believe that the amount of research and study that has been completed is sufficient to reach a decision.

Iconoclast

A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions.

A breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration.

As a non-believer, he really serves as an iconoclast to all of religion.

Taciturn

Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.

Dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.

James is normally taciturn in these settings but tonight he seemed more at ease. 

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Words For Today:  February 25, 2012

Exemplary

Exacerbate

Intensify

Exemplary

Worthy of imitation, commendable.

Serving as model or pattern.

Your customer service staff perform their duties and tend to their customers in an exemplary fashion.

Exacerbate

To increase the severity, bitterness or violence.

To embitter the feelings of a person.

It seems that all she wants to do is exacerbate the problem.

Intensify

To make more acute; strengthen or sharpen.

He clearly chose to intensify his efforts to make sure that the work was completed on time. 

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Words For Today:  February 24, 2012


Indoctrinate

Isolate

Absorb

Indoctrinate

To instruct in a doctrine, principle or ideology.

To teach or inculcate.

The program that was employed served to indoctrinate workers in a very specific methodology.

Isolate

To set or place apart; detach or separate.

To keep from contact.

It was important that we moved those patients in order that we isolate them.

Absorb

To suck up or drink in.

To swallow up.

To involve the full attention of.

Please use the sponge to absorb the spill around the countertop. 

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Words For Today:  February 23, 2012

 Fret

Invaluable

Tenacious

Fret

To feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent.

To cause corrosion, wearing away.

You should not fret over something that you have no control over. 

Invaluable

Inestimable worth.

Beyond calculable or appraisable value.

Those letters written by my father are invaluable to me. 

Tenacious

Holding fast, characterized by keeping a firm hold.

Highly retentive, pertinacious, persistent.

When she knows her authority is being challenged, she gets tenacious in her work. 

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Words For Today:  February 22, 2012

Invective

Salute

Offend

Invective

Vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.

A railing accusation.

I have been very disappointed with the invective speech that the candidates are using.

Salute

To pay respect or honor by some formal act.

To address with expressions of goodwill, respect.

To make a bow or other gesture.

One of the first things I learned in the Army was how to salute officers properly. 

Offend

To irritate, annoy, or anger.

To affect disagreeably.

To hurt or cause pain to.

It was never my intention to offend you in any fashion. 

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Words For Today:  February 21, 2012

Hyperbole

Spectrum

Prowess

Hyperbole

Obvious and intentional exaggeration.

An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally.

The candidate's stump speech is so filled with half-truths, hyperbole and misleading statements, one doesn't know what to believe.

Spectrum

An array of entities, as light waves or particles.

A broad range of varied but related ideas or objects.

The class covers a broad spectrum of topics and discussion points.

Prowess

Exceptional valor, bravery, or ability.

Exceptional or superior ability, skill or strength.

George has demonstrated his prowess in that particular weight class. 



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Words For Today:  February 20, 2012


Advantageous

Exceptional

Genial

Advantageous

Providing an advantage.

Furnishing convenience or opportunity.

I view the opportunity as advantageous to our strategy to become the leader in our field.

Exceptional

Forming an exception or rare instance.

Unusual.

Unusually excellent; superior.

Susan has exceptional gifts when it comes to working with young people. 

Genial

Warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial.

Favorable for life, growth or comfort.

Mabel Jane is one of the most genial personalities I have ever met.  

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Words For Today:  February 19, 2012

Contrary

Repercussion

Receptive

Contrary

Opposite in nature or character.

Diametrically or mutually opposed.

Opposite in direction or position.

He just loves to be contrary always choosing to go against his friends.

Repercussion

An effect or result, often indirect or remote.

The state of being driven back by a resisting body.

Reverberation.

His attitude and behavior has had serious repercussions for the business.

Receptive

Having the quality of receiving, taking in.

Able or quick to receive knowledge or ideas.

Willing or inclined to receive suggestions.

I have always found Mary Beth to be receptive to my suggestions and recommendations.

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Words For Today:  February 18, 2012



Ceremonial

Playful

Contemporary

Ceremonial

Formal, ritual.

Used in or conjunction with ceremonies.

The award was purely a ceremonial honor for the group. 

Playful

Full of play or fun, sportive; frolicsome.

Pleasantly humorous or jesting.

I have always enjoyed Tabitha's company.  She is so playful.

Contemporary

Existing, occurring, or living at the same time.

Belonging to the same time.

Modern; of the present time.

Her works are very contemporary expressing man's passion for the theatre. 

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Words For Today:  February 17, 2012


Strategic

Literary

Anathema

Strategic

Pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy.

Important in or essential to strategy.

The group's mission for the organization was strategic in nature.

Literary

Pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings.

Versed in or acquainted with literature.

Pertaining to authorship.

He is seen as one of the great literary minds.

Anathema

A person of thing detested or loathed.

A person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation.

A curse; execration.

That job was anathema to me because it would have caused great harm.