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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 these words both conversationally and in the written word.


Words For Today:  March 8, 2012

Speechless

Trifling

Elementary

Speechless

Temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness or exhaustion.

Characterized by absence of speech.

I was so shocked by the gratitude expressed by my co-workers that I was speechless.

Trifling

Of very little important; insignificant.

Of small value, or amount.

It was such a trifling matter that it didn't cause me any serious concern. 

Elementary

First principles.

Pertaining to elements

Simple or uncompounded.

It was simply an elementary procedure that did not require great deliberation or thought.