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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 22, 2012

Contrived

Narcissistic

Precision

Contrived

Obviously planned or forced.

Artificial, strained.

The critic’s review reflected what he perceived as a contrived story line. 

Narcissistic

Having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.

Tending to derive erotic gratification from admiration of one’s own physical or mental attributes.

George found that several of his clients in the center showed classic symptoms of being narcissistic.

Precision

The state or quality of being precise.

Accuracy; exactness.

The synchronized swimming team showed great precision in their routines and patterns.