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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 23, 2012

Morose

Misanthropic

Expatriate

Morose

Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

Characterized by or expressing gloom.

Her departure from his life caused him to show great morose.

Misanthropic

Antisocial

Unfriendly, surly.

His misanthropic behavior was characterized by his aloofness and angry demeanor with nearly everyone.

Expatriate

To banish a person from his or her native country.

To withdraw from residence in one's native country.

His favorite memory of his trip to Italy was the number of expatriates he met in wine country.