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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 are 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:  April 6, 2012


Proclivity

Distrustful

Prohibitive

Proclivity

Natural or habitual inclination or tendency.
Propensity, predisposition. 

Susan had a proclivity to consider herself first in almost all matters.

Distrustful

Unable or unwilling to trust. 
Doubtful; suspicious.

Thomas had long earned his distrustful nature thanks to the actions of members of his family.

Prohibitive

Forbid something.
Sufficing to prevent the use, purchase of something.

Such prohibitive behaviors are common at educational institutions.