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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 9, 2012

Fierce

Targeted

Various

Fierce

Menacingly wild, savage, or hostile.
Violent in force, intensity.

Their efforts were fierce but nevertheless fell short by game's end.

Targeted

Anything fired at.
A goal to be reached.
To direct toward a taret.

It was unusual for the senior group to be targeted by the activist groups within the community.

Various

Of different kinds, as two or more things.
Marked by or exhibiting variety or diversity

Viewing the samples, they were surprised by the various schemes and patterns that were available to them.