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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 defintions and examples of their use.

Make a commitment to use these words both conversationally and in the written word. 

Words For Today:  April 10, 2012


Plausible

Adage

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Plausible

Having an appearance of truth or reason.
Seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance.
Well-spoken and apparently, but often deceptively, worthy of confidence or trust.

His arguments on the matter before the court are all plausible.

Adage

Proverb.
A traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation.

There is no doubt about it, the old adage of  its miraculous healing power is true.

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To look through or glance at casually.
To glance at random through a book.
To eat, nibble at, or feed on.

Gloria likes to browse when shopping while Arthur knows exactly what he needs.