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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 12, 2012


Fractured

Materialistic

Obscure


Fractured

The act of breaking; state of being broken.
A break, breach.

Although the pain had yet to kick in, he was sure he had fractured his arm.

Materialistic

Excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of material things rather than
spiritual, intellectual, moral or cultural values.

The minister's sermon commented on the materialistic attitudes that people have today.

Obscure

Not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague.
Hard to perceive, indistinct to the sight or any other sense.

He spoke in such obscure terms when describing the community.