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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:  October 16, 2012

Moot

Presumptuous

Bellicose

Moot

Open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful
Of little or not practical value or meaning; purely academic.

He argued with her in every fashion he knew until it was a moot point for her.

Presumptuous

Full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought.
Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward.

Fred thought it was presumptuous on his part to expect her to see it his way.

Bellicose

Inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent.
Pugnacious.

There was some concern among his advisors that the candidate might be bellicose in his responses to his opponent's questioning.