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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 19, 2012

Contradict

Peculiar

Dichotomy

Contradict

To assert the contrary or oppositte of.
Deny directly and categorically.

Sherry was apologetic but felt she had to contradict what her co-worker was communicating to the client. 

Peculiar

Strange, queer; odd.
Uncommon; unusual

The shape of the stone was peculiar to him as it did not resemble any of the varieties of stone found in that region.

Dichotomy

Division into two parts, kinds.
Subdivision into halves or pairs.
Division into two mutually exclusive, opposed or contradictory groups. 

Katherine found the work group to have a dichotomy of work, both in planning and execution.