As a writer it’s important I have a large vocabulary, so I’m reading through the dictionary and then posting interesting words here for accountability. Definitions are generally paraphrases or shortened versions of those found in Webster’s New World Dictionary of American English, Third College Edition, 1988. … Continue readingWords of the Day: Affidavit, Affiliate, Affine, Affinity, Consanguinity
As a writer it’s important I have a large vocabulary, so I’m reading through the dictionary and then posting interesting words here for accountability. Definitions come from Webster’s New World Dictionary of American English, Third College Edition, 1988. Advocatus diaboli A fancy way of saying Devil’s Advocate. … Continue readingWords of the Day: Advocatus diaboli, Adynamia, Adytum
I’ve been lax lately on my dictionary reading, though not so lax as my lack of Words of the Day posts would indicate. Never mind the excuses, on to the words. As usual, definitions come from Webster’s New World Dictionary of American English, Third College Edition, 1988. Adumbral … Continue readingWords of the Day: Adumbral, Adventure, Adventitious