Word of the day

[BM <3]

Learning is F.U.N! :]

Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 20, 2008

bruit \BROOT\, transitive verb:
To report; to noise abroad.

[Done-With-It!]

I love these! I always wanted to do this, a word a day but I never have time.
I hope you keep up with this! That would be cool!

[BM <3]

Of course I will :]
I get them emailed to me from dictionary.com so as soon as I get the email in the morning I'll put the word straight on here.

[2jules7]

Aww, this is pretty neat!
:]

*I disagree on the learning part, nah totally kidding!*

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Thursday, August 21, 2008

juju \JOO-joo\, noun:

1. An object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
2. The power associated with a juju.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Sunday, August 24, 2008

comity \KOM-uh-tee\, noun:
1. A state of mutual harmony, friendship, and respect, especially between or among nations or people; civility.
2. The courteous recognition by one nation of the laws and institutions of another.
3. The group of nations observing international comity.

[Simba]

Oooo. Don't the people know that when they write these they can't use the actual word in the definition!? Shame on them.

:]

[BM <3]

Sorry? I am so lost!! Haha

[Chy]

I used to have juju beads..

[BM <3]

You can get juju beads? That's so cool.
Did they do anything for you? Are you superstitious?

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Tuesday, August 26, 2008

peregrination \pehr-uh-gruh-NAY-shun\, noun:

A traveling from place to place; a wandering.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 27, 2008

blackguard \BLAG-uhrd\, noun:

1. A rude or unscrupulous person; a scoundrel.
2. A person who uses foul or abusive language.
3. Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, "blackguard language."
4. To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 27, 2008

naif \nah-EEF; ny-\, adjective:

1. Naive.
2. A naive or inexperienced person.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Friday, August 29, 2008

foment \foh-MENT; FOH-ment\, transitive verb:

1. To nurse to life or activity; to incite; to abet; to instigate; -- often in a bad sense.
2. Fomentation; the act of fomenting.
3. State of excitation.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Friday, August 29, 2008

redress \rih-DRES\, transitive verb:

1. To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise.
2. To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an injury; to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
3. To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
4. The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment.
5. A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or oppression; as, the redress of grievances; hence, relief; remedy; reparation; indemnification.

[BM <3]

Word of the Day for Saturday, August 30, 2008

fop \FOP\, noun:

A man who is overly concerned with or vain about his dress and appearance; a dandy.

[Chy]

Now you should try to make us use them in a sentence! LOL

The metrosexual male is very fop when choosing his shoes. LOL

FOP???? For real?

[BM <3]

Haha excellent idea! Though I don't think any one would actually do that.


Word of the Day for Sunday, August 31, 2008

gubernatorial \GOO-ber-nuh-TOR-ee-uhl\, adjective:
Of or pertaining to a governor.

[2jules7]

I know I would :]
Its like one of my favorite times of the day, learning a new word.
-although, I dont know if I could use gubernatorial in one :s

[BM <3]

September 2, 2008

erudite \AIR-yuh-dyt; -uh-dyt\, adjective:
Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; learned.