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Word of the Day #12
WOTD: Prepone Quite simply, the opposite of postpose; to schedule something in advance. It’s funny, people use the word ‘postpone’ all the time, but when was the last time that you heard someone say ‘prepone’? I didn’t even … Continue reading
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Word of the Day #9
WOTD: Empowerment Empowerment refers to increasing the social, political, spiritual or economic strength of an individual or community.
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Word of the Day #7
WOTD: Ostentatious Intended to attract notice and impress other people. Occasionally tawdry or vulgar. Can’t get enough vocab? http://alicehatesyou.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/word-of-the-day-6/ http://alicehatesyou.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/word-of-the-day-5/ http://alicehatesyou.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/word-of-the-day-4/ http://alicehatesyou.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/word-of-the-day-3/ etc.
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Word of the Day #5
WOTD: Myriad In modern English language, a myriad is an unspecified large indefinite number. It is also a classical Greek for the number 10,000 This word was in the book I am currently reading, that’s the reason that … Continue reading
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Word of the Day #3
WOTD: Philanthropy The voluntary promotion of human welfare, generousity in assistance to the poor. Donating money, services, goods, time and/or effort to a beneficial cause. Today I really struggled to think of a word, I have no … Continue reading
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Word of the Day #2
WOTD: Zeitgeist The word zeitgeist describes the intellectual, cultural, ethical and political climate, ambience and morals of an era. This German language expression is literally translated into ‘time spirit’ (Zeit meaning time, and Geist spirit.)
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