Word of the Week... MASLIN.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them..    Here’s the word of this week:

Maslin

Noun- a mixture; medley.
        

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Word of the Week... DEKE.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them..    Here’s the word of this week:

Deke

Verb- to deceive (an opponent) by a fake.

        

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Word of the Week... EDACIOUS.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them..    Here’s the word of this week:

Edacious

Adjective- devouring; voracious; consuming.
        

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Word of the Week... FERVENT.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them..    Here’s the word of this week:

Fervent .

Adjective- 1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.
2. hot; burning; glowing.
        

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Word of the Week... WAYWARD.

After taking a brief time off to focus on Black History Month in February, the Word of the Week posts are back! Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them..   Here’s the word of this week:

Wayward

Adjective- 1. Turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient
2. Turning or changing irregularly; irregular
       
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Word of the Week... PARADOX.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them..    Here’s the word of this week:

Paradox
Noun.

1.  a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
2.  a self-contradictory and false proposition.
3.  any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.
4.  an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion. 

  

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Word of the Week... CACOETHES.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them..    Here’s the word of this week:

Cacoethes

Noun- An irrestible urge; mania; a bad habit or uncontrollable urge.
       
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Word of the Week... TENACIOUS.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words. Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them. This word is pretty familiar, but I thought it would be fitting as the first word post for the 2014 year. It has several definitions, but I'm sure one (if not more) can be found applicable.
  Here’s the word of this week:

Tenacious. .

Adjective-
1. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of)
2. highly retentive: a tenacious memory.
3. pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate.
4. adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous.
5. holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough.
       
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Word of the Week... CATHEXIS.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them..    Here’s the word of this week:

Cathexis .

Noun- 1. The investment of emotional significance in an activity, object, or idea.
2. The charge of psychic energy so invested.

       
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Word of the Week... RUMINATE.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them. This word has two meanings; the focus today is on the second meaning. Here’s the word of this week:

Ruminate.

Verb- 2. To meditate or muse; ponder.

       
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Word of the Week.... BLEARY.

Nothing wrong with expanding your vocabulary and knowledge of words.  Who knows when you may encounter or need to use them..    Here’s the word of this week:

Bleary

Adjective- 1. (of the eyes or sight) blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness.
2. indistinct; unclear:
3. fatigued; worn-out.
       
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