As a starter: and as a former teacher in English, I hope to add to reader's vocabulary by presenting a word a day in simple terms that anyone can understand - from current use in publications, radio,TV, etc.
Remember: use a new word three times in a day and it's yours forever!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Word for Today - August 4, 2009
abase - uh-BASE - to make somebody feel degraded or belittled
Example: "A person with an extreme feeling of inadequacy is likely to compensate by searching out some racial or religious group to abase."