assuage - uh-SWAYJ - to soothe, mollify, "take the edge off"
Example: "According to NPR this morning, President Obama failed to assuage the resistance most Republican and some "blue" Democratic congressmen have regarding immediate passage of his proposed health plan."
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Word for Today - July 30, 2009
expansive - eks-PAN-siv - comprehensive, sweeping, broad, voluminous, open, generous
Example: "On NPR this morning an Iraqui spoke expansively about the conflicts among the various religious sects."
Example: "On NPR this morning an Iraqui spoke expansively about the conflicts among the various religious sects."
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Word for Today - July 29, 2009
septuagenarian, octogenarian - SEP-tua-jen-AIR-yan, OCK-toe-jen-AIR-yan - person who's in 70s, person who's in 80s
Example: "When Ms. Ertel turned 70, she became a septuagenarian; 10 years later, for a decade she was an octogenarian."
Example: "When Ms. Ertel turned 70, she became a septuagenarian; 10 years later, for a decade she was an octogenarian."
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Word for Today - July 28, 2009
sardonic - sar-DON-ik - sarcastic, contemptuous, jeering, "smart-alecky"
Reactions to Ms. Palin's stepping down from Alaskan politics brought mixed reactions, from hopes she may return for the next presidential election to sardonic disbelief."
Reactions to Ms. Palin's stepping down from Alaskan politics brought mixed reactions, from hopes she may return for the next presidential election to sardonic disbelief."
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Word for Today - July 26, 2009
libido; libidinous - lib-BEE-doh; leh-BID-den-US - sexual drive; having or expressing strong sexual desires
Example: A recent study at Texas A&M University suggests that watermelon may deliver Viagra-like effects to increase libido and without any side effects."
Example: A recent study at Texas A&M University suggests that watermelon may deliver Viagra-like effects to increase libido and without any side effects."
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Word for Today - July 25, 2009
mitigate - MIT-ih-GATE - to make something less harsh, less offensive, less violent
Example: "After President Obama's initially harsh reaction to the apparently racial incident, he received a more complete description of the incident and then mitigated his original statement."
Example: "After President Obama's initially harsh reaction to the apparently racial incident, he received a more complete description of the incident and then mitigated his original statement."
Friday, July 24, 2009
Word for Today - July 24, 2009
abnegate - AB-neh-GATE - forego, renounce, give up
Example: "Regarding the situation in New Jersey, the press is condemning those politicians and clerics whom they say have, for purely selfish reasons, abnegated their public and religious responsibilities."
Example: "Regarding the situation in New Jersey, the press is condemning those politicians and clerics whom they say have, for purely selfish reasons, abnegated their public and religious responsibilities."
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