Archive for the ‘Vocabulary’ Category

Com-mu-ni-ca-tion

Monday, December 17th, 2007

(kə-myūnĭ-kāshən)

  1. The act of communicating; transmission.
    1. The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.
    2. Interpersonal rapport
  2. communications (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

  1. The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.

Phew, just checking. I thought that when people were communicating it was supposed to be some sort of back and forth, effective exchange of thoughts and/or ideas.

Somewhere Along The Way Someone Forgot

Friday, November 30th, 2007

hy·poc·ri·sy (hĭ-pŏkrĭ-sē)

  1. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.
  2. An act or instance of such falseness.

Yes and committing such an act makes you a hypocrite! I think some folks have forgotten what that is or maybe they live by the “do as I say, not as I do” philosophy? Not really sure. Either way, some of ya’ll should stop pointing fingers.


Lemme Be Your He-ro…

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

1. In mythology and legend, a man, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his bold exploits, and favored by the gods.

2. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.

3. A person noted for special achievement in a particular field.

4. The principal male character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

I am, and always will be, my son’s hero.

con-tra-dic-tion

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

  [kon-truh-dik-shuhn]

1.the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition.

2.assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial.

3.a statement or proposition that contradicts or denies another or itself and is logically incongruous.

4.direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency.

5.a contradictory act, fact, etc.

He smiles from cheek to cheek. (Day1)

He is negative and thinks he is better than everyone else. (Day2)

To most, the concept of contradiction is pretty simple; others do not seem to grasp the concept or they simply forget what they say from one day to the next. Anyhow, this is just a little reminder to those who have forgotten what contradictory statements look like.

ebb

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

[eb]

1.the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea

2.a flowing backward or away; decline or decay

3.a point of decline

4.to flow back or away, as the water of a tide

5.to decline or decay; fade away

The interest rates ebbed at a steady pace.

ob·strep·er·ous

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

 [uhb-strep-er-uhs]

1.resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.

2.noisy, clamorous, or boisterous

His child was absolutely obstreperous!

Green Eyed Monster

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

“There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.”

~Washington Irving

he-don-ist

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

[heed-n-ist]

1.a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.

2.Also, he·don·is·tic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hedonist or hedonism.

I know a few hedonistic bastards.

zy-mol-o-gist

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

[zahy-mol-uh-jist]

One who specializes in the study of enzymes.

I wanna be a zymologist when I grow up!

Paraskevidekatriaphobia

Friday, July 13th, 2007

the irrational fear of Friday the 13th.

paraskevi= Friday

dekatria= thirteen

phobia= fear

I am having a terrible day today because its Friday the 13th and I have paraskevidekatriaphobia.