Entries in Verbiage (89)
Verbiage - May 25, 2011
Rob Dean On Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 11:00AM Today's word of the day: Emphatic
[em-fat-ik]
- uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
- using emphasis in speech or action.
- forceful; insistent: a big, emphatic man; I must be emphatic about this particular.
Verbiage - May 24, 2011
Rob Dean On Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 11:00AM Today's word of the day: Pervade
1645–55; < Latin pervādere to pass through, equivalent to per- per- + vādere to go, walk
Verbiage - May 23, 2011
Rob Dean On Monday, May 23, 2011 at 11:00AM Today's word of the day is: Renaissance
[ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns; especially Brit. ri-ney-suh
ns]
- the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
- the forms and treatments in art used during this period.
- ( sometimes lowercase ) any similar revival in the world of art and learning.
- ( lowercase ) a renewal of life, vigor, interest, etc.; rebirth; revival: a moral renaissance.
Verbiage - April 19, 2010
Rob Dean On Monday, April 19, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's word of the day is "pensive."
Via The Chive
Pensive
- dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
- expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio.
Verbiage - April 16, 2010
Rob Dean On Friday, April 16, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's word of the day is "isolation."
Via theBERRY
Isolation
- an act or instance of isolating.
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the state of being isolated.
- the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease; quarantine.
Verbiage - April 15, 2010
Rob Dean On Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's phrase of the day is "magnum opus."
Via theBerry
Magnum Opus
a great work, esp. the chief work of a writer or artist: Proust's magnum opus is Remembrance of Things Past.
Verbiage - April 14, 2010
Rob Dean On Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's word of the day is "incongruous."
Via Uphaa
Incongruous
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out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
- inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their professed principles.
Verbiage - April 13, 2010
Rob Dean On Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 11:30AM 
Verbiage - April 12, 2010
Rob Dean On Monday, April 12, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's word of the day is "bewilder."
Via The Daily What
Bewilder
to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: These shifting attitudes bewilder me.
Verbiage - April 9, 2010
Rob Dean On Friday, April 9, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's word of the day is "blunder."
Via Picture is Unrelated
Blunder
(noun)
- a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
(verb without object)
- to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance: Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room.
- to make a gross or stupid mistake, esp. through carelessness or mental confusion: Just pray that he doesn't blunder again and get the names wrong.
(verb with object)
- to bungle; botch: Several of the accounts were blundered by that new assistant.
- to utter thoughtlessly; blurt out: He blundered his surprise at their winning the award.
Verbiage - April 7, 2010
Rob Dean On Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's word of the day is "affray."
Via This is Photobomb
Affray
- a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl.
- Law. the fighting of two or more persons in a public place.
Verbiage - April 6, 2010
Rob Dean On Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's word of the day is "ennui."
Ennui
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
Verbiage - April 2, 2010
Rob Dean On Friday, April 2, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's word of the day is "prodigious."
Via Agent M
Prodigious
- extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
- wonderful or marvelous
- abnormal; monstrous.
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Obsolete - ominous.
Verbiage - April 1, 2010
Rob Dean On Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 11:30AM Today's word of the day is "despondency."
via The Daily What
Despondency
state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.
