Word of the Day – January 11, 2020

Posted on 01/11/2020 by gegebearbear

mendacity

(mɛnˈdæs ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness.

2. a lie; falsehood.

[1640–50; < Late Latin]

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day January 4, 2020

Posted on 01/04/2020 by gegebearbear

mendacious

[menˈdāSHəs]

ADJECTIVE

1. not telling the truth; lying.

   “mendacious propaganda”

   CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – December 28, 2019

Posted on 12/28/2019 by gegebearbear

subterfuge

(sŭb′tər-fyo͞oj′)

n.

1. Deception used to achieve an end: tried to get her to sign the contract by subterfuge.

2. A deceptive stratagem or device: The meeting was a subterfuge to get him out of his office while it was searched.

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[French, from Old French suterfuge, from Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere, to escape : subter, secretly, beneath; see upo in Indo-European roots + fugere, to flee.] CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – December 21, 2019

Posted on 12/21/2019 by gegebearbear

aghast

[əˈɡast]

ADJECTIVE

1. filled with horror or shock.

   “when the news came out they were aghast”

   synonyms:

   horrified · appalled · astounded · amazed · dismayed · thunderstruck · stunned · shocked · shell-shocked · in shock · flabbergasted · staggered · taken aback · speechless · awestruck · open-mouthed · wide-eyed · floored · gobsmacked

   Cite: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – December14, 2019

Posted on 12/14/2019 by gegebearbear

obfuscate

(ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt)

v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

1. to confuse.

2. to make unclear.

3. to darken.

[1525–35; < Late Latin obfuscāre to darken =ob- ob- + fuscāre, derivative of fuscus dark]

ob`fus•ca′tion, n.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – December 7,2019

Posted on 12/07/2019 by gegebearbear

vexillology

(ˌvɛksɪˈlɒlədʒɪ)

n

the study and collection of information about flags

[C20: from Latin vexillum flag + -logy]

ˌvexilˈlologist n

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day- November 30, 2019

Posted on 12/01/2019 by gegebearbear

pell-mell

also pell·mell  (pĕl′mĕl′)

adv.

1. In a jumbled, confused manner; helter-skelter.

2. In frantic disorderly haste; headlong: “I went to work pell-mell, blotted several sheets of paper with choice floating thoughts” (Washington Irving).

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day- November 23, 2019

Posted on 11/23/2019 by gegebearbear

misanthrope

n

a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general

[C17: from Greek mīsanthrōpos, from misos hatred + anthrōpos man]

misanthropic, ˌmisanˈthropical adj

ˌmisanˈthropically adv

misanthropy n

Cite: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day, November 16, 2019

Posted on 11/16/2019 by gegebearbear

besmirchment

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be·smirch

(bĭ-smûrch′)

tr.v. be·smirched, be·smirch·ing, be·smirch·es

1. To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander.

2. To make dirty; soil.

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be·smirch′er n.

be·smirch′ment n.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – November 9,2019

Posted on 11/09/2019 by gegebearbear

verklempt

[fərˈklemt]

1. overcome with emotion.