Tag: Kuh
Word of the Day – Mar. 28 – Canorous
Adjective: Canorous (kuh-NOR-us)
Definition: Pleasant sounding; melodious.
Sample sentence: A canorous chorus of birdsong filled the morning air.
Word of the Day – Nov. 30 – Cathexis
Noun: Cathexis (kuh-THEK-sis)
Definition: Investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea.
Sample sentence: Martha's cathexis in her science project earned her...
Word of the Day – Nov. 28 – Coquetry
Noun: Coquetry (KOH-kuh-tree)
Definition: A flirtatious act or attitude.
Sample sentence: In a not-so-subtle act of coquetry, Nancy smiled flirtatiously and winked at Scott as...
Word of the Day – Nov. 18 – Vulcanize
Verb: Vulcanize (VUL-kuh-nyze)
Definition: To subject to or to undergo the process of treating crude or synthetic rubber or similar plastic material chemically to...
Word of the Day – Nov. 7 – Archipelago
Noun: Archipelago (ahr-kuh-PEL-uh-goh)
Definition:
1. An expanse of water with many scattered islands.
2. A group of islands.
3. Something resembling an archipelago; especially, a group or scattering...
Word of the Day – Aug. 26 – Colloquial
Adjective: Colloquial (kuh-LOH-kwee-ul)
Definition:
1. Of or relating to conversation : conversational
2 a. Used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also :...
Word of the Day – July 18 – Anacoluthon
Noun: Anacoluthon (an-uh-kuh-LOO-thahn)
Definition: Syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence; especially : a shift in an unfinished sentence from one syntactic construction...