Tag: Uh

Noun: Catachresis (kat-uh-KREE-sis) Definition: 1. Use of the wrong word for the context. 2. Use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech. Sample sentence:...

Adjective: Apocryphal (uh-PAH-kruh-ful) Definition: Of doubtful authenticity Sample sentence: Claims that a pack of wolves had taken up residence near the campsite were believed...

Noun: Facsimile (fak-SIM-uh-lee) Definition: 1. An exact copy 2. A system of transmitting and reproducing graphic matter (as printing or still pictures) by means of signals...

Verb: Gallivant (GAL-uh-vant) Definition: 1. To go about usually ostentatiously or indiscreetly with members of the opposite sex 2. To travel, roam, or move about for...