Does anyone know a cool vocab word I could use as my word of the day? (the definition would be nice too!) :)
2006-12-29 03:19:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Kathy M has suggested a good word. Unfortunately, she is spelling it incorrectly. The word she wants is "onomatopoeia." It derives from the Greek "onoma" which means name and "poiein" meaning to make.
Here are two words I can suggest:
1. peregrinate - to travel from place to place
2. perambulate - to walk through, to stroll, to roam
Don't limit yourself to just a new word today. If you want a new word every day, here's a website I can suggest:
doctordictionary.com
You can enroll in this service (free of charge when I enrolled), and a new word or phrase will be e-mailed to you each morning. They are both educational and at times hilarious.
2006-12-29 03:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by MathBioMajor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pugnacious-----> inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
Go to dictionary.com or Merriam Webster.com and sign up for their {free} "Word of the Day" E-mails. It's fun---they send you a cool word--every day. Or if you don't want to sign up, you can just go to their site every day and see a new vocab word.
Learning new words is really fun, isn't it?
http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://merriamwebster.com/
2006-12-29 03:30:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always find the word "vestibule" to be a good standby, you never know when it's going to come in handy, it's also got a certain "woody" feel about it.
2006-12-30 13:03:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grandiloquent
–adjective
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
2006-12-29 03:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by ~MIMI~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shibboleth:
A word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause; a catchword
2006-12-29 03:28:28 · answer #5 · answered by Cindarella R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxymoron: A statement or phrase which seemingly is contradictory e.g. terribly good, preety ugly, larger half, only choice and suicide victim.
2006-12-29 14:32:46 · answer #6 · answered by MissUnderstood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adj. 1. flabbergasted - as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"
2006-12-29 06:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paradox : a statement which sounds unrealistic but in reality it is true
2006-12-29 03:22:12 · answer #8 · answered by Evermore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Onamatapia- a word that sounds like what it is, like babble.
2006-12-29 03:23:05 · answer #9 · answered by Kathy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Splendiferous: Meaning really great and good and wonderful..Outstanding..s
2006-12-29 03:23:41 · answer #10 · answered by Littlebit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋