1. Words of the Day
Week 4 Semester 2

2. Words of the Day – Week 4 Monday, February 2, 2015
Exhort
Flamboyant
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to urge
Sample Sentence: On the eve of the invasion, the general exhorted the troops to fight bravely for their homeland.
Other forms: exhorter (n.)
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: flashy
Sample Sentence: Lily can’t resist flamboyant clothes. She’d wear a hot- pink dress with gold satin trim to a funeral.
Other forms: flamboyance (n.), flamboyantly (adv.)

3. Words of the Day – Week 4 Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Foible
Innocuous
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: without bad effects
Sample Sentence: Although most children engage in innocuous pranks on Halloween, some get out of control and do serious damage.
Other Forms: innocuously (adv.), innocuousness (n.)
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a minor fault
Sample Sentence: Serious character flaws, such as abusiveness, are hard to overlook, but foibles such as drinking soup through a straw can often be easily tolerated.
Other Forms: N/A

4. Words of the Day – Week 4 Wednesday, February 4 , 2015
Meticulous
Rancor
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: very careful
Sample Sentence: When you proofread your own writing, be meticulous, check every detail.
Other forms: meticulously (adv.), meticulousness (n.)
Part of speech: noun
Definition: deep hostility
Sample Sentences: When there is long-lasting rancor between divorced parents, their children may also start to share this bitterness.
Other Forms: N/A

5. Words of the Day – Week 4 Thursday, February 5, 2015
Recrimination
Repugnant
Part of speech: noun
Definition: san accusation in reply
Sample Sentence: When Lainie’s father and her teacher met to discuss Lainie’s poor grades, they exchanged recriminations, each accused the other of not helping her do better.
Other forms: self-recrimination (n.)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: disgusting
Sample Sentence: My parents find some of my eating habits repugnant, but I see nothing offensive about mixing peas and ketchup into mashed potatoes.
Other Forms: repugnantly (adv.)