1. Words of the Day
Week 17 Semester 1

2. Words of the Day – Week 17 Monday, December 8, 2014
Esoteric
Facsimile
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: difficult to understand
Sample Sentences: The instruction manuals that come with computer software often use such esoteric terms that they seem to be written in a foreign language.
Other forms: esoterically (adv.)
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: an accurate copy
Sample Sentences: The word fax is short for facsimile. With a fax machine, you can send a precise image of a document across the country electronically in seconds.
Other forms: N/A

3. Words of the Day – Week 17 Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Grotesque
Mesmerize
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to fascinate
Sample Sentence: The intense eyes of the woman in the photograph mesmerized me. I couldn’t take my eye off the picture.
Other Forms: mesmerizer (n.)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: strange-looking
Sample Sentence: The clown made grotesque faces, squinting his eyes, pulling down the corners of his mouth, and sticking out his tongue.
Other Forms: grotesquely (adv.), grotesqueness (n.)

4. Words of the Day – Week 17 Wednesday, December 10 , 2014
Metamorphosis
Notorious
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a change in form
Sample Sentences: A caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly is a well-known example of a metamorphosis.
Other forms: N/A
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: regarded negatively
Sample Sentences: Batman and Robin matched wits with the Joker and the Penguin, who were notorious for their evil deeds.
Other Forms: notoriously (adv.)

5. Words of the Day – Week 17 Thursday, December 11, 2014
Provocative
Travesty
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: attention-getting
Sample Sentence: “A good essay is provocative,” said our English instructor. “It gets the reader interested and attentive, starting with the very first paragraph.”
Other forms: provocatively (adv.), provocativeness (n.)
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a joking, disrespectful imitation
Sample Sentence: The fraternity skit, a travesty of college life, exaggerated and ridiculed many campus activities.
Other Forms: N/A