Soporific

Soporific calming; hypnotic; sedative; something that causes a person to get sleepy. The lecture was soporific. I was glad to catch up on my sleep. Memory trick: soporific sounds like sofa. we can fall asleep on a sofa or couch. At work: Our advertisements were soporific until we added talking monkeys. Now they are entertaining. Subscribe to the New Word A Day Email 

AFFLATUS

AFFLATUS Ah-flat-tus Revelation; vision; insight; Getting a creative impulse. I had an afflatus and I created a new style of painting. He had an afflatus and never knew why he painted a cat. Afflat - us Afflat (Reminds) Inflate Us (Reminds) Us Inflate us with inspiration. INFLATE US Subscribe -- to New Word A Day 

Obdurate

Obdurate Obdurate Not moved by pity. Stubborn against good advice. The obdurate man would not listen to our complaints. He only yawned. A helikos pter is own my lawn. I spray it with water. I shout... but it won't go away. Why doesn't it go away? answer below... A cat has absolute emotional honesty. Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. ~Hemingway Grapes and raisins are poison to dogs. Never feed them that... or chocolate. Subscribe to New Word A Day

CREDENCE

CREDENCE Pronounced: Kre-dense Synonyms: Belief; trust; acceptance Definition: Believing that something is true. Sentence: I give credence to the gossip because I believe the rumors. Memory Trick: Cred - ence Cred (reminds of) credible Ence (sounds like) sense We know it's credible when it makes sense. CREIDBLE SENSE Subscribe to New Word A Day

Sanguine

Sanguine Anticipating the best. Confident; full of hope; as sanguine of success. Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful. Anticipating the best; not despondent; confident; . Subscribe to New Word A Day

ESCHEW

ESCHEW Es-shoo Avoid; shun; abandon; Abstaining by staying away. I will eschew buying comics because I own too many. I will eschew donuts and not eat them again. Es - chew Es (Reminds) Sss or hiss Chew (Rhymes) Shoo or go away Hiss. Shoo! Go away! SSS SHOO

Pariah

Pariah There is a pariah on stage giving a speech. It is an open air concert and you are wearing a brimless cap. Why does everyone leave? because.... A pariah is someone that no one likes. Pariah An outcast; one despised by society. Subscribe -- to New Word A Day 

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FRUCTIFY

FRUCTIFY Frook-tee-feye Pollinate; fertilize; impregnate; Bearing fruit. The bee will fructify the flowers when it pollinates them. A bee will fructify flowers by carrying pollen to other flowers. Flowers use bees to multiply. Fruc - tify Fruc (Reminds) Fruit Tify (Reminds) Multiply Fruit multiplies. FRUIT MULTIPLY Subscribe -- to New Word A Day 

Overt

Overt open; obvious; clear Done in an unhidden or obvious way. It was an overt act of contempt when he stuck his tongue out at me. Think of... doing something and not caring who sees. Doing something that all can observe. Overt reminds of over. Something that is over us is something that everyone can see. Used at work: It was an overt admission when he confessed in an email sent to the entire company. Subscribe to New Word A Day:

UNMITIGATED

UNMITIGATED Complete; totaling; sheer; Not reducing in any way. You're unmitigated success stunned because your victory was absolute. UN - MITI - GATED Un (Reminds) Un or not Miti (Reminds) Metered Gated (Reminds) Gated Not metered or gated because it ran wild. NOT METER GATED

Salutary

Salutary Pronounced: Means: Wholesome; healthful; promoting health . My use: Eating fruits and vegetables are salutary for your health. They give you energy. Literary use: By Virginia Woolf Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory. Memory trick: Salut . ary Salut (reminds of) = Salute ( a cheer ) ary (sounds like) = airy – air ( good for health ) Salute . airy http://newwordaday.com/Salutary.mp3

 

Canvass

to examine with interest, to seek or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. 

to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as to canvass the votes cast at an election;

To examine by discussion; to debate. We canvass for opinions.

Bulwark

Bulwark

To defend against or protect from.

Hard work is a bulwark against poverty.

Bulwark: To defend against or protect from.

Memory Trick: Bull Walk - A bull is tough.

Bulwark reminds of Bull Walk

To protect or guard.

A raincoat is a bulwark against the rain.

Cavalcade and Epistle

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 Cavalcade

A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen by way of parade.

"He brought back the war-worn cavalcade to the city."

< kav-al-kayd >

 

 

Epistle

Anything sent by a messenger, message, letter, fr. to send to, tell by letter or message.

A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; a letter; applied usually to formal, didactic, or elegant letters.

"A madman’s epistles are no gospels." Shak.

SWANK

 SWANK

Pronounced:

Swanc

Synonyms:

Fancy; Swagger; Grand

Definition:

Very showy in a big, elegant, way

Sentence:

The store had swank because the new drapes were beautiful.

Memory Trick:

Swan - k

Swan (reminds of) swan or a beautiful bird

It's pretty like a swan, when it has swank.

Reminds of SWAN

CABAL

  a secret association composed of a few designing persons.

ACERBIC

 ACERBIC

Ah-sir-bick

Bitter; sour; cutting;

Acting unkind in a harsh manner.

You are acerbic when you are being cruel.

His acerbic words hurt my feelings.

Acer - bic

Acer (Reminds) Ace or expert

Bic (Reminds) Bicker

An ace at bickering is a bitter person.

ACE BICKER

Insouciant

 Insouciant

<in-so-see-an>

Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned

"Your Insouciant attitude makes me think you don't care about it."

Phlegmatic

 Phlegmatic <fleg-mat-tik>

Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as a phlegmatic person.

"He is a phlegmatic person. He is bored by everything."

ACCRETION

 ACCRETION

Ah-kre-shun

Accumulation; increment; addition;

Gradually grow by an outside source.

Water is an accretion for a beach because creates it from the sand.

An accretion of sand created my favorite beach.

Acc - retion

Acc (Reminds) Accumulate

Retion (Reminds) Ration

We accumulate a ration when it grows.

ACCUMULATE RATION

ABLUVION

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ABLUVION (ah-blu-vee-on) material that is washed off. The abluvion fell like an avalanche. After all... it was years of dirt.

You have an affinity for Bob. He enters the room and you guffaw and leave. He comes to your home unannounced. Why do you answer the door? answer below...

Action is the foundational key to all success. ~Pablo Picasso

Attune

 Attune

To have a harmonious relationship.

To have a responsive relationship.

"When two people are attuned, ... they finish each others sentences."


"A good business is attuned to its customers."

Avow

 Avow

<ah-vow>

confess; admit; declare

Openly admit something for all to hear.

She avowed that she did not eat the candy. She said the cat ate it.

Memory trick: Think of a wedding vow where you declare your love in front of friends and family.

He is an avowed sports fan. He tells anyone who will listen.

Used at work:
I am an avowed Mac lover even though I work with Windows.