Word Of The Day

Words Of The Week

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:59:16 GMT

Engender
Blitz
Disparage
Ebb
Sanguine
Polemic
Maelstrom

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:45:42 GMT

Ebb

the decline/decay
The ebb of the ancient city of Constantinople

point of decline
His fortunes were at a low ebb.

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:06:41 GMT

Engender (en-gen-der)

to bring rise to; to cause; produce
The government policies have engendered widespread protest

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:03:05 GMT

Brunt (ber-aunt)

the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow
His arm took the brunt of the blow

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:59:56 GMT

Droves (droves)

large number of people; crowds
They came to Yankee Stadium in droves

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:52:26 GMT

Hiatus (hi-A-tes)

a break or interruption in a course of work

a gap or missing part; lacuna
Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:38:02 GMT

Axiom (act-see-em)

a self-evident truth that requires no proof or is generally accepted

a universally accepted principle or rule

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:59:17 GMT

Equivocal (equi-ve-cal)the vo is said fast sounds like ve

dubious
an equivocal reply

difficult to interpret; open to more than 1 interpretation
Their stance on this issue is equivocal and nobody knows how they are likely to react

raising doubts
To arrive at the peace talks with an armed guard was an equivocal gesture