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Word of the Day

Word of the Day. 1-10. Decadence. (noun) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence Some characterized her love of chocolate as decadence because she ate at least two candy bars a day. SYNONYMS: degeneration, corruption

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Word of the Day

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  1. Word of the Day 1-10

  2. Decadence • (noun) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence Some characterized her love of chocolate as decadence because she ate at least two candy bars a day. SYNONYMS: degeneration, corruption ANTONYMS: rise, growth, development, maturation

  3. Petulant • (adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset An overworked parent may be unlikelyto indulge the complaints of a petulant child. SYNONYMS: irritable, testy, waspish ANTONYMS: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable

  4. Coalition • (n) a combination, union or merger for some specific purpose. The various community organizations formed a coalition to lobby against parking laws. SYNONYMS: alliance, league, federation, combine ANTONYMS: splinter group, tear apart

  5. lurid • (adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint The witness gave a lurid account of the crime. SYNONYMS: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly ANTONYMS: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

  6. simulate • (v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of Some skilled actors can simulate emotions they might not feel. SYNONYMS: feign, pretend, affect

  7. APPROBATION • (n) The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval The fact I had paid for the lessons myself brought smiles of approbation from all the judges at the piano recital. SYNONYMS: commendation, sanction ANTONYMS: disapproval, condemnation, censure

  8. Elicit • (v) to draw forth, bring out from source (such as another person) Mr. Krosse tried to elicit information from the angry student about the cafeteria incident. SYNONYMS: call forth, evoke, extract ANTONYMS: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

  9. Expostulate • (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning Suzie finds in useless to expostulate with her mother for siding with her brother. SYNONYMS: protest, remonstrate, complain

  10. Hackneyed • (adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality The hackneyed carriage took the couple around Central Park. SYNONYMS: banal, trite, commonplace, corny ANTONYMS: new, fresh, novel, original

  11. Hiatus • (n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having and element missing) After having a nervous breakdown, Mr. Ferrell took a hiatus in Mexico. SYNONYMS: pause, lacuna ANTONYMS: continuity, continuation

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