Obbligato, Obbligati, Obligato, Obligati

February 7, 2011
    Yet another new word for me, this time originating from the Italian language:

OBBLIGATO (pronounced ahb-lee-gah-tow) or OBBLIGATI (pronounced ahb-lee-gah-tee) as a noun, means an instrumental part, typically distinctive in effect, that is integral to a piece of music and should not be omitted in performance. There are four ways to spell this and two equally accepted ways to pronounce it. Used in a sentence as an example, it could be said "I truly loved the placement of the obbligato in this concerto."

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Consanguineous

February 7, 2011
February 6, 2011

    Today's find is:

CONSANGUINEOUS (pronounced cahn-san-gwin-ee-us), as an adjective, means of the same blood or origin, specifically, from the same ancestor. Using this word in an example, one could say, "My sister and I are consanguineous."

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Powder Monkey

February 5, 2011
    Today's walk through the dictionary granted me a hearty laugh. How people came up with some of these terms can make you wonder how their minds are wired. Today's word of the day is:

POWDER MONKEY, as a noun, means a person who carries or is in charge of explosives. This can be used in a sentence such as "The powder monkey has locked the explosives inside the marked vehicle."

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Flaccid

February 5, 2011
February 4, 2011

    I let my fingers do the walking and scored:

FLACCID (pronounced flak-sid) as an adjective:
  1. When speaking of part of the body, it means to be soft and hanging loosely or limply, esp. so as to look or feel unpleasant. Used in this sense, it could be said "Her cheeks had become flaccid with age."

  2. When speaking of plant tissue, it means to be drooping or inelastic because of the lack of water. When using this word for plants, one could say "The celery in my fridge had been unused...

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Egregious

February 3, 2011
    Tip-toeing through the dictionary today, I found:

EGREGIOUS (pronounced eh-gree-jus) as an adjective, means to be conspicuously bad. As an example of it's usage "It can be said that the Holocaust was Adolf Hitler's egregious legacy."

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Dunnage

February 2, 2011
    Today's daily trip through the dictionary netted me:

DUNNAGE as a noun, can have either of two meanings:
  1. Loose materials used to support and protect cargo in a ship's hold or the padding in a shipping container. The example for this usage could be worded "Make sure the dunnage is sufficient to make sure the cargo is transported safely."

  2. Baggage. With this meaning, one could say "The dunnage must be tagged properly so each customer gets the correct property returned to them."

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Monolith

February 1, 2011
    Today's word of the day is:

MONOLITH as a noun, means:
  1. A single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or a column. An example usage for this context might be "The monolith known as the Washington Monument is located in Washington, D.C."

  2. A massive structure. A sentence exemplifying this meaning could be stated "I enjoyed the monolith of the Sears Tower in Chicago."

  3. An organized whole that acts as a single unified powerful or influential force. This meaning could be expressed by saying "T...

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Exacerbate

January 31, 2011
    This word I already knew, but was unsure of the spelling, so I looked it up to make sure.

    Today's word of the day is:

EXACERBATE, pronounced eg-zas-ur-bate, as a verb, means to make a situation or condition worse. This can be used, for example, as "The exercise routine served only to exacerbate her injured knee."

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Fluxion

January 31, 2011
January 30, 2011

    I know it's a bit late in the day, but ..... today's word of the day is:

FLUXION, pronouced fluk-shun, as a noun, means:
  1. The action of flowing or changing. Used in a sentenced, it can be used as "The fluxion of the river moves from side to side."

  2. It can also mean something subjected to that action. This can be expressed as "The river is a fluxion that's ever changing the landscape."

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Formicary

January 29, 2011
    Today's word look-up is:

FORMICARY as a noun, means an ant-nest. Using it in a sentence, it could be said that "My yard has a formicary full of ants."

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Posted by H. Carla Greene.

 
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