Word of the Day | Zephyr

Seagrass responding to a zephyr

As the sun began to set the seagrass fluttered in a balmy zephyr.


Word of the Day

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2020

 

zephyr

zef-er ] 

noun

a gentle, mild breeze.


Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com

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Word of the Day | Sagacious

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I wish more people with public platforms were sagacious rather than bombastic.


(NOTE: I was traveling yesterday and actually put this post together in the airport. However, I had some computer issues and had to shut down, thus I didn’t post it until today.)


Word of the Day

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020

sagacious

[ suhgey-shuhs ] 

adjective

Having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: Socrates, that sagacious Greek philosopher, believed that the easiest way to learn was by asking questions.


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Word of the Day | Mizzle

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“Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful.” ~Oscar Wilde

When faced with difficult questions politicians are known to mizzle a lot of words in order to obscure a real answer.


Word of the Day

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020

mizzle

mizuhl ] 

verb (used with or without object)

to rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist.


Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com

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