An Introduction to the CIFC blog
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Word of the Day: Acquiesce
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is acquiesce. Pronounced / ˌæk wiˈɛs /, with the primary stress on the third syllable and a secondary stress […]
Word of the Day: Objurgate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to some extent to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is objurgate. Pronounced / ˈɒb dʒərˌgeɪt / or / əbˈdʒɜr geɪt / (the first pronunciation is […]
Word of the Day: Grok
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is grok. Pronounced / grɒk /, this verb means “to understand thoroughly and intuitively” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/grok). Grok first appears in […]
Word of the Day: Juvenescent
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Dictionary.com (https://www.dictionary.com/word-of-the-day), is juvenescent. Pronounced / ˌdʒu vəˈnɛs ənt /, with the primary stress on the third syllable and a second stress on […]
Word of the Day: Abjure
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is abjure. Pronounced / æbˈdʒʊər / or / æbˈdʒɜr / (I prefer the first pronunciation), this transitive verb means […]
Word of the Day: Proscribe
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is proscribe. Pronounced / proʊˈskraɪb /, with the stress on the second syllable, this transitive verb means “to denounce […]
Word of the Day: Punctilious
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is punctilious. Pronounced / pʌŋkˈtɪl i əs /, this adjective means “extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in […]
Word of the Day: Lachrymose
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is lachrymose. Pronounced / ˈlæk rəˌmoʊs /, this adjective means “suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful” or […]
Word of the Day: Adumbrate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is adumbrate. Pronounced / æˈdʌm breɪt / or / ˈæd əmˌbreɪt /, this transitive verb means “to produce a […]
Word of the Day: Hilarious
Today’s word of the day is hilarious. Just a side note before I launch in. One of the reasons we use italics in writing is to indicate that a particular […]
Word of the Day: Occultist
Today’s word of the day, as we continue the theme we have been exploring lately, is occultist. Pronounced / əˈkʌl tɪst /, with stress on the second syllable, this noun […]
Word of the Day: Diviner
Today’s word of the day is diviner. Pronounced / dɪˈvaɪ nər /, this noun means “a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet” or “a person skilled in using a divining rod” […]