Category: Word of the Day
Daily posts of an individual word study
Word of the Day: Garrulous
Paul Schleifer February 26 2018 Word of the Day: Garrulous Garrulous means “excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters,” according to dictionary.com. Synonyms include prating, babbling, […]
Word of the Day: Jabber
Paul Schleifer February 25 2018 Word of the Day: Jabber Jabber is both a noun and a verb. As a verb, it means “to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, […]
Word of the Day: Idiosyncrasy
Paul Schleifer, SWU Professor February 24 2018 Word of the Day: idiosyncrasy The first definition of idiosyncrasy that one finds in the dictionary is usually “a tendency, type of behaviour, mannerism, […]
Word of the Day: Vacillate
Paul Schleifer February 23 2018 Word of the Day: vacillate Vacillate: 1. to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute; 2. to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger; 3. […]