Word of the Day: Extempore
Today’s word of the day is extempore. Extempore is an adverb that means “in an extemporaneous manner,” according to Merriam-Webster in another one of those really annoying circular definitions (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extempore). […]
Jukebox Hero Part 2: A Career Retrospective with Dr. Paul C. Schleifer
n Part Two of this career-spanning interview with Dr. Paul Schleifer, he discusses his favorite Philly athletes, the connections between sports and literature, his familial priorities, how song lyrics and poems are alike, and (of course) the relationship between faith reading and writing.
Word of the Day: Etymology
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The New York Times, is etymology, which is also one of the features of this blog. The Times defines it as “a history […]
Word of the Day: Deracinate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Vocabulary.com, is deracinate. Deracinate is a verb that means “to pull up by the roots” or “to isolate or alienate (a person) from […]
Word of the Day: Connoisseur
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The Dictionary Project’s daily email, is connoisseur. A connoisseur is a person “who has expert knowledge and is competent to critique, particularly in […]
Word of the Day: Nefandous
Today’s word of the day, thanks to nothing in particular, is nefandous. Nefandous is an adjective that means “unfit to be spoken of” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nefandous), although M-W says that the word […]
Word of the Day: Sooth
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Dictionary Project’s daily email, is sooth. It is pronounced with a voiceless th sound, as in both, rather than a voiced th […]
Word of the Day: Cohesive
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is cohesive. Cohesive is an adjective that means “tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cohesive). This is one of those definitions which is […]
Word of the Day: Inculcate
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru’s daily email, is inculcate. Inculcate is a transitive verb (meaning that it takes a direct object) that means “to instill […]
Jukebox Hero Part 1: A Career Retrospective with Dr. Paul C. Schleifer
Dr. Paul C. Schleifer retired from Southern Wesleyan University almost a year ago.
During his final semester, I typed up and sent him what I dubbed jukebox questions: interrogative quarters that were designed to get Dr. Schleifer playing some classic tunes from a career spent thinking about faith and education.
Dr. Schleifer took the time to type up some responses. They’re entertaining and revealing. Here’s Part 1.
Word of the Day: Neophilia
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Wordsmith.org’s A_Word_A_Day email, is neophilia. The email says that this noun means “The love of what’s new or novel.” Dictionary.com defines it as […]
Word of the Day: Primordial
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is primordial. Primordial is an adjective that means “constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original” or “first formed” […]