Toni GrimesNov 1, 20191 min readWord of the Day: AdageToday's word is adage. Adage is a noun meaning a well-known phrase that says something about life and human experience. One of my...
Toni GrimesOct 31, 20191 min readWord of the Day: AbsquatulateToday we have another bizzare one! Absquatulate is a verb meaning to run away, usually taking something or someone along. Isn't that more...
Toni GrimesOct 30, 20191 min readWord of the Day: AberrantToday's word is aberrant. It is an adjective meaning markedly different from an accepted norm. In today's society, especially among...
Toni GrimesOct 29, 20191 min readWord of the Day: AbecedarianToday's word is not well-known one! Abecedarian is a noun meaning a person who is just learning or a novice. Ever started a new job and...
Toni GrimesOct 28, 20191 min readWord of the Day: EffectSince we looked at the word affect yesterday, it's only natural that today's word would be effect. Effect is a noun meaning a change...
Toni GrimesOct 27, 20191 min readWord of the Day: AffectThe word affect, often confused with effect, is a verb meaning to have an effect on or to make a difference to. When something moves you...
Toni GrimesOct 26, 20191 min readWord of the Day: AdventistToday's word is Adventist. The word Adventist is a noun meaning any member of various Christian sects, emphasizing belief in the imminent...
Toni GrimesOct 25, 20191 min readWord of the Day: SatiateToday's word is satiate. Satiate is a verb meaning to satisfy a need or desire completely. I have this friend with whom I go to lunch...
Toni GrimesOct 23, 20191 min readWord of the Day: FastidiousThe word fastidious is an adjective meaing to care a lot about small details and to want everything to be correct and tidy. I'm very...
Toni GrimesOct 22, 20191 min readWord of the day: FurtiveFurtive is an adjective meaning done quickly and secretly to avoid being noticed. Whenever I trip in public, I always take a furtive...
Toni GrimesOct 21, 20191 min readWord of the day: IrksomeIrksome is an adjective meaning annoying and boring. I find it irksome when I'm saying something and the person to whom I'm speaking...
Toni GrimesOct 20, 20191 min readWord of the day: AbstinentAbstinent is an adjective meaning to refrain from an activity or from the consumption of something. Personally, I'm abstaining from...