laconic
adjective
UK pronunciation /ləˈkɒn.ɪk/ US pronunciation /-ˈkɑː.nɪk/ (click the link below to listen to the word)
>using very few words to express what you mean: She had a laconic wit.
laconically UK /ləˈkɒn.ɪ.kəl.i/ US /-ˈkɑː.nɪ-/ adverb
Ref: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/laconic?q=laconically
lugubrious
adjective
UK and US pronunciation /luːˈɡuː.bri.əs/ (click the link below to listen to the word).
›sad and serious: a lugubrious face
lugubriously /-li/ adverb
lugubriousness /-nəs/ noun
Ref: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lugubrious?q=lugubrious
chicanery
noun UK /ʃɪˈkeɪ.nər.i/ US /-nɚ-/ (as always, go to the link to hear the word)
› clever, dishonest talk or behaviour that is used to deceive people:
The investigation revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels.
Ref: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/chicanery
stevedore
noun UK /ˈstiː.və.dɔːr/ US /-dɔːr/ (click link to hear the word)
› a dock worker
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/stevedore?q=stevedores
temerity
noun UK and US pronunciation /təˈmer.ɪ.ti/ (click on the link below to hear what the word sounds like)
› a willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets other people: [+ to infinitive] She had the temerity to call me a liar.
Ref: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/temerity?q=temerity
alacrity
noun UK and US pronunciation /əˈlæk.rə.ti/ (click on the link below to hear how the word sounds).
› speed and eagerness: She accepted the money with alacrity.
Ref: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/alacrity?q=alacrity
Hello Everyone,
The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed a gap in the word of the day….well I am going to do it as and when I have time, so it doesn’t become too rigid 🙂
Today’s word is one I have heard but wouldn’t have been able to define:
nefarious
adjective UK & US pronunciation /nəˈfeə.ri.əs/ (click on the link below to hear what the word sounds like).
(especially of activities) morally bad: The director of the company seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/nefarious#
epithet
Pronunciation: /ˈepɪθet/ (eh pi thet)
Ref: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/epithet
Here is my word of the day today. I’d never even heard of this one before!
abstemious
Pronunciation: /əbˈstiːmɪəs/ (ab stee me us)
(adjective) indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink: The hermit led an abstemious way of life.
references: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/abstemious & http://www.thefreedictionary.com/abstemious
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