Word: misogynist
Parts of Speech: noun
Meaning:
a person that hates women
Vocabulary Monday on Saturday: misogynist
Category: Vocabulary
Vocabulary Mondays: conjecture
Word: ¹conjecture
Part of Speech: ²noun, verb
Noun
- the formation or expression of an opinion or theory, without sufficient evidence for proof.
Verb (used with object), conjectured, conjecturing
- to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability.
Verb (used without object), conjectured, conjecturing
- to form conjectures.
Word Usage:
It seems lately people are making conjecturing comments on social topics about health care in America.
¹Thesaurus.com/browse/conjecture
²Dictionary.com/browse/conjecture
Vocabulary Mondays: self-assurance
Word: self-assurance¹
Part of Speech:
Meaning:
- self-confidence.²
Word Usage:
As she sat in the chair for her interview she displayed self-assurance.
¹Thesaurus.com/browse/self-assurance
²Dictionary.com/browse/self-assurance
Vocabulary Mondays: forward-looking
Word: forward-looking
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning:
- planning for or anticipating possible future events, conditions, etc.; progressive.
Word Usage:
Morgan’s forward-looking gave her insight on finishing her project without glitches.
Vocabulary Mondays: misogyny
Vocabulary Mondays: appreciation
Word: ¹oppression
Part of Speech: ²noun
Meaning:²
- the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- an act or instance of oppressing.
- the state of being oppressed.
- the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, anxiety, etc.
Word Usage:
Overcoming oppression is learn how to be grateful.
¹Thesaurus.com/browse/oppression
²Dictionary.com/browse/oppression
Vocabulary Mondays: pruno
Word: ¹pruno
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning:
prison/jail wine
Word Usage:
Pruno is made from bread, fruit cocktail, ketchup, apples and such.
¹wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruno
Vocabulary Mondays: appreciation
Word: ¹appreciation
Part of Speech: ²noun
Meaning:
- gratitude; thankful recognition
- the act of estimating the qualities of things and giving them their proper value.²
Word Usage:
The employees had an appreciation dinner for their manager.
¹Thesaurus.com/browse/appreciation
²Dictionary.com/browse/appreciation
Vocabulary Mondays: gratitude
Vocabulary Mondays: détente
Word: détente
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning:
- a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements.
Word Usage:
¹Détente presupposes that the two powers will continue to disagree but seeks to reduce the occasions of conflict.
[¹]dictionary.reference.com http:/browse/détente
