Learn A Life Word
Learn just one life word or two every week and you add
riches to your vocabulary. One life word every few days - that's
all it takes to build your vocabulary and keep your brain sharp.
Here are some life word listings.
We hope you enjoy the Word of the Day section, where
you can keep your brain sharp and build your vocabulary one word
at a time. In this section, you will also find a
Quote of the Day
and fun trivia
for kids
insolvent (adjective): Unable to meet or discharge financial obligations, such as a debt or
liability, insufficient to pay all debts of the owner, as an estate or a fund.
"I was thrilled to get my hands around my first credit card, but after a quick
stop into the stereo store I realized I had made myself completely insolvent
in
a matter of hours."
vapid (adjective): Lacking liveliness and spirit; unanimated; spiritless; dull; as, "a vapid
speech." Flavorless; lacking taste or zest; flat; as, "vapid beer."
"One year he was writing vapid and sentimental mediocrities, and the next he was
turning out one of the best poems of our century."
indigence (adjective): A condition of extreme poverty or destitution; penury;
neediness.
"Tim was originally drawn by the beauty of the local
landscape, but he left stricken by the indigence
of its rural communities."
machination (noun):
A crafty scheme; a cunning design or plot intended to accomplish some usually
evil end.
"He was telling me how he could have married the royal princess as a reward for
his bravery in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he was an infantryman in the
Kaiserliche und Konigliche Austro-Hungarian army, but for the machinations of
the evil Archduke somebody-or-other."
skulking (verb):
To move about in a stealthy way.
To avoid responsibilities and duties.
"When not rummaging under bushes, Mr Sculley can often be seen
skulking in the
woods or prowling along the shore."
indomitable (adjective): Incapable of being subdued or overcome; unconquerable.
"Now, late in his career, when he could no longer pull off all of the individual
moves that had once set him apart, it had become increasingly obvious that what
had distinguished him was his indomitable will, his refusal to let either
opposing players or the passage of time affect his need to win."
antecedent (noun): Earlier either in
time or order; preceding; a preceding occurrence or cause.
"The antecedent CEO had a different approach
to mentorship."
recalcitrant (adjective):
Stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.
"If they lingered too long, Clarice hurried them along in the same annoyed way
she rushed recalcitrant goats through the gate."
prescient (adjective): Knowing or
anticipating the outcome of events before they happen.
"Despite Carroll's unfamiliarity with military
matters he had an astonishingly prescient view of
how the war for independence would be fought and won."
wellspring (noun): The source of water for a stream, spring, or well; a fountainhead;
a source of something.
"Gabby will not touch any water brand not bottled at
its wellspring."
militate (intransitive verb):
To have force or influence.
"In our current era of politics, many factors militate against changes in
policies."
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