Category Archives: Vocabularies

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO rapacious Pronunciation:ruh–pey-shuhs Definition:Aggressively greedy. As used in a sentence:His rapacious neighbors have maxed out five different credit cards because they always have to have something newer … Continue reading →

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO merism Pronunciation:muh-riz-uhm Definition:A rhetorical term for a pair of contrasting words or phrases. As used in a sentence:“Near and far” is an example of a merism.

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO intransigent Pronunciation:in-tran-si-juhnt Definition:refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible. As used in a sentence:Nobody wants to work in a group with Betty because she is intransigent … Continue reading →

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO placate Pronunciation:pley-keyt Definition:make (someone) less angry or hostile. As used in a sentence:In order to placate unhappy customers, the department store gave away valuable coupons.

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO fatuous Pronunciation:fach-oo-uhs Definition:complacently or inanely foolish. As used in a sentence:The fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had … Continue reading →

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO arduous Pronunciation:ahr-joo-uhs Definition:involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring. As used in a sentence:Running ten miles without stopping is an arduous feat.

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO magniloquent Pronunciation:mag-nil–uh-kwuhnt Definition:speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful. As used in a sentence:The actor delivered a magniloquent monologue, peppered with … Continue reading →

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO languid Pronunciation:lang-gwid Definition:lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow. As used in a sentence:The man proceeded to walk at a languid pace.

PETULANT [pech-uh-luhnt]Definition: moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance.