Category Archives: Vocabularies

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO loquacious Pronunciation:loh–kwey-shuhs Definition:talkative As used in a sentence:Never loquacious, she was now totally lost for words.

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO tenacious Pronunciation:tuh–ney-shuhs Definition:persistent As used in a sentence:Because Eva was tenacious, she rose each time she fell.

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO ostensible Pronunciation:o-sten-suh-buhl Definition:presumably true As used in a sentence:The ostensible cause of the breakdown seems to be that someone has tampered with the gas tank.

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO ameliorate Pronunciation:uh–meel-yuh-reyt Definition:to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory As used in a sentence:They developed strategies to ameliorate negative effects on the environment.

One is to hate/dislike/despise; the other is to praise. Loathe is closely related to frown - frown upon = disapprove

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO fealty Pronunciation:fee-al-tee Definition:A feudal tenant’s sworn loyalty to a lord; faithfulness or allegiance As used in a sentence:The desperate peasants will pledge fealty to the lord … Continue reading →

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO mirth Pronunciation:murth Definition:gladness or amusement as shown by or accompanied with laughter.  As used in a sentence:The baby’s first words caused much mirth among her parents.

This is a good one. Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO feckless Pronunciation:fek-lis Definition:generally incompetent and ineffectual; lacking any sense of responsibility. As used in a sentence:The company went bankrupt at the … Continue reading →

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO pecuniary Pronunciation:pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee Definition:of or relating to money. As used in a sentence:due to his pecuniary circumstances, he could not buy the luxury vehicle.

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO replete Pronunciation:ri-pleet Definition:abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed by with) As used in a sentence:a speech replete with sentimentality.