Month: April 2024
Word of the Day: Inculcate
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru’s daily email, is inculcate. Inculcate is a transitive verb (meaning that it takes a direct object) that means “to instill […]
Jukebox Hero Part 1: A Career Retrospective with Dr. Paul C. Schleifer
Dr. Paul C. Schleifer retired from Southern Wesleyan University almost a year ago.
During his final semester, I typed up and sent him what I dubbed jukebox questions: interrogative quarters that were designed to get Dr. Schleifer playing some classic tunes from a career spent thinking about faith and education.
Dr. Schleifer took the time to type up some responses. They’re entertaining and revealing. Here’s Part 1.
Word of the Day: Neophilia
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Wordsmith.org’s A_Word_A_Day email, is neophilia. The email says that this noun means “The love of what’s new or novel.” Dictionary.com defines it as […]
Word of the Day: Primordial
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is primordial. Primordial is an adjective that means “constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original” or “first formed” […]
Word of the Day: Brusque
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Merriam-Webster, is brusque, which can also be spelled brusk, though the first version is preferred. It’s an adjective, and M-W says, “A person […]
Word of the Day: Inure
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the The Dictionary Project is inure. Inure is a verb that means “to accustom or harden by frequent or prolonged exposure,” according to […]
Word of the Day: Zetetic
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Dictionary.com is zetetic, and this one starts out crazy. The Word of the Day webpage (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/) gives as a definition for the adjective, […]
Word of the Day: Exculpate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru blog, is exculpate, a verb which means “to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/exculpate). […]
Word of the Day: Subterfuge
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is subterfuge, a noun which means “an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.” (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/). […]
Word of the Day: Precipitate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru at Wordsmith.org, is precipitate, which can be either an adjective, a noun, or a verb. It is interesting that the […]
Word of the Day: Conjecture
Today’s word of the day, thanks again to Merriam-Webster, is conjecture. Conjecture can be either a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means “the formation or expression of […]
Word of the Day: Redoubt
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary website, is redoubt. The noun is pronounced /rɪˈdaʊt/, with the emphasis on the second syllable and the first syllable containing […]