Word of the Day: Connoisseur
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The Dictionary Project’s daily email, is connoisseur. A connoisseur is a person “who has expert knowledge and is competent to critique, particularly in […]
Word of the Day: Nefandous
Today’s word of the day, thanks to nothing in particular, is nefandous. Nefandous is an adjective that means “unfit to be spoken of” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nefandous), although M-W says that the word […]
Word of the Day: Sooth
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Dictionary Project’s daily email, is sooth. It is pronounced with a voiceless th sound, as in both, rather than a voiced th […]
Word of the Day: Cohesive
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is cohesive. Cohesive is an adjective that means “tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cohesive). This is one of those definitions which is […]
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). […]