|
Five years ago, 2018
• Mandy Sue Tedder was charged with seven counts of animal abandonment after a Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy found nine dogs left on a property in …
more
9/21/23
|
|
Nosegay: (NOHZ-gay) a noun that means a small bunch of sweet-scented flowers. “Each of the bridesmaids received a small nosegay wrapped in lace.” more
9/14/23
|
|
Logomachy: (lo-GAH-me-kee) is a noun that means an argument about words.
“We had a bit of a logomachy while creating our new company slogan.”
more
9/7/23
|
|
“Removing the nocuous plants behind the shed proved to be a complicated job.” more
8/31/23
|
|
Adscititious: (Ad-sah-TISH-us) is an adjective that means to form an addition or supplement.
“Before the decline of daily newspapers, the Sunday editions used to have more than a dozen adscititious magazines and promotional flyers.”
Five years ago, 2018
more
8/24/23
|
|
Deedy: (DEE-dee) an adjective that means industrious or effective. “Shad Khan’s deedy plans for a new stadium for the Jacksonville Jaguars will make the franchise one of the most popular destinations in the NFL.”
8/17/23
|
|
Quixotic: (kwik-sa-tick) an adjective that means impulsive and unpredictable. “The man lived his life by a hopefully quixotic code of honor.” more
8/10/23
|
|
Esoteric: (e-suh-ter-ick) an adjective that means a subject that’s understood by a select few.
“There were only a few viewers to the presentation because the information was too esoteric for wide appeal.”
more
8/3/23
|
|
Ogdoad: (OG-duh-ad) a noun that means a group or set of eight.
“An octopus has an ogdoad of legs.”
more
7/27/23
|
|
Granivorous: (grah-NIV-uh-ruhs) an adjective that means animals feeding on grain.
Example: "“Betty loved sitting on her porch and watching squirrels plan, so she lured the granivorous animals to her yard with a variety of seeds.” more
7/20/23
|
|
|
Paracme: (puh-RAK-mi) a noun that means a point beyond the highest or greatest.
Example; “Grand Funk Railroad hit their prime in the 1970s, but Nancy still loves the albums from the band’s paracme period.” more
7/13/23
|
|
|
Vexillology: (vek-sa-LAH-la-jee) a noun that means the study of flags.
Example: “Sheldon Cooper had a strong interest in vexillology on ‘Big Bang Theory.’” more
7/6/23
|
