Word A Day

[Andrina]

frenetic = frenzied, frantic

Eg:It's the day after Thanksgiving — a day described by Amber Veverka (Charlotte [NC] Observer, November 10, 2003) as "the official, frenetic kickoff for the Christmas shopping season."

source: Merriam-Webster

[Andrina]

boilerplate =

syndicated material supplied especially to weekly newspapers in matrix or plate form

standardized, formulaic, or hackneyed language

Eg:  Much to my disappointment, the mayor-elect's speech consisted primarily of boilerplate and offered no information about his plans for his term in office.

source: Merriam-Webster

[Impreza]

fuyoo..canggihnya awak ni....

[Andrina]

canggih? takde, lah. i just like to learn new words je.

[Andrina]

diapause = a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity.

eg: The research team was thrilled when they successfully hatched some 300-year-old crustacean eggs found in a state of diapause at the bottom of a local pond.

Source: Merriam-Webster

[qurnia]

diapause = a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity.

eg: The research team was thrilled when they successfully hatched some 300-year-old crustacean eggs found in a state of diapause at the bottom of a local pond.

Source: Merriam-Webster

Boleh tak replace the word with inertia?

eg : Qurnia is in a constant state of inertia (diapause) as she loves to sleep so much and hibernate herself.

[Andrina]

i think in this case, diapause can't be substituted sebab diapause is an enforced state.

inertia

a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force

an analogous property of other physical quantities (as electricity)

indisposition to motion, exertion, or change

[Andrina]

hibernaculum - a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal

eg: It is late November and the snake hunter is in search of a hibernaculum in which hundreds of venomous adders may be bedded down for the winter.

Source: Merriam-Webster

[Andrina]

donnybrook =

1) free for all, brawl

2) a usually public quarrel or dispute

Eg: Out on the ice a donnybrook had broken out, and it took quite some time for the referees to separate the brawling hockey players and restore order.

Source: Merriam-Webster

[Andrina]

uncouth =

1) strange or clumsy in shape or appearance : outlandish

2) lacking in polish and grace : rugged

3) awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude

eg: Jill liked Chad because he was rebellious and unconventional, but in her parents' minds he was rude and uncouth.

source: Merriam-Webster

[Andrina]

absinthe =

1) wormwood; especially : a common European wormwood

2) a green liqueur which is flavored with wormwood, anise, and other aromatic herbs and commercial production of which is banned in many countries for health concerns

Eg: "I draw the line at absinthe, a bottle of which is still sitting in my liquor cabinet five years after it was received, gleaming ominously."

[Andrina]

circumvent =

1) to hem in

2) to make a circuit around

3) to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem

Eg: The corporation was always trying to circumvent tax laws by exploiting the loopholes.

Source: Merriam-Webster

[Andrina]

ludic = of, relating to, or characterized by play : playful

Three-year-old Rachel was delighted with her present, a ludic and lively pop-up book about the celebration of Hanukkah.


whirligig =

1) a child's toy having a whirling motion

2) merry-go-round

3a) one that continuously whirls, moves, or changes

3b) a whirling or circling course (as of events)

The more he earned the more he spent, and Sam felt like he was trapped in a never-ending whirligig of debt.


perpend =

1) to reflect on carefully : ponder

2) to be attentive : reflect

Perpend: if you let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip away, you will regret it.

Source: Merriam-Webster

[Andrina]

syllepsis =

1) the use of a word to modify or govern syntactically two or more words with only one of which it formally agrees in gender, number, or case

2) the use of a word in the same grammatical relation to two adjacent words in the context with one literal and the other metaphorical

Eg: As an example of syllepsis, the teacher gave Dickens's "All the girls were in tears and white muslin."

Source: Merriam-Webster

[Andrina]

persnickety =

1 *a : fussy about small details : fastidious b : having the characteristics of a snob

2) requiring great precision

eg: I love my friend Emma, but I also know how persnickety she can be, so I removed the grocery store cake from its plastic holder and brought it to her party on a fancy plate.

source=Merriam-Webster