Category Archives: word

Pronounced: dih-POZE, verb Notes: You may know a meaning, but this word has a meaning that didn’t spring to my mind Yesterday’s word The word glom means “take hold or possession of; to steal, catch, or grab” – but see my comments below. First usage This word came into English in the late 1800s BackgroundContinue reading “depose”

Pronounced: glom, verb Notes: I was surprised when I looked at the definition; it wasn’t what I thought. I’ve run across this word and I thought I knew it… more in the comments tomorrow. Yesterday’s word The word surrebuttal is “the response to a rebuttal” First usage This word came into English in the lateContinue reading “glom”

Pronounced: suhr-rih-BUT-l, noun Note: This is a word I should have come across, but haven’t Yesterday’s word The word accrete means “to become fused together; to grow or merge together” First usage Our word goes back to the late 1700s Background / Comments I like this word. In my mind’s eye, I can see spotsContinue reading “surrebuttal”

Pronounced: uh-KREET, verb Notes: I didn’t know this word, but maybe you do (or can figure it out) Yesterday’s word The word ana means, as a noun “a collection of items, such as quotations, anecdotes, etc related to a person, place, etc”. As an adverb, it means “in equal quantities” (The adverbial usage can beContinue reading “accrete”

Pronounced: A-nuh, noun/adv Notes: This word has been around a long time, but I’ve not heard it Yesterday’s word The word ploce is “a rhetorical phrase with internal repetition, such as I mean what I mean“ First usage Our word came into English in the late 1500s Background / Comments Apparently, the word used toContinue reading “ana”

Pronounced: PLOH-see, noun Notes: Interesting word Yesterday’s word The word retral means located at the back backward First usage This word came into English in the early 1800s Background / Comments Our word comes from the Latin word retro (back). I suppose a “back door” would be a “retral entrance”.

Pronounced: REE-truhl (alt: REH-truhl), adj Notes: I haven’t heard this word, but it’s helpful Yesterday’s word The word rifacimento means “a re-making or complete reworking of a literary or musical piece” First usage This word came into English in the mid-1700s Background / Comments I enjoy the Agatha Christie mysteries, but I don’t care forContinue reading “retral”

Pronounced: rih-fah-chih-MEN-toh, noun Notes: I’ve not heard this word before, but most of us have run across rifacimenti (the plural form of rifacimento) Yesterday’s word The word hap can mean, as a noun chance; fortune an occurrence As a verb, it can mean to occur to clothe, cover, or wrap First usage The word goesContinue reading “rifacimento”

Pronounced: hap (duh), noun/verb Notes: You probably think you know the meaning (as did I), but there is one of the verb meanings that I’d not heard before (and so it made the list) Yesterday’s word The word fribble means, as a verb, “to act in a foolish, frivolous way” (often followed by ‘away’). AsContinue reading “hap”

Pronounced: FRIB-uhl, verb/noun Notes: I don’t think I’ve run across this word, and I could not guess the definition Yesterday’s word The word mithridatize means “to develop immunity to a poison by gradually increasing the dose” First usage This word came into English in the mid-1800s Background / Comments I like reading mysteries; especially theContinue reading “fribble”