Category Archives: Word of the Day

Confident Definition: 1. someone who is confident believes in their own abilities and does not feel nervous or frightened 2. having or showing assurance 3. full of conviction If you’re confident you are sure about something, someone, or yourself. Confident is often a word of assurance. – Vocabulary Dictionary Part of Speech (POS) adjective Below are aContinue reading “Confident”

Shameful Definition: 1. deserving or bringing disgrace or shame (of a person’s conduct or character) 2. worthy of causing shame or disgrace 3. arousing the feeling of shame If you describe a person’s action or attitude as shameful, you think that it is so bad that the person ought to be ashamed. – Collins DictionaryContinue reading “Shameful”

Obstreperous Definition: 1. noisy and difficult to control 2. stubbornly resistant to control; unruly 3. boisterous, aggressive, defiant If you say that someone is obstreperous, you think that they are noisy and difficult to control. – Collins Dictionary Part of Speech (POS) adjective Below are a few examples of how to use the word correctlyContinue reading “Obstreperous”

Fiscal year 2019 100% of the pecuniary donations we received were used to implement additional educational programs and services free of charge to the public, participants and our students. We would like thank the following individuals for their support and donations to our nonprofit: Ms. Chanel Williams –  Individual Donor Mrs. Rashona Miller-Dudley –  IndividualContinue reading “2019 Fiscal Report”

Behold Definition: 1. to perceive through sight or apprehension 2. to see or look at a thing or person, especially a remarkable or impressive one 3. to gaze upon Part of Speech (POS) verb Below are a few examples of how to use the word correctly in a sentence: • It was amazing to beholdContinue reading “Behold”

Veracious Definition: 1. honest; always truthful 2. speaking or representing the truth 3. honest and not telling or containing any lies A veracious person is someone who always tells the truth. A veracious person is an individual who is brutally honest at all times. The adjective veracious can be applied not just to people butContinue reading “Veracious”

Pusillanimous Definition: 1. lacking courage and resolution 2. timid, cowardly, or irresolute; fainthearted 3. weak and cowardly You can describe someone who lacks courage as pusillanimous, such as a pusillanimous student who is too afraid to speak out against someone who is bullying others. The pusillanimous person stays quiet, doesn’t get involved, waits for someoneContinue reading “Pusillanimous”

Stealthy Definition: 1. behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard 2. movement that is quiet and careful in order to avoid notice Use the adjective stealthy to describe something or someone that is marked by secrecy, even sneakiness. – Vocabulary Dictionary Part of SpeechContinue reading “Stealthy”

Wheedle Definition: 1. to sweet talk, or flatter someone in the hopes of getting something in return 2. to influence or entice by soft words or flattery If you say that someone wheedles, you mean that they try to persuade someone to do or give them what they want, for example, by saying nice thingsContinue reading “Wheedle”

Sycophant Part of Speech (POS) noun Definition: 1. a person who tries to get what they want by excessively praising or complimenting someone in order to make them feel attractive or important 2. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage A sycophant is a person who praises othersContinue reading “Sycophant”