Category Archives: Word of the Day

DFOWW Daphany’s Free Online Writing Workshop Genial Definition: friendly and cheerful warm and welcoming adjective I’ll use it in a sentence: ● Brenda fell in love, with her best friend Sylvester, because of his down to earth, genial personality.  ● We were all woebegone and saturnine upon learning of the genial “Jeopardy” host, Alex Trebek’s,Continue reading “Genial”

DFOWW Daphany’s Free Online Writing Workshop Cogitate Definition: Think deeply about something; meditate or reflect. To meditate deeply or intently. verb I’ll use it in a sentence ● Unfortunately, because Fred smoked cigarettes and didn’t cogitate, the long term pernicious side effects of smoking; he developed lung cancer. ● After dating Marvin for six months,Continue reading “Cogitate”

DFOWW Daphany’s Free Online Writing Workshop Farouche Definition: Unsociable or shy and socially awkward. Disorderly or intimidating in appearance or behavior; wild. Outrageous or extreme. In French, “farouche” can mean wild or shy, just as it does in English. adjective I’ll use it in a sentence: ● As a car salesperson, you can’t be faroucheContinue reading “Farouche”

noun Definition: something or someone that one vehemently dislikes someone who is cursed or shunned Examples of anathema in a sentence:  • Tequila hates the smell and taste of pork chitterlings, and views them as an anathema.  • The predatory behavior, commited by some Catholic priests against young children, are considered an anathema by theContinue reading “Anathema”

adjective  Definition:  Unpleasant and likely to cause bad feelings in other people.  Tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy.  Giving offense by discriminating unfairly.  Examples of invidious in a sentence:  • Noah’s invidious affectation, angered his co-workers.*  • Invidious lawmakers, continue to exclude those born intersex, from being recognized in law.  • Victor’s invidious, ostentatiousContinue reading “Invidious”

verb (intransitive) Definition: to be or become weak or dull; lose strength or vigor; fail to make progress or be successful.  Examples of languish in a sentence:  • Carla decided not to languish in her current job, instead, she sought a new, advantageous career.  • Tiffany was determined not to languish, in an emotionally abusiveContinue reading “Languish”

adjective Definition:  1. Juvenile, immature, and lacking good judgement.  2. Conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed.  Examples of sophomoric in a sentence:  • The Judge was outraged by the defendant’s sophomoric humor, while being questioned by the prosecutor.  • The Acting United States Attorney General, Matthew Whitaker’s, testimony before Congress, was sophomoric andContinue reading “Sophomoric”

adjective Definition: 1. Someone who does not have of mind of their own. 2. Someone who is easily influenced or easily led. 3. Someone who adopts the ideas, goals or prejudices of someone else without thinking deeply about them. 4. Someone not independent of thought. Examples of sequacious use in a sentence: • Because BenjaminContinue reading “Sequacious”

adjective Definition: demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. Examples of bellicose in a sentence: • Because of Hector’s bellicose behavior at the mall, he was arrested by police for disorderly conduct. • I’d rather surround myself with convivial people than bellicose fools. • Everyone avoided Justin at work because of his bellicose personality.  • It’sContinue reading “Bellicose”