Vocab word of the week

brawn·y  [braw-nee]
adjective, brawn·i·er, brawn·i·est.
muscular; strong.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English;  see brawn, -y1

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pal·pa·ble  [pal-puh-buhl]
adjective
1. readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
2. capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
3. Medicine/Medical . perceptible by palpation.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English  < Late Latin palpābilis  that can be touched, equivalent to palpā ( re ) to stroke, touch, palpate1  + -bilis -ble

Vocab word of the week

con·tral·to

  [kuhn-tral-toh]

noun, plural con·tral·tos.

1.

the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor.

2.

the alto, or highest male voice or voice part.

3.

a singer with a contralto voice.

adjective

4.

pertaining to the contralto voice or its compass.

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For guttered

gut·ter

  [guht-er]

noun

1.

a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.

2.

a channel at the eaves or on the roof of a building, for carrying off rain water.

3.

any channel, trough, or the like for carrying off fluid.

4.

a furrow or channel made by running water.

5.

Bowling. a sunken channel on each side of the alley from the line marking the limit of a fair delivery ofthe ball to the sunken area behind the pins.

Vocab word of the week

os·ten·si·ble  [o-sten-suh-buhl]
adjective
1. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
2. apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.

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in·noc·u·ous  [ih-nok-yoo-uhs]
adjective
1.not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
2.not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
3.not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
Origin:
1590–1600;  < Latin innocuus.  See in-3 , nocuous

Vocab Word of the Week

quix·ot·ic  [kwik-sot-ik]
adjective
1.( sometimes initial capital letter ) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.
2.extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
3.impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
Also, quix·ot·i·cal.

Origin:
1805–15;  ( Don) Quixote + -ic

Vocab word of the week

firebrand  

fire·brand  [fahyuhr-brand]
noun
1. a piece of burning wood or other material.
2. a person who kindles strife or encourages unrest; an agitator; troublemaker.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English;  see fire, brand

Vocab Word of the Week

co·pa·cet·ic  [koh-puh-set-ik, -see-tik]
adjective Slang.
fine; completely satisfactory; OK.
Also, copasetic, copesetic.

Origin:
1915–20,  Americanism; of obscure origin; popular attributions of the word to Louisiana French, Italian, Hebrew,  etc., lack supporting evidence

Weekly Vocab word, 1st for the New Year

This one is because of one of the blogs I follow. Her title is Ms. Misanthropy and I was curious about the meaning of the word. I think her kind of strange since she doesn't give off that kind of mentality when she posts. But hey, I learned a new word!

mis·an·thro·py  [mis-an-thruh-pee, miz-]  

noun

hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.

Origin: 1650–60;  < Greek mīsanthrōpía.  See misanthrope, -y3