Increase your vocabulary by learning a new word every week
By Tamara Scott
@tamarascottonline (58)
March 3, 2019 5:42pm CST
If you learn a new word every week, you will have increased your vocabulary by 52 words at the end of a year. So let's do this, the word of the week for this week is TEMERITY. This word means reckless boldness, rashness, thoughtlessness. Sentence: John was taken aback by opinions that had the temerity to question his success in the network marketing industry. Put your word of the week in the comments. No profanity please. Let's keep it clean and professional.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
3 Mar 19
I find the new words that stick are the ones that I run across while reading a book. I can't add temerity to my vocabulary since it was already there.
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@tamarascottonline (58)
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3 Mar 19
Awesome sauce! I thought I was the only one who gets new words from reading books! I highlight them and make a list! What new word in a book have you come across recently?
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
4 Mar 19
I second this. I have also noticed that (atleast temporarily) I will use these words in my every day life. I read a lot of historical fiction so I come across a lot of words, some of which I know, and others of which I have to look up.
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@tamarascottonline (58)
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4 Mar 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum thank you! I learned the word "veracity" in a heated discussion with a customer in one of my customer service positions. While I did not let on that I did not know what the word meant, as soon as he left the building, I took my break and looked it up. I've been using it ever since!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
4 Mar 19
Sartorial adj which relates to Tailoring, clothing or style of dress. It has been around since atleast 1843. It's root is "Sartor" which is latin (of course) and literally means "one who patches or mends"
You might want to stress that one should not simply copy and paste a definition, but write it in their own words. Otherwise you may get a lot of responses from people who simply copy / paste, which isn't exactly allowed in the guidelines.
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@tamarascottonline (58)
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4 Mar 19
Hey! Thanks for the input! I don't think anybody did a copy/paste here. But I will definitely keep my eye on it!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
4 Mar 19
@tamarascottonline Your welcome.. I mean, as long as the admin doesn't catch it.. but still, rules and all. Not much fun when they just copy / paste instead of giving their own flair / reasons for liking the word.
Ya know?
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@Swayamsiddha (4354)
• New Delhi, India
4 Mar 19
Actually this is a very good suggestion imdeed, for those who are aspiring to be, good writers in the field of writing as well
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
3 Mar 19
@tamarascottonline You are welcome.
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