Matthew Flickinger presents A Good Wordhttp://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/me@matthewflickinger.com360SaturdaySundayobstinate - Wed, 10 Mar 2010http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-10http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-10Today's word: obstinate

Definition:
stubborn, unyielding

Example:
"The obstinate child could not be made to eat any food that he perceived to be 'yucky'."

Related words:
intransigent,mulish,pertinacious

]]>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDTrancorous - Tue, 9 Mar 2010 http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-09http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-09Today's word: rancorous

Definition:
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will

Example:
"It took Martha and Sally forty three years to settle their rancorous feud which started when Martha kissed Tommy in second grade."

Related words:
enmity,inimical,virulent

]]>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDTurbane - Mon, 8 Mar 2010 http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-08http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-08Today's word: urbane

Definition:
refined in manner; polished; elegant

Example:
"When Clara struck it rich and left the farm to move to the big city, her crude behavior contrasted greatly with the urbane manners of new social circle."

]]>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDTfurtive - Fri, 5 Mar 2010 http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-05http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-05Today's word: furtive

Definition:
secret, stealthy

Example:
"Glenn furtively peered out of the corner of his eye at the stunningly beautiful model."

Related words:
covert,clandestine,surreptitious

]]>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDTpejorative - Thu, 4 Mar 2010 http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-04http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-04Today's word: pejorative

Definitions:
1) acting or tending to create a negative impression; disparaging; demeaning
2) a disparaging or demeaning suffix, word, or phrase

Example:
"The once pejorative term "geek" is now a compliment to computer savy professionsals."

Related words:
disparaging,derogatory

]]>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDTumbrage - Wed, 3 Mar 2010 http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-03http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-03Today's word: umbrage

Definition:
a feeling of offense, irritation, or resentment

Example:
"The clerk took umbrage at the customer's rude tone and ridiculous demands."

Related words:
grudge,indignation

]]>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDTabscond - Tue, 2 Mar 2010 http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-02http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-02Today's word: abscond

Definition:
To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

Example:
"The villain who had absconded for a year would not escape punishment."

Related words:
desert,escape

]]>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDTpenultimate - Mon, 1 Mar 2010 http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-01http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-03-01Today's word: penultimate

Definition:
the next to the last

Example:
"After tonight's penultimate performance, you will have one last chance to catch Cher in concert."

]]>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDTpanacea - Fri, 26 Feb 2010http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-02-26http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-02-26Today's word: panacea

Definition:
A remedy for all diseases, problems, or evils; a universal medicine; a cure-all

Example:
"Technology had become a panacea for the great economic, social, and political challenges facing the nation as it embarked on the path of modernization."

]]>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EDTephemeral - Thu, 25 Feb 2010http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-02-25http://www.matthewflickinger.com/vocab/default.asp?date=2010-02-25Today's word: ephemeral

Definition:
lasting for only a short period of time

Example:
"Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral."

Related words:
perishable,mortal

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