Macerate

Macerate means to soften something or break it up by soaking it in liquid.

You can soak bread in milk and macerate it with a fork or you can macerate potato in gravy.

There is a machine called a macerator which can be attached to sinks and toilets that mash all the waste into a liquid that can be forced down narrower sewage pipes than would ususally be used. Eee-yew!

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ANNUNCIATION

Following yesterdays’s word you might think that this was the way an announcement is announced. In a way it is but it has a particular meaning: It is the announcement by the Angel Gabriel to Mary that she would bear the child, Jesus.

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PRONUNCIATION

This is the one word that generally gets mispronounced. That’s a “nun” in the middle not a “noun”.

Pronunciation is the way a word is pronounced. Be haughty and correct people when they get it wrong – it’s great fun and they might stamp on your toe in thanks.

A smidgen is a small amount of something. You might put a smidgen of salt on your food.

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