Tag: Words
TENET – Word Of The Day – build your word power
A tenet is a basic principle of belief. It is a tenet of mine that that David Tennant was the worst Dr Who ever. He will be exter-r-r-r-r-minated!!!!! Learn a new word every day. Repeat it and remind yourself what it means at least three times in a day. Try to use the word in…
A PRIORI – Word Of The Day – build your word power
A Priory describes reasoning or knowledge that has been deduced rather discovered by experimentation. A very awkward phrase, rather than word to use. Let me try: It can be assumed a priori, that a Prior lives in a Priory. Learn a new word every day. Repeat it and remind yourself what it means at least…
POSSET – Word Of The Day – build your word power
The dictionaries will tell you that this word describes a drink made from milk warmed and curdled with alcohol as medicinal remedy, but any parent will tell you that posset is the hlaf digested milk that babies regurgitate if you shake them too much – a bit like cola bottles. Posset usually ends up trickling…