tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85294960542074167362024-11-08T06:53:49.156-08:00Rediscovering vital wordsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger568125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-63629757640416050292011-07-26T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-26T00:01:01.127-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">genteel-</span> affectedly proper or refined; excessively polite; respectable, polite, and well-bred; appropriate to polite or fashionable society<br /><br />C16 from French <span style="font-style: italic;">gentil</span> well-born<br /><br />The area is home to several renowned lodges where one can chase gobblers in <strong>genteel</strong> southern <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/genteel">luxury.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-8612945604779861392011-07-25T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-25T00:01:02.646-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">genre-</span> kind, category, or sort, especially of literary or artistic work; a category<br /><br />C19 from French, from Old French <span style="font-style: italic;">gendre</span>; gender<br /><br />And what about those authors whose "<strong>genre</strong>" is hard to pin down but whose vision of the future is not sweetness and light, like Kurt Vonnegut (Player Piano, The Sirens of Titan, Cat's <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/genre">Cradle).</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-70782337945902442142011-07-24T11:08:00.000-07:002011-07-24T11:13:17.158-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">genocide</span>- the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group<br /><br />C29 from geno, from Greek genos race + cide<br /><br />Turkey strongly rejects the term <strong>genocide</strong> to describe the mass killings of Armenians back in <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/genocide">1915</a>.<br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-27408194117564699202011-07-23T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-23T00:01:02.021-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">genial</span>- cheerful, easygoing, and warm in manner of behaviour; pleasantly warm, so as to give life growth, or health: the genial sunshine<br /><br />C16 from Latin <span style="font-style: italic;">genialis</span> relating to birth or marriage, from <span style="font-style: italic;">genius </span>tutelary deity<br /><br />A very extended landscape, however <strong>genial</strong>, is also sober in its effect on the <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/genial">mind.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-24640139176738533832011-07-22T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-22T00:01:03.347-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gendarme</span>- a member of the police force in France or in countries formerly influenced or controlled by France; a sharp pinnacle of rock on a mountain ridge, especially in the Alps<br /><br />C16 from French, from <span style="font-style: italic;">gens d'armes </span>people of arms<br /><br />A <strong>gendarme</strong> in one of the towns estimated that at least 100 Nigerian women were working there as <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/gendarme">prostitutes.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-83913689162018997122011-07-21T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-21T00:01:01.735-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">geld</span>- to castrate a horse or other animal; to deprive of virility or vitality; emasculate; weaken<br /><br />C13 from Old Norse <span style="font-style: italic;">gelda</span>, from <span style="font-style: italic;">geldr</span> barren<br /><br />- a tax on land levied in late Anglo-Saxon and Norman England<br /><br />Old English<span style="font-style: italic;"> gield</span> service, tax; related to Old Norse <span style="font-style: italic;">gjald</span> tribute, Old High German <span style="font-style: italic;">geltl </span>retribution, income<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br />Nevertheless, they stood in some degree of subjection to the lord, since the <strong>geld</strong> due to the State was paid through the lord as responsible to the sheriff for all who held land within the <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/geld">manor.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-7518455969670962592011-07-20T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-20T00:01:01.189-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">geek</span>- a sideshow performer who bites the heads off or eats live animals<br /><br />C19 variant of Scottish<span style="font-style: italic;"> geck</span> fool, from Middle Low German <span style="font-style: italic;">geck</span><br /><br /><strong></strong> The term <strong>geek</strong> is characterized by extreme passion for, and expertise, in an unexpected <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/geek">specialization</a>.<br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-58145069551895282702011-07-19T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-19T00:01:03.714-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gazump</span>- to raise the price of something, especially a house, after agreeing a price verbally with an intending buyer; to swindle or overcharge<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">gazumper</span>- noun<br /><br />State schools are trying to "<strong>gazump</strong>" each other as they fight to attract the best pupils, research suggests <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/gazump">today.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-55847396021534716632011-07-18T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-18T00:01:04.981-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gazpacho</span>- a Spanish soup made from tomatoes, peppers, etc. and served cold<br /><br />Eating poorly made <strong>gazpacho</strong> is a bit like eating mediocre salsa.<br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-85141848404446772382011-07-17T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-17T00:01:01.866-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gaunt</span>- bony and emaciated in appearance; of places bleak or desolate<br /><br />C15 Scandinavian, Norwegian dialect<span style="font-style: italic;"> gand </span>tall lean person<br /><br />Our young-old faces, chiseled and <strong>gaunt</strong> from the fever and the heat and the sleepless nights, now stare back at us, lost and damned strangers, frozen in yellowing snapshots packed away in cardboard boxes with our medals and our <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="ttp://www.wordnik.com/words/gaunt">ribbons.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-10197507043882342432011-07-16T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-16T00:01:00.541-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gauche</span>- lacking ease of manner; tactless<br /><br />Old French <span style="font-style: italic;">gauchir</span> to swerve, Old High German <span style="font-style: italic;">wankon</span> to stagger<br /><br />What the hell am I supposed to wear in Europe, since it's kind of <strong>gauche</strong> to run around in jeans and sneakers and t-shirts with the necks cut <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/gauche">off?</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-72640402611633157942011-07-15T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-15T00:01:01.044-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gasconade</span>- boastful talk, bragging or bluster<br /><br />C18 from French <span style="font-style: italic;">gasconnade</span>, from <span style="font-style: italic;">gasconner </span>to chatter<br /><br />It was thus and from these beginnings that the casual acquaintance between us ripened into intimacy, and that I gradually came into a knowledge of the reserves behind The Major's buoyant optimism and occasional <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/gasconnade"><strong>gasconnade.</strong></a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-62598869993116483632011-07-14T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-14T00:01:06.093-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">garrulous</span>- given to constant and frivolous chatter; loquacious; talkative; wordy or diffuse;<br /><br />C17 from Latin <span style="font-style: italic;">garrulus</span>, from <span style="font-style: italic;">garrire</span> to chatter<br /><br />Miss Letitia presided over the table in <strong>garrulous</strong> <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/garrulous">majesty.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-14898328987054975842011-07-13T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-13T00:01:01.684-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">garret</span>- another word for attic<br /><br />C14 from Old French <span style="font-style: italic;">garite</span>, watchtower, from <span style="font-style: italic;">garir</span> to protect, of Germanic origin<br /><br />He still inhabited the upper room, which he calls a <strong>garret</strong>; it would not seem that the alteration in his status, assistant now and no longer apprentice, had increased his social <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/garret">conveniences.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-24627298092870612832011-07-12T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-12T00:01:00.859-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">garnish</span>- to decorate; trim; to add something to food in order to improve its appearance<br /><br />C14 from Old French<span style="font-style: italic;"> garnir </span>to adorn, equip, of Germanic origin, Old High German <span style="font-style: italic;">warnon</span> to pay heed<br /><br />The guy who first trained me to mix drinks called a <strong>garnish</strong> <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/garnish">"garbage."</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-11037385810822587902011-07-11T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-11T00:01:02.021-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">garlic</span>- a hardy widely cultivated Asian alliaceous plant,<br /><br />Old English <span style="font-style: italic;">garleac</span>, from <span style="font-style: italic;">gar</span> spear + <span style="font-style: italic;">leac </span>leek<br /><br />Add the rest of the tempering ingredients and saute until the <strong>garlic</strong> is aromatic and starting to <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/garlic">brown.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-37667194072179433812011-07-10T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-10T00:01:03.623-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gargoyle</span>- a waterspout carved in the form of a grotesque face or creature and projecting from a roof gutter especially of a Gothic church<br /><br />C15 from Old French <span style="font-style: italic;">gargouille</span> gargoyle, throat<br /><br />The origin of the word <strong>gargoyle</strong> and its use by the Church can be traced back to a 7th century dragon known in France as gargouille or <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/gargoyle">Goji.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-5847408913360972582011-07-09T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-09T00:01:01.828-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">garbanzo</span>- another name for chickpea<br /><br />C18 from Spanish, from <span style="font-style: italic;">arvanco</span>, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German <span style="font-style: italic;">araweiz</span> pea<br /><br />Chickpea flour, also called <strong>garbanzo</strong> flour, is available at health food stores and some <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/garbanzo">supermarkets</a>.<br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-79985638666177726462011-07-08T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-08T00:01:02.972-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">garb</span>- clothes, especially the distinctive attire of an occupation or profession; style of dress; fashion<br /><br />C16 from Old French <span style="font-style: italic;">garbe </span>graceful contour, from Old Italian<span style="font-style: italic;"> garbo</span> grace, probably of Germanic origin<br /><br />She has straight black hair and dressed in Japanese <span style="font-weight: bold;">garb</span>.<br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-15509042836162699112011-07-07T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-07T00:01:05.282-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gape</span>- to stare in wonder of amazement, especially with the mouth open<br /><br />C13 from Old Norse <span style="font-style: italic;">gapa</span>; related to Middle Dutch <span style="font-style: italic;">gapen</span>, Danish <span style="font-style: italic;">gabe</span><br /><br />The audience all turned to <span style="font-weight: bold;">gape </span>as the royal procession started.<br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-49813235209862015432011-07-06T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-06T00:01:04.272-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gamut</span>- entire range or scale, as of emotions; a musical scale especially in medieval theory one starting on the G on the bottom line of the bass staff<br /><br />C15 from Medieval Latin, from <span style="font-style: italic;">gamma </span><br /><br />Interpretations of that film run the <strong>gamut</strong> from a coming of age-story, to a healing of maternal bonds, to a scrutiny of the zeal behind technological advancement, and it goes on &amp; <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/gamut">on</a>. <br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-3286812665431929022011-07-05T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-05T00:01:03.341-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gambol</span>- to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frolic; a playful antic; frolic<br /><br />C16 from French <span style="font-style: italic;">gambade</span><br /><br />Rows of brick garden apartments all backed onto a massive common garden: a shared backyard for children to play, dogs to <strong>gambol</strong>, and families to eat picnics <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/gambol">together</a>.<br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-49713588143887107752011-07-04T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-04T00:01:00.934-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gambit</span>- chess: an opening move in which a chessman, usually a pawn is sacrificed to to secure an advantageous position; an opening comment, manoeuvre<br /><br />C17 from French, from Italian <span style="font-style: italic;">gambetto</span> a tripping up, from <span style="font-style: italic;">gamba</span> leg<br /><br />The problem with the madman <strong>gambit</strong> is that you pretty much have to be a madman to do <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.wordnik.com/words/gambit">it.</a><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-66347751094596303042011-07-03T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-03T00:01:03.281-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">galumph</span>- informal, to leap or move about clumsily or joyfully<br /><br />C19 coined by Lewis Carroll; probably a blend of gallop+triumph<br /><br /><span id="hotword"><span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Galumph</span> is "to</span> <span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword">prance</span> <span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword">about</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword">self-satisfied</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">manner,"</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">1872,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">coined</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">by</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">Lewis</span> <span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword">Carroll</span> <span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword">in</span> <span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword">"Jabberwocky."</span><span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword"></span><span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword"></span><span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword"></span></span><span class="foreign"><span id="hotword"><span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword"></span></span></span><span id="hotword"><span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword"></span></span><span class="foreign"><span id="hotword"><span style="cursor: default; background-color: transparent;" id="hotword" name="hotword"></span></span></span><br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529496054207416736.post-9542104358299500222011-07-02T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-02T00:01:00.291-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">gala-</span> a celebration; festive occasion<br /><br />C17 from French or Italian, from Old French <span style="font-style: italic;">gale</span> pleasure, <span style="font-style: italic;">galer </span>to make merry, probably of Germanic origin<br /><br />The next fundraising <span style="font-weight: bold;">gala</span> is scheduled for October.<br /><br />Companion site: <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://quoteflections.com/">quoteflections</a>- a regular, eclectic mind fix<br /><br />Tags: word of the day, best words, etymology, spelling, vital, useful, expressive, emotional, strategic, onomatopoeic, connotation, how to, English usage, language, learning, mnemonic devices, vocabulary, quoteflections, quotation, quotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com