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Welcome to another wild and woolly episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! While you're out enjoying the summer weather, why not expand your mental horizons with a little life-long learning, such as improving your vocabulary? Here's the Word of the Week to get you started:

Nebulous:

1. of, related to, or resembling a nebula; nebular

2. indistinct, vague

from the latin nebulosus, misty, from nebula

-- "nebulous", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nebulous , 6/4/2011.

Example: Carl's nebulous recollection of where he parked his car resulted in a leisurely twenty minute stroll up and down the lanes of the parking lot in the pouring rain.

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Welcome to another mind-bending installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! It's time to stretch those neural pathways with a little bit of mental exercise, like learning a new word. Here's the Word of the Week to get you started:

Salubrious:

favorable to or promoting well-being


-- "salubrious", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salubrious , 5/21/11


Example: The salubrious effects of eating grapefruit are not to be overlooked.

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Welcome to another astonishing episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! School may be out for the summer, but don't forget to keep your brain in shape with a little mental exercise, like learning new words. Here's the Word of the Week to get you started:


Lugubrious:

1. mournful; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful lugubrious brooding — V. S. Pritchett>

2. dismal lugubrious landscape>


-- "lugubrious", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lugubrious , 5/20/2011


Example: In spite of the lugubrious atmosphere of the restaurant, it was remarkably popular as a meeting place for business executives on their lunch breaks.

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Welcome to another exciting installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! It's June at last, and officially time to get started with your summer reading. I hope that you've picked out a few good books to help turn your summer into an adventure in reading. Here's the Word of the Week, for those who are interested in being adventurous with their vocabulary:

Vituperative:

1. Uttering or giving censure

2. Containing or characterized by verbal abuse

"vituperative", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vituperative?show=0&t=1305055598 , 5/19/2011.


Example: Because of the vituperative quality of his comments at the rehearsal dinner, Brad was excused from his duties as best man at the wedding.

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Welcome to another invigorating installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Train your brain for the long run of life as well as your body and it will improve your quality of living. Here's the Word of the Week to get you started:

Anodyne:

1. Serving to alleviate pain

2. Not likely to offend or arouse tensions : innocuous

"anodyne", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anodyne , 5/4/2011.

Example: The anodyne effect of copper bracelets on arthritic joints has yet to proven scientifically.

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Welcome to another spine-tingling episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Your brain is meant to last a lifetime, so keep it in good working order by doing mental exercises like crossword puzzles, cryptograms and sudoku. Or you could expand your vocabulary by learning new words, like the Word of the Week:

Insouciance: (in-soo-see-ants) [noun]

lighthearted unconcern ; nonchalance

French, from in- + soucier to trouble, disturb, from Old French, from Latin sollicitare — more at solicit

First Known Use: 1799

-- "insouciance", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insouciance , 4/28/11.

Example: Grant's persistent insouciance toward the editor's stated deadlines for copy resulted in his reassignment as foreign correspondent to Burkina Faso.

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Welcome to another mind-bending installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! And what an amazing word we have for you this week, courtesy of one of my co-workers! Even Word Woman herself had never heard of this one before:


Lucubration: [noun] laborious or intensive study; also the product of such study - usually used in the plural.


-- "lucubration", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lucubration , 4/19/2011.


Example: Sam's lucubrations on herbal remedies were a welcome addition to the group's project on alternative medicine.

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Welcome to another weird and wonderful installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! It's the time of the year for spring cleaning, so sweep those winter cobwebs out of your brain by learning a new word! Here's the Word of the Week to get you started:

Obstreperous:

1. marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous

2. stubbornly resistant to control : unruly

-- http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstreperous

Example: Steve's obstreperous behavior in class resulted in a visit to the principal's office.

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Welcome to another fun-filled episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! What can I say? It's almost May already! It hardly seems possible that this year is going by so quickly. And the last Word of the Week for April is:

Truculent: 1. feeling or displaying ferocity : cruel, savage 2. deadly, destructive 3. scathingly harsh : vitriolic 4. aggressively self-assertive : belligerent

-- "Truculent", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truculent , 4/6/11.

Example: The truculent behavior of Tina's outdoor cat was of great concern to the neighbors who owned small dogs.

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Welcome to another thrilling installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! This week's word is dedicated to Word Woman's hard-working co-worker, though whether or not the word may accurately be applied to her is matter of speculation:

Vociferous: (adjective)

marked by or given to vehement outcry

-- “vociferous”, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vociferous , 3/30/11.

Example: Annie's co-workers were at a loss to understand her vociferous objections to painting the walls of the staffroom pea-soup green.