Here are the words....

Zero for me today

Carla wrote:

Awww, you shook the hat too much! None for me today

yep same here.

Carla wrote:

Did yu know that ANTEBELLUM is currently in the top 1% of lookups and is the 340th most popular word on Merriam-Webster.com?

Definition of ANTEBELLUM
: existing before a war; especially: existing before the American Civil War

I never knew the meaning of this word!

I didn't know the meaning either, although after seeing the definition, it makes sense. I thought of the band Lady Antebellum when I saw this word. I wonder if they knew the meaning when they picked their band name....

I was thinking the same thing Stephanie!!!

homogeneous
1. composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
2. of the same kind or nature; essentially alike.
3.
Mathematics .
a. having a common property throughout: a homogeneous solid figure.

kowtow
1. to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.

2. to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., especially in former Chinese custom.

recapitulate
1. to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.

2. Biology . (of an organism) to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) in its development.

3. Music . to restate (the exposition) in a sonata-form movement.

taxonomy

1. the science or technique of classification.

2. a classification into ordered categories: a proposed taxonomy of educational objectives.

3. Biology . the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms.

Thanks Carla.. I was just heading here to do this! lOL!!!

Here are some BONUS words for tonight.. as this am's words weren't so very good!!

14. circumnavigate - to go completely around (as the earth) especially by water; also : to go around instead of
through : bypass

37. hypotenuse -the side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle

49. lexicon - a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language
and their definitions : dictionary

70. plagiarize - to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own :
use (another's production) without crediting the source

Yaah, got two from that bunch :-)

I got one from the first group and one from the second today. This isn't looking very good for me.

This morning's words...

1. abjure : to renounce upon oath : to reject solemnly : to abstain from

58. nonsectarian- not having a sectarian character : not affiliated with or
restricted to a particular religious group

71. plasma - the fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk as distinguished from
suspended material; especially : blood plasma ; a green faintly translucent quartz

92. usurp - to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or
without right : to take or make use of without
right

97. wrought

I have a total of 7 words now. How is everyone else doing?

One more for me

I got 3 with the bonus words and 1 today. I'm up to 7 words.

Way to go Stephanie, I have 3 in total!

None for me today.

I have 5 words. Shake up those words tomorrow Helen.

I will give them a great shake up!!!

Good Morning! Today's words are...

8. bellicose - favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars

11. chromosome - any of the rod-shaped or threadlike DNA-containing structures
of cellular organisms that are located in the nucleus

42. infrastructure - the underlying foundation or basic framework
(as of a system or organization)

61. oligarchy - government by the few; a government in which a small group exercises
control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising
such control

75. quotidian
1: occurring every day (quotidian fever)
2a : belonging to each day : everyday (quotidian routine)
b : commonplace, ordinary (quotidian drabness)

81. soliloquy - the act of talking to oneself; a dramatic monologue that
represents a series of unspoken reflections


I hope you got a couple today, and more importantly, I hope you learnt a new word!!

One for me :-)

me too.

Zero again

Woohoo! 3 for me today. I'm have 6.

I am going to post 10 tomorrow.. my BINGO picking hand is tired!!!

You get some rest Miss Helen. Sounds like you worked hard today.

Thanks Gail.. It was crazy!!!!

Anyways.. I up up at having my coffee already today.....

so.. here are some words for you.....

4. acumen

6. auspicious

10. chicanery

25. facetious

46. kinetic

53. mitosis

57. nomenclature

77. reciprocal

90. totalitarian

96. winnow

Do you know the meaning of all these? If there is one you don't know.. go find out what it means and share with the rest of us!!