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O'Reilly's Word of the Day
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I thought I would pass along the list of many of Bill O’Reilly’s Word of the Day. Everynight, at the close of the The O’Reily Factor, he gives out a word that is no longer in frequent use in the modern world. I thought I would pass along what they have put up on his site thus far as good extra credit words for spelling!
http://www.billoreilly.com/g/Factor-Vocabulary/552.html
Rachel
How fun! I had to go into an online dictionary to HEAR the pronunciation of some of these. Thanks for sharing, Rachel.
Rebecca 🙂
I appreciate your list of Bill O’Reilly’s “Word of the Day”. I too have been building a list. Below is my list that we used so far this year in my class. Is there any way to take your words and put them in this format? I would love to add yours to mine for next semester. Please email me. Thanks. SMEAD
animadversion /an·uh·mud·VUR·zhun/ à n. harsh criticism or disapproval
argot /AHR·go/ à n. a specialized vocabulary particular to a specific group of people
circumlocution /sir·kum·low·KYOO·shun/ à n. using many words to express an idea that could be expressed using a few
confabulist /cun·FAB·yoo·list/ à n. a person who likes to chat
contumacious /kon·tuh·MAY·shus/ à adj. obstinate; willfully disobedient
discommodious /dis·cum·MODE·eeus/ à adj. Causing trouble or inconvenience; troublesome, annoying
excursus /ik·SKUR·sus/ à n. a digression, a tangent
flagitious /fluh·JISH·us/ à adj. shamefully wicked, criminal or scandalous; corrupt
gallimaufry /gal·uh·MAW·free/ à n. a medley, a hodgepodge, a potpourri
hebetude /HEB·uh·tyood/ à n. lethargy; mental dullness; lack of alertness
jejune /zhuh·ZHOON/ à adj. lacking interest or significance, dull, uninteresting
legerdemain /lej·ur·duh·MAIN/ à n. sleight of hand, or skillful deception
louche /LOOSH/ à adj. dubious; of questionable intent or morality
maunder /MON·dur/ à v. to talk incoherently; to ramble
meretricious /mer·uh·TRISH·us/ à adj. falsely attractive
myrmidon /MUR·muh·don/ à n. a faithful follower who follows commands without questioning them
obstreperous /ub·STREP·ur·us/ à adj. noisily and stubbornly defiant, unruly; noisy, clamorous or boisterous
opprobrium /uh·PRO·bree·um/ à n. disgrace, infamy, or reproach; the cause of shame or infamy
panjandrum /pan·JAN·drum/ à n. a self-important, overbearing or pompous person
pellucid /puh·LOO·sid/ à adj. transparent, clear; easily understandable
pestiferous /pes·TIF·ur·us/ à adj. evil or damaging; bothersome, annoying, irritating
ragmatical /rag·MAT·ih·kull/ à adj. ill-behaved, wild, raucous, riotous
raillery /RAY·luh·ree/ n. good-humored banter or teasing
rapscallion
recreant /REEK·ree·unt/ à adj. cowardly, craven or spineless
rodomontade /rod·uh·mun·TODD/ à n. vain, pretentious bluster; pompous self-indulgent ranting
salmagundi /sal·muh·GUN·dee/ à n. a mixture, an assortment, a potpourri
tergiversation /tur·jiv·ur·SAY·shun/ à n. the act of being deliberately ambiguous or evasive
turbid /TUR·bid/ à adj. disturbed, disordered, confused
We also enjoy the “Phrase of the Week” that I receive via email. Wonderful phrases/idioms that our culture uses (or used to use) w/their original source. I write it up to and we get a kick out of them. Here’s where you can see them and sign up for one to be sent to you a week.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/a-phrase-a-week/index.html
Rachel
There’s a list of Bill O’Reilly word definitions and “Word of the day” at http://www.factorwords.com
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