Word of the Week: Ubiquitous

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in The Write Design Company, Word of the Week | Posted on 04-25-2010 | View Comments

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Definition: exisiting or being everywhere at the smae time; omnipresent.

God

Sentence: God is a ubiquitous.

Word of the Week: Maudlin

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in The Write Design Company, Word of the Week | Posted on 04-18-2010 | View Comments

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Definition: drunk enough to be silly

Drunk

Sentence: The business man was maudlin during the holiday party.

Word of the Week: Nascent

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in The Write Design Company, Word of the Week | Posted on 04-11-2010 | View Comments

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Definition: coming into existence: beginning to grow or develop

Flower Buds

Sentence: As spring approach, seeds are nascent.

Word of the Week: Xenophobia

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in Word of the Week, Writing | Posted on 04-04-2010 | View Comments

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Definition: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of what is strange or foreign

stranger

Sentence: After the terrorist 9/11 attacks, there was a huge level of xenophobia in America.

Word of the Week: Meander

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in The Write Design Company, Word of the Week | Posted on 03-28-2010 | View Comments

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Definition: a winding course

winding road

Sentence: The race car zoomed along the meander.

Word of the Week: Curlicue

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in The Write Design Company, Word of the Week | Posted on 03-21-2010 | View Comments

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Definition: A fancifully curved or spiral figure

curlicue fries

Sentence: She was eating curlicue French fries.

Word of the Week: Eclat

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in The Write Design Company, Word of the Week | Posted on 03-14-2010 | View Comments

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Definition: a dazzling effect or success; acclaim

success

Sentence: The eclat of of Maya Angelou’s career is astounding.

Word of the Week: Yegg

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in The Write Design Company, Word of the Week | Posted on 03-07-2010 | View Comments

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Definition: one that breaks open safes to steal; robber

Robber stealing from vault

Sentence: The yegg broke into the bank and made off with billions of dollars in cash and jewelry.

Word of the Week: Majuscule

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in The Write Design Company, Word of the Week | Posted on 02-28-2010 | View Comments

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Definition: a large letter (as a capital)

Capital A

Sentence: Always begin your sentences with a majuscule.

Word of the Week: Blandishment

Posted by Marcie Hill | Posted in The Write Design Company, Word of the Week | Posted on 02-21-2010 | View Comments

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Three Card Monte

Definition: flattering or coaxing speech or action

Sentence: The con artist’s game was full of  blandishment and deceit.