Month 3- Word of the Day 28
Furtive
means
sneaky
I didn’t for one-second trust the suspect- he has a cruel and furtive look.
Furtive
means
sneaky
I didn’t for one-second trust the suspect- he has a cruel and furtive look.
Today’s word is Bonhomie pronunciation [bon-uh-mee] means frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner, friendliness, geniality Bonhomie was derived from the French word “bonhomie” meaning “good-natured man”.
Pygmalion Effect means The phenomenon of greater expectations resulting in better performance. It is a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy named after a sculptor in Greek mythology whose beautiful creation came alive as he wished. It is also called the Rosenthal effect after Dr. Robert Rosenthal of Harvard University who demonstrated that you get what you…
Word for today is Lexicographer means a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary. The word was derived from Late Greek lexikographos. Lexicon meaning “a wordbook or dictionary which comes from the Greek lexis meaning “speech, word.”
Secede means withdraw To achieve a goal, and to follow after, is succeed.
Injunction means order For failing to follow the injunction, Sam was slapped with a fine of $5000.
Sleight means Dexterity A magician will try to fool his audience with a sleight of hand.