Here are some words found in the news this week. The list is generated automatically and has some not-too-uncommon words this week. I'll refine things by next week.
Also, you will notice that I'm now showing the sentence in which the word was found. The added context is helpful in learning a new word.
skittishness
skinflint
conclaves
weightlifters
unshackled
gimmickry
careering
basilicas
gentrified
submissiveness
Also, you will notice that I'm now showing the sentence in which the word was found. The added context is helpful in learning a new word.
skittishness
skittishness
But there's some skittishness in the party leadership about the Passion of the Tom, the fiery battle of the born-again Texan to show that he's being persecuted on ethics by a vast left-wing conspiracy.
But there's some skittishness in the party leadership about the Passion of the Tom, the fiery battle of the born-again Texan to show that he's being persecuted on ethics by a vast left-wing conspiracy.
skinflint
Books and face-to-face meetings with students, environmentalists and members of the Congressional Black Caucus -- aimed at tempering the company's skinflint reputation.
Books and face-to-face meetings with students, environmentalists and members of the Congressional Black Caucus -- aimed at tempering the company's skinflint reputation.
conclaves
Timothy Bitsberger, the assistant Treasury secretary for financial markets, may be accustomed to conclaves of Wall Street bond traders, but on March 22 he was talking about Social Security in Oxford, Miss.
Timothy Bitsberger, the assistant Treasury secretary for financial markets, may be accustomed to conclaves of Wall Street bond traders, but on March 22 he was talking about Social Security in Oxford, Miss.
weightlifters
And every four years, one-quarter of the sprinters and half the weightlifters get tossed out of the Olympics for testing positive.
And every four years, one-quarter of the sprinters and half the weightlifters get tossed out of the Olympics for testing positive.
unshackled
The sheriff's department, responsible for security at the courthouse, has been widely criticized for its handling of Nichols, who was unshackled at the time of the attack and had previously been caught with homemade knives hidden in his shoes.
The sheriff's department, responsible for security at the courthouse, has been widely criticized for its handling of Nichols, who was unshackled at the time of the attack and had previously been caught with homemade knives hidden in his shoes.
gimmickry
The White House and its allies in Congress say the federal government could save as much as $20 billion over the next five years by clamping down on what they see as fraudulent or abusive budget gimmickry.
The White House and its allies in Congress say the federal government could save as much as $20 billion over the next five years by clamping down on what they see as fraudulent or abusive budget gimmickry.
careering
DeLay careering around in Queeg style as they go into 2006? On Tuesday, Bill Frist joined Mr.
DeLay careering around in Queeg style as they go into 2006? On Tuesday, Bill Frist joined Mr.
basilicas
John-Peter Pham, author of "Heirs of the Fisherman," a book about papal succession, said it was customary for the archpriest of one of three patriarchal basilicas in Rome, St.
John-Peter Pham, author of "Heirs of the Fisherman," a book about papal succession, said it was customary for the archpriest of one of three patriarchal basilicas in Rome, St.
gentrified
Well, some of it is the fact that he wins at an exotic, gentrified race that most of us don't care about, and therefore don't examine the way we do baseball and football, and even Olympic sprinting.
Well, some of it is the fact that he wins at an exotic, gentrified race that most of us don't care about, and therefore don't examine the way we do baseball and football, and even Olympic sprinting.
submissiveness
Once children enter school, they find an educational institution, curricula, teaching and evaluation methods which tend to rely on dictation and instill submissiveness.
Once children enter school, they find an educational institution, curricula, teaching and evaluation methods which tend to rely on dictation and instill submissiveness.
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