Jonathan Johnson

Jonathan Johnson

Word of the day

dissociate

• 1.Disconnect or separate (used esp. in abstract contexts).

• 2.Declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something).

concur

• agree

Illustius

• Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

viand

• An item of food

imperative

• absolutely necessary or required

Lenticular

• lens-shaped cloud

Suspicion

• the state of mind or feeling of one who suspects

rectitude

• Morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness

leadership

• an act or instance of leading

Surfeit

• An excessive amount of something

Furlong

• An eighth of a mile, 220 yards.

Deviate

• Depart from an established course

Pivot

• The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.

Enigmatic

• Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

Immure

• Enclose or confine (someone) against their will: "immured in a lunatic asylum".

Mawkish

• 1.Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way: "a mawkish poem".

• 2.Having a faint sickly flavor: "the mawkish smell of warm beer".

Hobgoblin• 1.(in mythology and fairy stories) A

mischievous imp or sprite.• 2.A fearsome mythical creature.

Phantasm

• 1.A figment of the imagination; an illusion or apparition.

• 2.An illusory likeness of something.

Agon

• a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes.

Sequacious

• (of a person) Lacking independence or originality of thought.

spectacle

1.A visually striking performance or display: "the show is pure spectacle".

2.An event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact: "the spectacle of a city's mass grief".

Bugbear

• 1.A cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing.

• 2.An imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them.

Electoral Vote

• The Electoral College consists of the popularly elected representatives (electors) who formally elect the President and Vice President

Stem-Winder

• a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem.

analytic

• 1.True by virtue of the meaning of the words or concepts used to express it, so that its denial would be a self-contradiction.

• 2.(of a language) Tending not to alter the form of its words and to use word order rather than inflection or agglutination to express

Biddable

• 1.Meekly ready to accept and follow instructions; docile and obedient.

• 2.Strong enough to justify a bid.

Eructation

• The act or an instance of belching.

Ratiocination

• conclusion: the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises

Lambaste

• Criticize (someone or something) harshly