Word of the Day - Auspicious 05/23/13

**Word of the Day- Auspicious (adj)- Favorable; propitious; opportune; timely.

“All the signs were auspicious for her dreams to come true.”

Word of the Day - Nominative 05/22/13

**Word of the Day- Nominative (n)- In grammar, a type of case. “A pronoun is a good example of a nominative case as it is the subject to the attached or related verb.”

(adj)- 1) Appointed by nomination. “Since his chair was nominative as opposed to being elective, he didn’t have the same fear of losing his influence.”

2) Having the name of a specific person; made out to a certain person. “He made sure his nominative shares had the correct spelling since his common name was spelled differently than usual.”

Word of the Day - Slavish 05/21/13

**Word of the Day- Slavish (adj)- 1) An unimaginative copy; unoriginal; imitative. “Because she was a slavish follower of the most current fashion, she always looked like she had just stepped out of a catalog.”

2) Subservient; submissive; servile. “Her older brother took advantage of her slavish adoration as he had her doing all his chores for him.”

Word of the Day - Simulacra 05/20/13

**Word of the Day- Simulacra- (n)- 1) A representation of a person; effigy.“On all the ancient Egyptian Emperor's caskets, there was always gold simulacra representing who was inside.”

2) A vague, insubstantial, or superficial form or resemblance; trace. “Trying to think on his feet, he hoped his argument had a simulacra of the truth.”

Word of the Day - Beatitude 05/19/13

**Word of the Day- Beatitude (n)- Being in good spirits; happiness; a state of supreme joy; good spirits; nirvana.

“The beatitude he would experience after two weeks in the outback, was worth every bite, scrape, and cut.”

Word of the Day - Lenify 05/18/13

**Word of the Day- Lenify (v)- To alleviate; soothe; soften; assuage; pacify; mitigate; appease.

“Using her soft voice, she was able to lenify the angry customer as she offered to exchange the product.”

Word of the Day- Erinaceous 05/17/13

**Word of the Day- Erinaceous (adj)- Resembling a hedgehog.

“When he woke up in the morning, she found his erinaceous hair quite sexy.”

Word of the Day - Empirical

**Word of the Day- Empirical (adj)- Derived or based on something verifiable by experience or observation rather than theory or logic.

“Their empirical data was so strong that their results were accepted without much more needed.”

Word of the Day - Emend 05/14/13

**Word of the Day- Emend (v)- Improve or correct a writing by critical editing.

“All the Our Little Books’ books are emended prior to printing in order to keep a quality product for our authors.”

Word of the Day - Pyknic 05/13/13

**Word of the Day- Pyknic (adj)- Short and stocky; having a squat appearance.

“When she arrived in the gardens, she couldn’t help laughing at the pyknic gnomes placed in between the plants.”