Word of The DayWord of The Dayhttp://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013-05-21T10:00:30ZSquarespaceWord of the Day - Slavish 05/21/13http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/21/word-of-the-day-slavish-052113.htmlolbooks2013-05-21T10:00:29Z2013-05-21T10:00:29Z**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 05/20/13http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/20/word-of-the-day-simulacra-052013.htmlolbooks2013-05-20T10:01:15Z2013-05-20T10:01:15Z**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 05/19/13http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/19/word-of-the-day-beatitude-051913.htmlolbooks2013-05-19T15:03:18Z2013-05-19T15:03:18Z**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 05/18/13http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/18/word-of-the-day-lenify-051813.htmlolbooks2013-05-18T10:00:20Z2013-05-18T10:00:20Z**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 05/17/13http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/17/word-of-the-day-erinaceous-051713.htmlolbooks2013-05-17T10:01:06Z2013-05-17T10:01:06Z**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 - Empiricalhttp://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/16/word-of-the-day-empirical.htmlolbooks2013-05-16T14:34:09Z2013-05-16T14:34:09Z**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 05/14/13http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/14/word-of-the-day-emend-051413.htmlolbooks2013-05-14T10:01:01Z2013-05-14T10:01:01Z**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 05/13/13http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/13/word-of-the-day-pyknic-051313.htmlolbooks2013-05-13T10:00:33Z2013-05-13T10:00:33Z**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.”

]]>Word of the Day - Ameliorate 05/12/13http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/12/word-of-the-day-ameliorate-051213.htmlolbooks2013-05-12T10:00:42Z2013-05-12T10:00:42Z**Word of the Day- Ameliorate (v)- Improve; make better.

“Their tactics and strategies really ameliorated what could have been a tense situation.”

]]>Word of the Day Convalesce 05/11/13http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/11/word-of-the-day-convalesce-051113.htmlolbooks2013-05-11T10:00:08Z2013-05-11T10:00:08Z**Word of the Day- Convalesce (v)- To return to health from an illness; recuperate.

“After breaking her leg, she was finally able to convalesce at home after she had endured six weeks of occupational and physical therapy.”

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