Word of The Dayhttp://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/Thu, 23 May 2013 10:01:14 +0000en-USSquarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)Word of the Day - Auspicious 05/23/13Our Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of auspiciousword of the dayolbooksThu, 23 May 2013 10:01:14 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/23/word-of-the-day-auspicious-052313.html459809:8550626:33731396**Word of the Day- Auspicious (adj)- Favorable; propitious; opportune; timely.

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

]]>http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/rss-comments-entry-33731396.xmlWord of the Day - Nominative 05/22/13Our Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of nominativeword of the dayolbooksWed, 22 May 2013 10:00:54 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/22/word-of-the-day-nominative-052213.html459809:8550626:33731393**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.”

]]>http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/rss-comments-entry-33731393.xmlWord of the Day - Slavish 05/21/13Our Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of slavishword of the dayolbooksTue, 21 May 2013 10:00:29 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/21/word-of-the-day-slavish-052113.html459809:8550626:33731389**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.”

]]>http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/rss-comments-entry-33731389.xmlWord of the Day - Simulacra 05/20/13Our Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of simulacraword of the dayolbooksMon, 20 May 2013 10:01:15 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/20/word-of-the-day-simulacra-052013.html459809:8550626:33731385**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.”

]]>http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/rss-comments-entry-33731385.xmlWord of the Day - Beatitude 05/19/13Our Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of beatitudeword of the dayolbooksSun, 19 May 2013 15:03:18 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/19/word-of-the-day-beatitude-051913.html459809:8550626:33731226**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.”

]]>http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/rss-comments-entry-33731226.xmlWord of the Day - Lenify 05/18/13Our Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of lenifyword of the dayolbooksSat, 18 May 2013 10:00:20 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/18/word-of-the-day-lenify-051813.html459809:8550626:33727469**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.”

]]>http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/rss-comments-entry-33727469.xmlWord of the Day- Erinaceous 05/17/13Our Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of erinaceousword of the dayolbooksFri, 17 May 2013 10:01:06 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/17/word-of-the-day-erinaceous-051713.html459809:8550626:33724326**Word of the Day- Erinaceous (adj)- Resembling a hedgehog.

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

]]>http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/rss-comments-entry-33724326.xmlWord of the Day - EmpiricalOur Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of empiricalword of the dayolbooksThu, 16 May 2013 14:34:09 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/16/word-of-the-day-empirical.html459809:8550626:33721915**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.”

]]>http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/rss-comments-entry-33721915.xmlWord of the Day - Emend 05/14/13Our Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of emendword of the dayolbooksTue, 14 May 2013 10:01:01 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/14/word-of-the-day-emend-051413.html459809:8550626:33657001**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.”

]]>http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/rss-comments-entry-33657001.xmlWord of the Day - Pyknic 05/13/13Our Little Books Word of the Daydefinition of pyknicword of the dayolbooksMon, 13 May 2013 10:00:33 +0000http://www.ourlittlebooks.com/word-of-the-day/2013/5/13/word-of-the-day-pyknic-051313.html459809:8550626:33656994**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.”

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