i can't believe the luck i have been having with the words of the day this last week. these three words are the most awesome words and to get them in the same week is amazing.
first--
pococurante \POH-koh-kyoo-RAN-tee\ adjective
: indifferent, nonchalant
i definitely did not know this word. it took me a minute to figure out the pronunciation and then i checked with m-w.com to make sure i was saying it right. that it one of the best features of m-w.com.
there is a good chance i will probably not use this word in my everyday conversations because: a) it is somewhat of a difficult word to pronounce on the fly. b) the people i communicate with on a daily basis, more than likely, won't know what it means. c) if i use a word people don't know, they might think that i am arrogant or a know-it-all, and we don't want that.
next--
anchorite \ANG-kuh-ryte\ noun
: a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons
i love when i learn words where the chance that i will use them in a conversation is slim to none. i don't know anyone who is an anchorite. nor do i know anyone who would become an anchorite. but i love that i now know this word, so when i am watching pbs or discovery, and there is a show on about anchorites, i won't have to wait to find out what an anchorite is to change the channel. i'll know and i can change the channel right then.
finally--
jeopardy \JEP-er-dee\ noun
1 : exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury : danger
2 : the danger that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense
i know this word. obviously. who doesn't? i mean, i know it because it is the name of my favorite game show. but, did i know that the meaning was so serious? no, i hadn't actually thought about how serious this word is. do you think that a quiz show should be called jeopardy? is there really an imminence of death? or injury? are they in danger? i mean, i guess that there is an imminence of loss. but that money was really never their's to begin with, so can you lose something that isn't yours?
so funny. hahaha. i do love jeopardy, though. and i will now view it with a more serious approach. i mean, it is jeopardy, after all.
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pococurante. hmm...good thing you pointed out the pronunciation because i have been saying this one as "poco-urinate". not that i have been speaking it aloud to anyone. i say it in my head each time i log into my gmail. because i see it. there. plain as day. and i was wrong.
this is the reason i will not be using pococurante in public. i might say poco-urinate and then i would make a fool of myself. not that anyone would know the difference, but you know what i mean.
hee, hee. poco-urinate. i find that delightful.
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