In Toastmasters we announce and track use of a “Word of the Day.” Doing so allows us to practice words that we might not use in our everyday speech to expand our vocabulary.
Today’s word: Surly - adjective
1. churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter.
2. unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion.
3. dark or [...]

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In Toastmasters we announce and track use of a “Word of the Day.” Doing so allows us to practice words that we might not use in our everyday speech to expand our vocabulary. It is a great way to make your speech more eloquent.
Today’s word: Caustic
caus·tic –adjective
1. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
2. [...]

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propound \pruh-POWND\, transitive verb:
To offer for consideration; to put forward; to propose.
When Samuelson first propounded this potentially radical idea, it was greeted with astonishment, bordering on outrage.
– Jonathan Davis, “Samuelson’s argument still holds true”, Independent, October 4, 1997
Aristarchus not only challenged God, but he, and then Copernicus, propounded a theory that seemed so stupid on [...]

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inclement \in-KLEM-uhnt\, adjective:
1. Rough, harsh; extreme, severe — generally restricted to the elements or weather.
2. Severe, unrelenting; cruel.
Rosina concluded that a resident or guest had gone out back, possibly to use the privy, but this was a bit odd and certainly not routine, given the inclement weather and the availability of chamber pots in every [...]

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hyperbole \hy-PUHR-buh-lee\, noun: Extravagant exaggeration.
Hyperbole comes from Greek hyperbole, “excess,” from hyperballein, “to exceed,” from hyper, “beyond” + ballein, “to throw.”
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