The Toastmasters Word of the Day for November 18th, 2008 is: Manifesto photo credit: Janex & Alba manifesto Noun 1. A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party The CEO of our company will be delivering his manifesto today. To get a copy of my new Special Report, “Make [...]

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The Toastmasters Word of the Day for November 15th, 2008 is: Disabuse photo credit: danorbit. Transitive Verb to disabuse 1. To free [someone] from a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by [somebody] Example It won’t take them long to disabuse the new Toastmasters Member of any notions of superiority. Source

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Today’s Toastmasters Word of the Day is Courtier. photo credit: niznoz courtier (plural courtiers) noun 1. A person in attendance at a royal court. 2. A person who flatters in order to seek favour. I tried to speak to the World Champion of Public Speaking at the last District Conference, but I could not get [...]

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Google Trends tells me that most people search for my site to get ideas on Words of the Day, so I should not disappoint my potential fans! Today Word is: trepidation It is a noun. It means: A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern. I decided, with considerable trepidation, to like what Cynthia [...]

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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: gewgaw gewgaw \G(Y)OO-gaw\, noun: A showy trifle; a trinket; [...]

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