Here are six new words for me. Check out more at Wondrous Words Wednesdays on Bermudaonion’s weblog.
1. grok
(v)
Definition—get the meaning of something
Usage—“If you break too many rules, it'll backfire. If the graph is hard to grok, or appears tweaked too much, we cease to believe it.” From Seth’s Blog
2. pastiche
(n) [past-EESH]
Definition—a work of art that mixes styles or copies the style of another artist
Usage—“The pastiches of famous people performed by American idol’s contestants are one manifestation of that impatience.” From Against the Machine
3. histrionic
(adj) [his-tree-ON-ik]
Definition—very dramatic and full of exaggerated emotion
Usage—“Another exaggerates his fatal histrionic flaw into a self-consciously outrageous effect.” From Against the Machine
4. dystopian
(adj) [dis-TOH-pee-uhn]
Definition—as bad as can be; characterized by human misery
Usage—“Yet the science-fiction-like dystopian side of the blogosphere never gets commented on at length.” From Against the Machine
5. tendentious
(adj) [ten-DEN-shuhs]
Definition—having a definite tendency, bias, or purpose
Usage—“For a consumer exercising his right to get news when and where he feels like it will probably depend on biased outlets, mediocre or tendentious commentators; or “customized” sources that reflect back to him only what he wants to hear.” from Against the Machine
6. groat
(n)
Definition—a former British coin worth four old pennies
Usage—“My friends died and did not leave me a groat, but I thank God, He has provided for me.” From The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
3 comments:
Grok is a fantastic word! I know I can work that into a conversation today. Thanks for participating!
For such a little word you'd think we would already know grok. That's one I can remember.
Very interesting words. I did not know grok or groat. I've just done my first Wondrous Words post, they are fun.
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