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Tag: vocabularly

  • Word Tales: Xiphoid

    Most famous for its use as an adjective in medical terminology with the “xiphoid process”, the word appropriate for common usage.

  • Word Tales: Urbane

    Merriam-Webster defines urbane as “notably polite or polished in manner”. I’ve also seen the words “suave” and “sophisticated” used as defining benchmarks. That really makes “urbane” a life goal, doesn’t it?

  • Word Tales: Prestidigitation

    Here’s a fun word for you: prestidigitation. According to the vocabulary-building resource of Merriam-Webster, prestidigitation means “sleight of hand”, which conjures specific examples in the mind.