Word of the day

[Mohamed Hasan]

Dear all,
I am trying here to introduce a word every day or so.. showing how to pronounce it and then what does it mean and few examples using it.

this one is from the dictionary with some modification.
PLEASE FEEL FREE ADDING TO THIS (COMMENTS OR NEW WORD).. it is all yours
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inveterate

\in-VET-uhr-it\, adjective:

1. Firmly established by long persistence; deep-rooted; of
long standing.
2. Fixed in habit by long persistence; confirmed; habitual.
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examples of use

He is an inveterate nibbler, popping nuts and chocolate into his mouth as he talks, leaning forward in his chair to forage in the tins with his right hand.

I was an inveterate museum-goer from the age of fourteen when I'd take the trolley to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts after school and wander the halls of Greek antiquities. __________________________________________________ _______

Inveterate is from the past participle of Latin inveterari, "to grow old, to endure," from in- + vetus, veter-, "old." It is related to veteran, "one who is long experienced in some activity or capacity; an old soldier of long service; one who has served in the armed forces." The noun form is inveteracy or inveterateness.

M:-)

[Mohamed Hasan]

itinerant \eye-TIN-uhr-uhnt\, adjective:
Passing or traveling from place to place; wandering.

noun:
One who travels from place to place

Synonyms: ambulatory, roving, vagrant, wandering.

M

[Mohamed Hasan]

consanguineous \kon-san(g)-GWIN-ee-us\, adjective

Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same
parent or ancestor

I am not I consanguineous.. am I not of her blood

Consanguineous is from Latin consanguineus, from com-, con
"with, together" + sanguineus, from sanguis, sanguin-,
"blood." The noun form is consanguinity, "relationship by
blood, or close relation or connection."

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[ميسم]

Thank you Mohamed for these nice words

i will add one

clairvoyance / noun

the suposed power of seeing and understanding ******s and events not directly



preset to the senses

clairvoyant */adjective

a person who has the power of clairvoyance

[Mohamed Hasan]

thank you Maysam..
these words are the REAL STRONG English words.. we normally use the basic English.. and the only way we get stronger in the ******** is to add a word or two per day or even per week.

her is another one from me..

milieu \meel-YUH; meel-YOO\, noun;
plural milieus or milieux \-(z)\:

meaning:
Environment; setting.

They write about their milieux, about where they live and
work, and it can be fabulous.

Milieu is from French, from Old French, from mi, "middle"
(from Latin medius) + lieu, "place" (from Latin locus).

M

[Mohamed Hasan]

capacious \kuh-PAY-shuhs\, adjective:
Able to contain much; roomy; spacious.
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Litter was picked up non stop during the week (mostly by that nice governor with the capacious pockets).
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Is it worth pointing out that the boot seems remarkably capacious for a little car?

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Capacious is derived from Latin capax, capac-, "able to hold or contain."
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Synonyms: ample, commodious, roomy, spacious, voluminous.


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