Sunday, July 1, 2012

Monday, July 13, 2009

Gramineous


Wind makes waves of green
on the gramineous hills
all covered with grass

PRONUNCIATION:(gruh-MIN-ee-uhs)
adjective: Of or relating to grass.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin gramineus, from gramen (grass).

Monday, August 11, 2008

Perspicacious

To look through and see

He's perspicacious, I say!

Knows my secret soul.

Perspicacious is a synonym for perceptive, having the ability to understand things not readily seen on the surface.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Syllogism

work words together

syllogism, thoughts, statements

logically one


Literally words together, SYL - together + LOG word. A form of reasoning which consists of two statements and the conclusion one can draw from them.


An example of a syllogism: All reptiles are cold blooded; snakes are reptiles; therefore snakes are cold blooded.


Emolument

Emolument pay
Grind out your living wages
Take some time to play




Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Mutable

Inconstant; Changing

Mutable environment

Nothing stays the same

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Auspicious





Look at the birds flight

Auspicious day for travel

Favorable wind

From the ancient practice of watching a birds flight to portend omens. Today it means promising good luck or favorable conditions.