Michael ShererFeb 25, 20191 minWords of the Week:The WSJ weekend edition’s veritable trove of words, plus two of my own: “surfeit,” to describe this week’s list; and “nonsequitur,” to...
Michael ShererFeb 23, 20191 minWords of the Week:As always, thanks to the writers and editors at WSJ for their wonderful words. inflection, n., a change in the form of a word to express...
Michael ShererFeb 10, 20191 minWords of The Week:atone, v., makes amends or reparation circumlocution, n., using more words than is necessary to say something, a roundabout way of...
Michael ShererFeb 4, 20191 minWords of The Week:despotic, adj., tyrannical; of or like a despot. felicity, n., 1. extreme happiness; 2. the ability to express one’s thoughts...