Michael Sherer
Words 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...
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Michael Sherer
Feb 23, 20191 min read
Words 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...
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Michael Sherer
Feb 10, 20191 min read
Words of The Week:
atone, v., makes amends or reparation circumlocution, n., using more words than is necessary to say something, a roundabout way of...
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Michael Sherer
Feb 4, 20191 min read
Words of The Week:
despotic, adj., tyrannical; of or like a despot. felicity, n., 1. extreme happiness; 2. the ability to express one’s thoughts...
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Michael Sherer
Jan 28, 20191 min read
Words of The Week:
requite, v., make an appropriate response in kind for a favor, service, wrongdoing, etc. meze, n., an appetizer. sumptuary, adj.,...
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Michael Sherer
Jan 14, 20191 min read
Words of The Week—01/13/19
tropism, n., the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus. lacuna, n.,...
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Michael Sherer
Dec 31, 20181 min read
Last WoTW of 2018
Gotta love the Wall Street Journal editors and writers for using terrific words. ossified, v., p.t., turned into bone; became rigid....
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Michael Sherer
Dec 24, 20181 min read
2018 Words of The Year
Oxford Dictionary: toxic, adj., poisonous. Merriam Webster: justice, n., just behavior or treatment. Dictionary.com: misinformation, n.,...
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Michael Sherer
Dec 17, 20181 min read
I Kid You Not
Words of The Week All from this week’s WSJ, I kid you not. acidulous, adj., bitter; biting. delectable, adj., delicious; delightful,...
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Michael Sherer
Dec 9, 20181 min read
The “I’s” Have It
Words of the Week: heuristics, pl. n., any approaches to problem solving, learning, or discovery that employ a practical method, not...
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Michael Sherer
Dec 3, 20181 min read
Words—And Sentence—Of The Week
Here they are, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal: adventitious, adj., happening by chance not by design; unplanned; serendipitous....
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Michael Sherer
Nov 25, 20181 min read
Words of the Week – 11/25
The WSJ words of the week are: poltroon, n., an utter coward. megalithic, adj., relating to or denoting prehistoric monuments containing...
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Michael Sherer
Nov 18, 20181 min read
Words of The Week: A is for...
Words of The Week: A is for… apogee, n., highest point; climax, culmination. apotheosis, n., the elevation of someone to divine status;...
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Michael Sherer
Nov 4, 20181 min read
Words of The Week
Words of the Week: chthonic, adj., concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld; curmudgeonliness, adj., like a curmudgeon;...
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Michael Sherer
Oct 7, 20182 min read
Words of The Week
I love words. I don’t profess to be an expert in how to use them, where they come from, memorizing them (essential to Scrabble), or even...
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Michael Sherer
Aug 15, 20162 min read
10 Authors Who've Influenced Me Most
William S. Gray and Zerna Sharp. Authors of the Dick And Jane series, their primer for sixth graders got me through fourth grade by...
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Michael Sherer
Jun 14, 20163 min read
I Want My Country Back
In the wake of the tragedy in Orlando, I’m prompted to weigh in with some thoughts that have been bubbling half-formed in my head for...
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