A word a day

hortative : adjective : giving exhortation : serving to advise or warn

The candidate's hortative style of speaking appealed to some voters but led others to dismiss him as a blowhard.

"We give nothing so freely as advice," observed French writer Duc de La Rochefoucauld in 1665. "Hortative" and "exhort" (meaning "to urge earnestly") are two words that testify to our eagerness to counsel others. Both trace to Latin "hortari," meaning "to urge." "Hortative" has been used as both a noun (meaning "an advisory comment") and an adjective since the 17th century, but the noun is now extremely rare. You may also encounter the adjectives "hortatory," "exhortatory," and "exhortative," all of which have the same meaning as "hortative."

similar - admonition - An act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning.

Thought for the day

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
  —Albert Einstein

More words from Crossword learnt today

Rant - Harangue
Gorbachev - RTI - GlasNost
Russian River to caspian sea - ural 
expose/scam/ - muckracking
pressbox - journalist space in any event
fake - sham
money transfer - remittance

A word a day

sederunt - noun : a prolonged sitting (as for discussion)

A proposed schedule was passed, whereby (among other things) informal, job fair-style briefing groups will be held on Sunday afternoon, Monday morning will be devoted to an orientation for the entire assembly, and a regular business sederunt will commence Monday afternoon." — From an article

"Sederunt" was summonsed by members of the Scottish Court of Session and other deliberative bodies during the 17th century to refer to the list of people present at meetings and to the "sittings" themselves. The word sat in deliberation for some time before being called upon by the general public as a word for any prolonged sitting, whether for relaxation, reading, casual discussion, or the like. "Sederunt" proved to be the right choice because it derives from Latin "sedēre," meaning "to sit."

Hifalutin - pompous

akimbo - stand with hands on hip

Thought for the day

Giving up is not giving in, nor is it failing. It is no longer needing to be right.
  —Anonymous

A word a day

Cloister :

verb: to confine in or as if in a cloister : to shut away from the world

Julie declared that she was going to cloister herself and study as hard as she could until the exam.

"Cloister" first entered the English language as a noun in the 13th century; it referred then (as it still does) to a convent or monastery. More than three centuries later, English speakers began using the verb "cloister" to mean "to seclude in or as if in a cloister." Today the noun can also refer to the monastic life or to a covered and usually arched passage along or around a court. You may also encounter "cloistered" with the meaning "surrounded with a covered passage," as in "cloistered gardens." "Cloister" ultimately derives from the Latin verb "claudere," meaning "to close." Other words that can be traced back to the prolific "claudere" include "close," "conclude," "exclude," "include," "preclude," "seclude," and "recluse."

A thought for the day

If we can laugh when we are completely broken up,  Then there can be nothing that can break us next time..

A word a day

Sequacious

adjective: intellectually servile

"Fund investors are not simply sequacious followers of yield, but are also responding to the federal government's actions to stabilize the macro-economic environment." — From an article by Matthew Sheahan in High Yield Report, January 12, 2009

"Sequacious" is formed from the Latin "sequac-," or "sequax" (which means "inclined to follow" and comes from "sequi," "to follow") and the English "-ious." The original and now archaic meaning of "sequacious" was "inclined to follow" or "subservient." Although that meaning might as easily describe someone who willingly dropped into line behind a war leader, or who was unusually compliant or obedient in any sense, the concept gradually narrowed into the image of someone who blindly adopts ideas without much thought. Labeling a person "sequacious" is not very complimentary, and implies a slavish willingness to adopt a thought or opinion.

One of the symptoms of an approaching
nervous breakdown is the belief that
one's work is terribly important.

-- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)}

A word a day

Definition of BELLICOSE: favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars

Middle English, from Latin bellicosus, from bellicus of war, from bellum war


tartar :

noun

1: a person of irritable or violent temper

2: one that proves to be unexpectedly formidable

"Strange that one whom I have described hitherto as so timid and easily put upon should prove such a Tartar all of a sudden on the day of his marriage." — From Samuel Butler's 1903 autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh

 

Originally, their name was "Tatar," not "Tartar." Since at least the 1200s, the Tatar people have lived in Asia and Eastern Europe, and they were among the fiercest fighters of the Golden Horde of the Mongols. In the 13th century, they rode with Genghis Khan and became the terror of their day. Their name, "Tatar," is believed to come from Persian or a Turkic language, but in Europe it was associated with "Tartarus," the Latin name for the part of Hell reserved for the punishment of the wicked. Because of that association, English speakers began calling the Tatar people "Tartars." Over time, "tartar" came to be used for anyone considered as ferocious or violent as the Tartar warriors who had once ransacked the ancient world.

A thought for the day

The real leader has no need to lead--
he is content to point the way.
Henry Miller

A word for a day

Lambaste :

verb

1: to assault violently : beat, whip

2: to attack verbally : censure

 

The origins of "lambaste" are somewhat uncertain, but the word was most likely formed by combining the verbs "lam" and "baste," both of which mean "to beat severely." (Incidentally, "lambaste" can also be spelled "lambast," despite the modern spelling of the verb "baste.") Some other synonyms of "lambaste" include "pummel," "thrash," and "pound." "Pummel" suggests beating with one's fists ("the bully pummeled the smaller child until teachers intervened"). "Pound" also suggests heavy blows, though perhaps not quite so much as "pummel," and may imply a continuous rain of blows ("she pounded on the door"). "Thrash" means to strike repeatedly and thoroughly as if with a whip ("the boxer thrashed his opponent").

 

Thought for the day

Even a big pot full of water will b emptied By a small hole,
In the same way,
A little anger or ego will burn up
The nobility of GOOD HEART..

A word a day

bugbear

noun

1

: an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear

2

a : an object or source of dread b : a continuing source of irritation : problem

"Bugbear" sounds like some kind of grotesque hybrid creature from fable or folklore, and that very well may be what the word's creator was trying to evoke. When the word entered English in the 16th century, it referred to any kind of creature made up to frighten someone—most often a child; in 1592, Thomas Nashe wrote of "Meere bugge-beares to scare boyes." The word combines "bug," an old word for goblin, with "bear," which is perhaps what such made-up creatures were described as resembling. The "source of dread or annoyance" sense came not long after. In the late 20th century, the word found new life as the name of a particular kind of creature in the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.

Thought for the day

A life spent making mistakes is not only more
honorable but more useful than a life
spent doing nothing.

-- George Bernard Shaw

A word for a day

Gorgonize  -

verb

: to have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on : stupefy, petrify

 

In Greek mythology, the Gorgons (from the Greek adjective "gorgos," meaning "terrifying") were commonly depicted as three female monsters who had snakes for hair and the ability to turn anyone who looked at them into stone. The most notorious of the three was Medusa; when she was slain by the hero Perseus, her severed head retained the power of turning anyone who looked on it to stone. In modern parlance, to gorgonize someone is to make him or her feel (metaphorically) petrified, usually through an intimidating glance or gaze.

Thought for the day :

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time its like you’re giving the portion of your life that you can never bring back .

This is my attempt to write and read something useful each day

Daily chunk

A Word A Day

Barrack - V - to support , cheer , N - building to house soldiers
Etymology - italian or spanish baracca (hut/tent)


















A Proverb A Day

Be humble for you are made of Earth, Be Noble for you are made of Stars. - Serbian Proverb.

A Puzzle A Day
Tanya wants to go on a date and prefers her date to be tall, dark and handsome.

• Of the preferred traits - tall, dark and handsome - no two of Adam, Bond, Cruz and Dumbo have the same number.
• Only Adam or Dumbo is tall and fair.
• Only Bond or Cruz is short and handsome.
• Adam and Cruz are either both tall or both short.
• Bond and Dumbo are either both dark or both fair.

Who is Tanya's date?

My Solution and Thought process !!!