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  • Word of the Day
    balmy

    bal mi

    adjective
    1.  gentle, mild, and soothing.
    They prefer the balmy climate of the South Sea Islands.

    2.  fragrant, like a balm.
    The tropical air was balmy with the scent of gardenias.

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  • Vocabulary of the Day
    dainty

    deIn ti

    adjective
    1.  small and delicate.
    In her hand she held one dainty blossom.
    We drank small amounts of tea in my grandmother’s dainty cups.
    Taking dainty steps, she entered the room without a sound.

    2.  having delicate and refined manners or taste, esp. with respect to cleanliness or food.
    She is always so dainty in the way she eats;  I just shovel food into my mouth and spill things on my shirt.

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Nov
08
2013

deadwood

Posted in Word of the Day by admin

ded wUd

noun

1. on a tree, branches or sections of trunk that are dead.
example: We should trim the deadwood on that tree.

2. unproductive persons or burdensome things that hinder the smooth function or progress of an enterprise.
example: The new manager’s first task was to get rid of the deadwood among the workers.

 
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