Vertiginous

VERTIGINOUS means to cause vertigo esp. by being very high or steep or relating to or affected by vertigo. The blocks at the local swimming pool are VERTIGINOUS because although they are only 0.5m above the level of the waterand i have basically lived at the swimming pool for the majority of my life I still get vertigo when I am standing on them. Some find aeroplanes VERTIGINOUS, others find rollercoasters VERTIGINOUS. etc..

                                                                                                                                        Maddy x

Aplomb

APLOMB means self-confidence or assurance, esp. when in a demanding situation. In demaanding situations it is very important to have APLOMB because it can help you get through the situation. If i had more APLOMB in my yr 11 exams I probably would have done better, but seeing as I didn't I did horrible! Go me! :(. When it is rush hour at my work (the only but best bakery in town) on a weekend, I have heaps of APLOMB because I am the worker who has worked there for the longest amount of time and, i hate to say it, probably the fastest. 

                                                                                                                                      Maddy x

Sinews

SINEWS means: A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament. This is in third person and is a noun, however when you use it in first person it is a verb and means: To strengthen with or as if with SINEWS. I guess you could say that when two people go through a tough time together their friendship is strengthened with SINEWS (in a metaphorical sense, that or they break up and nnnever speak to each other again, but thats ssort of depressing so I would prefere not to speak of that. Be united with SINEWS!!

                                                                                                                              Maddy x

Sentenious

SENTENIOUS has wierd spelling I think, I had to defy all my natural instincts jsut to write the 'en' after 'sent' anyways here is the meaning: Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner. I'm not sure how to use this word and I cannot remember how it was used or where (I think it was in the West Australian news paper, maybe..) but i'm going to take a stab at it. A SENTENIOUS book; A SENTENIOUS poet. There. On further examination I found that it means of the same nature as a maximum; pithy, so look at my definition of pithy for help on how to write with this marvelous word. :)

                                                                                                                                            Maddy x

Miasma

MIASMA means 1.A highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor: "a MIASMA of stale alcohol" or 2.An oppressive or unpleasant atmosphere that surrounds or emanates from something.  In the sense of the seccond definition when there is a funeral there is most likely a MIASMA. I don't know if anyone reading this read has seen the second episode of Hamish and Andy's Euro Gap Year but if you have then the rotten fish that Hamish forced Andy to eat had a MIASMA (in the sense of the first definition). I like this word, to hell with it, I like all words!

                                                                                                                      Maddy x

Pithy

This word is one which was used in the definition of my last word and means: consice and forcefully expressive, or if it's of a fruit or plant it is when the plant/fruit contains much pith. In case you didn't know pith is the skin of an orange and i'm sure it's not just oranges but also other plants. Australia's politicial leaders at the moment aren't very pithy, (they tend to drag out their answers then they never actually arrive with a true answer to the topic at hand). I find Barak Obama (please forgive me if I have spelt his name wrong) to be pithy, but not in a forceful way, protesters are pithy,  people who start rebellions are pithy etc. Enjoyy!

                                                                                                                                     Maddy x

Aphorism

APHORISM: A pithy observation that contains a general truth. Interesting word... for some reason, this word reminds me of an epiphany. Don't ask me why. So APHORISM, do you ever have any? (observations that contain a general truth, that is). I don't really, i tend not to because in a way if you have an APHORISM it's like seeing someone and stereotyping them, but it turns out to be true. If you know what i mean. So, my observations in science are not APHORISMS because 9 times out of 10 I am wrong. :(. APHORISMS can happen all the time and i'm sure we have all done it once or twice in our life times and possibly not noticed. With this word, I am wondering if it is anything like deja vu? My gut tells me it's not but i'm not sure.

                                                                                                                                     Maddy x

Rapprochement

My Mum has some good books with great vocabulary doesn't she! RAPPROCHEMENT is not to be confused with re-approach, because it's nothing to do with that word. Instead, it means; An establishment or resumption of harmonious relations, (usually in international relations). So say you and a close friend had a falling out and stopped talking to each other then you had a RAPPROCHEMENT.

                                                                                                                                  Maddy x

Proselytizing

Here is an interesting one for you. PROSELYTIZING: Convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another. I was involved in some PROSELYTIZING last night when my calculator  'broke'. Dad believes that he fixed it, when he didn't even touch it for a second and i believe that he didn't, for obvious reasons, so i tried to PROSELYTIZE him to see things my way and come to the light that he had no input into the fixing of my calculator, he still hasn't come to his senses. With this word, i think there may be some sort of difference in the way Aussies and Americans spell it. I saw it in my book as PROSELYTISE but google spell it as PROSELYTIZE (with a 'z' instead of a 's'). I think google may be trying to PROSELYTIZE us. <---- Hehe see what i did there. When you show a friend a song that you love that is not necessarily their music genre you may try and PROSELYTIZE them  into thinking it is a great song, I do this all the time to no avail. Sadly, some people think i have poor music choice, but i can't see how that is when i listen to all genre's and like ALL music. If you join a religious cult you are becoming PROSELYTIZED, but that's fine as long as that's okay with you. PROSELYTIZE someone one day, they might just be able to see that you have always been right.

                                                                                                                                         Maddy x

Coalesce

COALESCE: Come together as a whole or mass. Synonyms for this word would be conglomerate (see it as one of my previous W.O.D.'s), combine, the popular slang word 'shin-dig', corrobery etc. I cannot think of many ways to put this word, i personally wouldn't use it, it just doesn't 'gel' in my mind, and the meaning doesn't suit the word in my opinion, instead, reminding me more of a cul-de-sac. When people come to a church or gathering of some sort they are COALESCEing, when someone starts a revolution/uprising/protest they are COALESCEing. If you were to join and a friend were to join a protest you would be COALESCEing.

                                                                                                                                           Maddy x

Highfalutin

HIGHFALUTIN: Pompous or pretentious.. (especially in writing, speech or ideas). Many of my ideas are HIGHFALUTIN, which, i suppose is not a good thing. Much of my writing and sometimes the way i speak is HIGHFALUTIN as well. Now i guess that some people reading this are probably thinking "what the hell does pompous or pretentious mean..?" so ill define them too. Pompous: Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important and... Pretentious!: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance than is actually possessed. Basically, what this is saying that people who speak in a HIGHFALUTIN way are up-themselves. HIGHFALUTIN is not a good way to speak/write/think, apart from when you are passionate and think that a certain point you are trying to get across requires more attention. Try being HIGHFALUTIN for a day and see what people think of it.

                                                                                                                                                Maddy x