This document contains definitions and examples for 20 words: colloquial, megrims, hamartia, gridiron, corrade, widdershins, nutmeg, broadside, exodus, jitney, patina, falafel, solidarity, endearment, thesis. The definitions provided include part of speech and meaning. Accompanying each definition are examples of the word used in a sentence and sometimes a short sentence using the word.

1. Isabel Gil Dominguez
8-73
Word of the Day
Colloquial
kuh-LOH-kwee-ul
Definition: 1. Of a relating conversation: conversational
2. used mainly in informal conversation
Ex: Colloquial language is quite acceptable in writing emails to friend.
Sentence: I mostly use colloquial language when I’m having a conversation with
my younger sister.
Megrim
Mee-grim (noun)
Definition: low spirits
Ex: Cathy’s friends tried to convince her that going to movie would help to
alleviate her megrims but she wasn’t buying it.
Sentence: I have megrims when I reflect to all the happy moments from the past
that can’t happen now.
Hamartia
hah-mahr-TEE-uh (noun)
Definition: tragic flow flaw
Ex: Greed was hamartia that ultimately brought down the protagonist.
Sentence: My hamartia was riding scary rides at any carnivals that brought me
down and made me cry.

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Gridiron
GRID-eye-ern (noun)
Definition: football field
Ex: The former quarterback looked out at the field, recalling his many moments of
glory on the gridiron.
Sentence: When the first time that the players went to the gridiron, I’m sure that
they were amazed of how big it is.
Corrade
kuh-RAYD (verb)
Definition: to wear or crumble away through abrasion. (Scraping off wearing away
by rubbing (abrasion)
Ex: Over the years, the rushing waters had corradedthe river banks.
Sentence: The tsunami made a corraded flood in a city at Thailand and India.
Widdershins
WID-er-shinz (adverb)
Definition: in a left handed, wrong, or contrary direction: counter clockwise.
Ex: We turned right and walked the perimeter of the gardens before turning
around and walking it again widdershins.
Sentence: If the clock is running widdershins, then there would be some issued
from the factory.

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Nutmeg
NUT-meg (noun)
Definition: an aromatic seed produced by an evergreen tree (My ristica fragrance)
also the ground seed as a spice.
Ex: Before I can make the pumpkin pie, I need to go buy cinnamon, ginger and
nutmeg.
Sentence: When I watch cooking shows on the Internet, some of them uses
nutmeg because it adds more flavour to the dish.
Broadside
BRAWD-syde
Definition: a strongly worded attack
Ex: The intern was surprised when her supervisor answered her simple question
with a broadside against the company’s treatment of employees.
Sentence: The boy that has illness told a story with broadside phrases to inspire
people.
Exodus
EK-suh-dus (noun)
Definition: a mass departure: emigration
Ex: When the concert ended, the exodus of attendees clogged up the traffic for
miles.
Sentence: The sea creatures’ exodusthe ocean because of the cold water
temperature that can case harm to them.

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Jitney
JIT-nee (noun)
Definition: a small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on flexible
schedule.
Ex: After doing some shopping we boarded a jitney whose route took us back to
our hotel.
Sentence: I still remember when we went to a resort and rode a jitney to get
around and see what it’s like.
Patina
puh-TEE-nuh (noun)
Definition: a surface appearance of something grown beautiful, especially with
age or use.
Ex: The winery has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-
world quaintness.
Sentence: Some of the people, who lived in early days use patina furniture and
antique decorations.
Falafel
fuh-LA-fuhl (noun)
Definition: a spicy mixture of ground vegetables formed into balls or patties and
then fried.
Ex: Sandra set her alarm for 5 am so she would have enough time to make two
hundred falafels for the school banquet.
Sentence: As soon as I walked down the hallway, I smelled the falafel… full of
flavour and spices that filled up the air with flavour.

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Solidarity
saw-lih-DAIR-rih-tee
Definition: unity that produces or is based on community of interest, objectives,
and standards.
Ex: When Neha lost her hair during her battle with cancer, her classmates shared
their solidarity.
Sentence: Today, November 30th we are having Vow of Silence for people in other
country that is experiencing child labour, child soldiers, and poverty to show our
solidarity.
Endearment
in-deer-ment
Definition: a word or act expressing affection.
Ex: While my husband was serving in Afghanistan, I kept a letter filled with
endearments from him in my wallet.
Sentence: While my dad stayed in Japan, my mom always sent him pictures of us
when I was still a baby with endearments on the back.
Thesis
thee-sis (noun)
Definition: The main proposition that a person (usually a scholar) attempts to
prove or defend.
Ex: Although I disagreed with the student’s thesis, I was so impressed by the
eloquence of his writing.

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Sentence: The new student worked on her thesis everyday just to convince the
teachers and the staff about her new proposal and her new project, which is Free
the Children.