Word of the Week

-Jocelyn Sawyer

14 September 2008 

Abhor, v.

Pronunciation: ah-bore

Definition: to hate

Example:  "He abhors pasta – it's his least-favorite food."

Counterfeit, adj.

Pronunciation: cown-ter-fit

Definition: fake, false

Example:  "It's very difficult to make convincing counterfeit money."

Tangent, n.

Pronunciation: tan-jent

Definition: going off the main subject

Example:  "In the middle of her story, she went off on a tangent about ice cream flavors."

7 September 2008

Abrasive, adj.

Pronunciation: a-bray-siv

Definition: harsh, sharply disagreeable

Example:  "She has an abrasive personality."

Covert, adj.

Pronunciation: koh-vert

Definition: secret, hidden

Example:  "James Bond carried out many covert

operations."

Bilk, v.

Pronunciation: bilk

Definition: to cheat someone

Example:  "Everything in that store is overpriced –

the owner is really bilking his customers."