Every week we will help build your vocabulary with fun, new words.
Take a look below for this week’s words.
Aglet:
(noun)(rhymes with tag-net) – the plastic or metal ends of a shoelace or drawstring. “I hate lacing shoelaces without aglets”
Greenback:
(noun)(nearly rhymes with clean-track) – a dollar bill. “the video game cost fifty greenbacks”
Glum:
(adjective)(rhymes with dumb) – feeling gloomy; sad or depressed. “he looked glum once he saw what was for dinner”
Homely:
(adjective)(nearly rhymes with lonely) – plain or unattractive in appearance. “she was sent to the office for calling Patrick’s sister homely”
Xanthic:
(adjective)(rhymes with pan-thick; the ‘x’ makes a “zzz” sound) – having a yellow tint or color. “your xanthic teeth leads me to believe that you haven’t been brushing lately.”
