As I used it today: “The hydroxychloroquine imbroglio is just one of a dozen confusions that have emerged from the political and media exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Ubiquitous (adjective) – Ubiquitous (yoo-BIK-wih-tus) means existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time. As I used it today: “Note to people worried about the end of American culture. It won’t…
Something that is serendipitous (ser-un-DIP-ih-tus) occurs or is discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way. As I used it today: “As they moved into their mid-teens, I wanted my children to be…
Bedrock (BED-rahk) is the solid layer of rock underlying loose rocks and soil. The word is also used to refer to the fundamental principles upon which something is based. As I used it today: “Today, let’s talk…
Supplicate (verb) – To supplicate (SUP-lih-kate) is to make a humble and earnest entreaty or petition. As used by Gabriele D’Annunzio in The Child of Pleasure: “Andrea might writhe and supplicate and despair…
Demonization (dee-muh-nuh-ZAY-shun) is the portrayal of something as wicked and threatening. As used by Alec Baldwin in today’s quote, above: “The demonization of wealth in this country is mind-blowing.”
