verbatim
adverb | ver-BAY-tim
What It Means
Verbatim is an adverb meaning "in the exact words," or in other words, "word for word."
// The coach was quoted verbatim in the article announcing that she would retire at the end of the season.
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ideate
verb | EYE-dee-ayt
What It Means
To ideate is to form an idea or conception of something.
// Jocelyn used the education seminar's lunch hour to talk with other teachers and ideate new activities to use in the classroom.
verb | EYE-dee-ayt
What It Means
To ideate is to form an idea or conception of something.
// Jocelyn used the education seminar's lunch hour to talk with other teachers and ideate new activities to use in the classroom.
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taciturn
adjective | TASS-uh-tern
What It Means
Taciturn is a formal word that describes someone who tends to be quiet or who tends to speak infrequently.
// One of the twins was taciturn and shy, while the other one was more outgoing.
adjective | TASS-uh-tern
What It Means
Taciturn is a formal word that describes someone who tends to be quiet or who tends to speak infrequently.
// One of the twins was taciturn and shy, while the other one was more outgoing.
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fugacious
adjective | fyoo-GAY-shus
What It Means
Fugacious is a formal word that describes something that lasts only a short time.
// The rock band’s early success proved fugacious; within two years its members had moved on to other careers.
// Savor the enduring pleasures of life as intensely as the fugacious ones.
adjective | fyoo-GAY-shus
What It Means
Fugacious is a formal word that describes something that lasts only a short time.
// The rock band’s early success proved fugacious; within two years its members had moved on to other careers.
// Savor the enduring pleasures of life as intensely as the fugacious ones.