Decontextualize (Pronounced: De•ken•teks•che•lize)→ Transitive Verb.: a) to remove from a context. Example: “The movie seeks to decontextualize violence, giving it a whole other meaning.”
Tag Archives: Learning New Words
Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Tenable.
Tenable (Pronounced: Tenuh•bull)→ Adjective.: a) capable of being held, maintained, or defended. Example: “The soldiers’ encampment on the open plain was not tenable, so they retreated to higher ground.”
Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Sardonic.
Sardonic (Pronounced: Sar•donik)→ Adjective.: a) disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking. (As in “a sardonic comment”) Example: “A sardonic little jab that made her visitor quiet and subdued for the rest of the night.”
Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Refract.
Refract (Pronounced: Re•frakt)→ Transition Verb.: a) to subject (as a ray of light) to refraction. b) to alter or distort as if by refraction. Example: “Light is refracted when it hits water.”
Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Quaff.
Quaff (Pronounced: Kwahf)→ Verb.: a) to drink deeply. Example: “We stopped at a bar and quaffed a few beers.”