WOTD – May 19th, 2005: untoward

untoward: not favorable or fortunate; also, improper. (adj) When the sound of a window breaking reached Mary’s ears, she sighed at her son, Jack’s, untoward behavior. This would now make it the third time this week he had done something wrong and would need to be punished. Perhaps her method of punishment needed changing. She [...]

WOTD – May 19th, 2005: menagerie

menagerie: a collection of wild or unusual animals; also, a diverse group. (noun) It was well known that Old Lady Smith, who lived down the street, had a menagerie living in her house. She was a sweet women who was a sucker for any stray that crossed her path. She had cats, dogs, birds, turtles, [...]

WOTD – May 18th, 2005: ameliorate

ameliorate: to make or grow better. (verb) Camden had no clue what to do with the old garden that came with the run-down house he had inherited. The old woman next door, who was probably just as old as or even older than the house he now owned, suggested he find a women to help [...]

WOTD – May 18th, 2005: indolent

indolent: lazy; inactive. (adj) As warm breeze blew through their house that Sunday, Michelle declared to her family that today she would be indolent and let the others take care of the typcal chores she normally would do, like the laundry and dishes. She had spent the entire week rushing here and there, taking her [...]