Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. It’s a fun way to improve your vocabulary by learning new words every week.
If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on my WOW post (like this one.)
Here’s this week’s WOW:
Word: Precipice
Part Of Speech: noun
Pronunciation: prec·i·pice
Meaning:
A very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one.
or
A point where danger, trouble, or difficulty begins
Synonyms: escarpment, cliff, sheer drop, crag, rock face, bluff.
Antonyms: upsurge, slope, incline, rise, altitude.
Word Origin: Latin
It’s use in a sentence: “We swerved toward the edge of the precipice”
I hope you guys like this word and hope it’s useful to you in some or the other way!
If you want to check out more words like this, then visit my page: Word Treasure.
Have a great day!
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21 responses to “Word Of The Week (WOW #5)”
Hi, thanks for following my blog. I like these individual words.
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You’re welcome! And thank you for the same 🙂
I’m in the very initial stage of writing, so thought these words would help to build a solid vocabulary 🙂
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You are “rising” to the occasion 🙂 Seriously though that’s a great word to motivate you through the week!
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Haha! Good one Christy!
Thanks 🙂
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Interesting 🙂
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Thanks Leyla 🙂
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I love the word precipice, Heena. As a geographer, I’ve used it a lot, and I’ve made use of it a few times in my writing. It’s so much more interesting than simply saying ‘a steep slope, or even ‘a sheer drop.’
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Thanks a lot Millie! I agree with you, precipice sounds way better and interesting! 🙂
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Hi Heena. I’ve just posted my WOW. I hope it’s OK because I enjoyed doing it. The link to it on my post is:
https://milliethom.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/word-of-the-week-wow/
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You kidding! It’s awesome, as you’re the only person who has actually participated in this meme… heheh! Still I have high hopes for this one! It’ll take some time but I guess, it’ll grow 🙂
Thanks a ton for participating. I’so happy that you participated 😀
Thanks again ❤
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I enjoyed doing it and am looking forward to next week’s.
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Yay!That’s awesome! 😀
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Millie Thom has persuaded me to join in with your WOW. It’s a great idea. I adore words and always love to discover unfamiliar or learn more about familiar ones!
Here’s the link:
https://thestorytellersabode.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/word-of-the-week-wow/
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Thanks for participating and also for sharing the link to your post… 🙂
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I hope I don’t fall of the precipice … ohhh!… Cheers! Aquileana ⭐
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Hahahah! Good One! Cheers! 🙂
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Hello, after reading this amazing article i am as well happy to share my knowledge here with colleagues.
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