BIG 98’s Word of the Day is courtesy of infoplease dot com…this week’s Words are:
MONDAY (011810)
agitprop
Steven walked out of the play in disgust, grumbling, "This is nothing but agitprop!" He objected to the play because it
a.) was simply an endless string of tired clichés dripping in sentimentality.
b.) espoused thinly veiled political propaganda under the guise of art.
c.) was meant to agitate its viewers with titillating tableaux that had no redeeming social value.
ag•it•prop
(aj'it-prop"), —n.
1. agitation and propaganda
TUESDAY (011910)
imbroglio
Marvin wondered how he could have ended up in yet another imbroglio. He always seemed to find himself in
a.) dead-end positions.
b.) illicit love affairs.
c.) complicated and bitter fights.
im•bro•glio
(im-brōl'yō),
a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations.
WEDNESDAY (012010)
bilious
Martina could not get over how bilious her long-lost twin sister was—
a.) they were absolutely identical twins.
b.) she was one of the most sour and cantankerous human beings Martina had ever met.
c.) she seemed frail and ill.
bil•ious
(bil'yus),
peevish; irritable; cranky, extremely unpleasant or distasteful
THURSDAY (012110)
loquacious
Cowboy Charlie was known as a loquacious character—
a.) he was what they would call a real hell raiser.
b.) he had a powerful thirst and rarely left the saloon.
c.) he was full of tall tales and never missed the opportunity to tell one.
lo•qua•cious
(lō-kwā'shus),
talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling;
FRIDAY (012210)
antecedent
The antecedent to the first appearance of the word "antecedent" in this sentence is which of the following words?
a.) to
b.) word
c.) The
an•te•ced•ent
(an"tu•sEd'nt),
preceding circumstance, event, o
