An assignment is a task given to a specific person or group to complete. It can also mean the act of assigning. In some legal fields it can refer to the transferring of ownership of property. An assignation is the act of assigning or the actual assignment. But it also …
Brain trust is a North American term for a committee of persons who are in charge of advising someone about planning and strategy. This can be official or unofficial and is usually used in the realm of politics and governments. The noun for a person in this group is a brain truster. Outside …
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The prefix super- means larger, bigger, better, higher, or greater. Almost always this prefix is used without hyphens, unlike the prefix self-. Supra-, unlike hypo- and hyper-, is not an exact opposite of super-. In some cases, it has the same meaning and acts as a synonym, usually for words where the supra- formation exceeds the super- in popularity. …
Repetition is a noun for the act of repeating, in other words, saying or doing something someone else has already done or something you have done before. It can be a negative thing or a positive. Some art forms are learned by repetition, while speeches generally should not have a lot of …
Sensational is an adjective that describes something or someone as inciting interest and excitement. It can be used when details about a topic are presented in a particular way so as to incite the most interest or excitement. Also, it can simply be a way to say something is great or …
Someone’s personality is the specific set of qualities and interests that make him or her unique and unlike others. If someone has personality, he or she is lively or engaging in some way that appeals to others. A personality can also be a famous person or celebrity. Personage is a fancy word for person and because …
Bunk can be a narrow bed or, mainly in the United States, a verb which means to room with another person. It can also be a mass noun for foolishness or nonsense. This is a shortened version of the word bunkum, which has the same meaning. Side note: bunkum may also be spelled buncombe because the …
Schizophrenia is a complex medical disease in which the person loses touch with reality and thinks or acts in illogical ways. A person can be schizophrenic if he or she is diagnosed with schizophrenia. The person can also be called schizophrenic if he or she shows conflicting thoughts or actions, so it is as …
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Prodigious is an adjective that describes something or someone as extremely impressive, either in mass or quality. Prodigiously is an adverb usually used as a second modifier. Prodigiousness is the noun form. While this word comes from prodigy (a young someone who has an incredible ability) the adjective prodigious does not refer to someone being a prodigy. Prolific is …
Gaiety is a noun for a attitude or atmosphere that is happy or lively, something with lots of energy. The plural is spelled gaieties. An alternative spelling is listed in US dictionaries as gayety, but this has been out of favor for decades and is only used now for proper nouns or in …