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Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, 17th century

1. Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.

2. (Of an animal) Dormant, especially during hibernation.

Examples of torpid in a sentence

"After working the street fair all weekend, Lali spent Monday in a state of torpid inertia."

"The stress of closing up the restaurant after a busy Friday night left me torpid."

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: English, 19th century

1. Trivial; unimportant.

Examples of piffling in a sentence

"Dora felt disappointed to have worked so hard for such a piffling amount of pay."

"I’m hesitant to call professionals for piffling repairs, so I always try to fix things myself first."

Part of speech: noun

Origin: French, 17th century

1. A political step or initiative.

Examples of démarche in a sentence

"The démarche of President Nixon visiting China in 1972 is remembered for warming U.S.-Chinese relations."

"Most politicians have careers full of attempted démarches that never go anywhere, but some are remembered for initiatives that really captured the public’s enthusiasm."

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Greek, 19th century

1. Marriage at an old age.

Examples of opsigamy in a sentence

"Opsigamy might be on the rise as older people are starting to use dating apps to find new partners later in life."

"Opsigamy once raised eyebrows, but it’s much more common now for people to wait to get married until they are older."

How do you collaberate with others? Do you know better? Do they know better? Are you building upon the same theory? When we are having conversations we need to really listen because the discussion could be saying the samething, but getting to the point in a different way. The way one person was taught is not always better than the way I was taught. This is where we trust and verify. Make sure to have a real conversation by listening and not by talking.

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Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, early 20th century

1. (Biology) Free to move about.

Examples of vagile in a sentence

"When they retired, my grandparents became vagile and spent winters in the South, springs in Europe, and summers and falls here at home."

"This river valley is on the flight path of many vagile birds, so we see many flocks land for the night during migration season."

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Fantoccini [fan-tə-CHEE-nee]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Italian, 18th century

1. Puppets used to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery.

2. The puppet shows in which they are used.

Examples of fantoccini in a sentence

"Fantoccini and other styles of puppet shows were once an extremely popular form of entertainment for children and adults alike."

"With this new choreography and music, the dancers move across the stage like fantoccini."

Comprador [kom-prə-DOR]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Portuguese, 17th century

1. A person within a country who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation.

Examples of comprador in a sentence

"Before we sold our house, we made arrangements with a comprador in Belize who helped organize our accommodations there."

"We wanted to expand the business overseas, but we had to hire a comprador to help us make sense of the European regulations first."