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Word of the Day – Interlocutor

Interlocutor

  • Noun: Interlocutor
    1. one who takes part in dialogue or conversation
    2. a man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader
  • Synonyms:
    1. Conversationalist
    2. Interrogator
    3. Interviewer
    4. Questioner
    5. Speaker
    6. Talker
    7. dialog
  • Usage:

“And the cardinal pointed with his finger to a chair for the young man, who was so astonished at what was passing that he awaited a second sign from his interlocutor before he obeyed.”

  • Encountered:

Reading The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

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Word of the Day – Execrable

Dreadful

  •  Adjective: Execrable
    1. deserving to be execrated :  detestable
    2. very bad :  wretched
  • Synonyms:
    1. Appalling
    2. Atrocious
    3. Lamentable
    4. Egregious
    5. Awful
    6. Dreadful
    7. Terrible
  • Usage:

“But the more common method is for a film genre to commit self-slaughter through laziness. The most recent one to throw itself upon its sword is the bromance, and the metaphorical sword in this case is the execrable new Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart comedy, Get Hard.”

  • Encountered:

While reading The once-mighty bromance is dead – and Get Hard killed it on the guardian.com

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