Category Archives: Today’s Word (Vocab Builder)

hackneyed – Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

hackneyed(adj.) unoriginal, trite (A preacher can only hear “Good sermon, preacher” so many times before it begins to sound hackneyed and meaningless.)

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penurious – Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

penurious(adj.) miserly, stingy (Rev. Moneybags complained that his congregation’s penurious ways made it impossible to do anything.)

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ephemeral – Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

ephemeral(adj.) short-lived, fleeting (She preached a knock your socks off sermon but the impact was ephemeral: at lunch after worship the Christians were arguing in a nasty way.)

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Enervate –

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

Enervate (v.) to weaken, exhaust (Long sermons enervate me so much that after 20 minutes I have to get up and leave the sanctuary.)

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blandish: Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

  blandish(v.) to coax by using flattery (The congregant tried to blandish Rev. Preacher into accepting use of the family beach condo for two weeks.)  

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Turpitude: Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

turpitude(n.) depravity, moral corruption (Rev. Smackmeir’s holy behavior while at church contrasted with the turpitude he exhibited on his Las Vegas trips.)

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mawkish: Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

mawkish(adj.) characterized by sick sentimentality (Although some church members viewed the preacher’s sermons as mawkish, others found great emotional depth in his works and thought her sermons were the best thing since sliced bread.)

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Surfeit – Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

surfeit(n.) an overabundant supply or indulgence (After partaking of the surfeit of chili at the Wedgewood annual chili contest, Beth felt rather sick.)

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Munificence: Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

  munificence(n.) generosity in giving (Sarah Goodwoman had been in the church for 60 years.  Her munificence made everyone in the congregation feel as blessed as blessed can be.)

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Adumbrate: Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

adumbrate(v.) to sketch out in a vague way (The clergyperson adumbrated a game plan for church growth, but none of the church members knew precisely what to do.)

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