Word Geek: opprobrium
July 5th, 2012 by Sarah Gunning MoserWord Geek Column, August 8. 2012 WORD GEEK word of the week: opprobrium opprobrium: op pro bri um noun, an occasion, object or cause of reproach, criticism, shame, or disgrace noun, shameful or disgraceful conduct [now rare usage] noun, disgrace or bad reputation, shameful or dishonorable conduct noun, infamy noun, shame Plural form: opprobria Synonyms […]
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July 5th, 2012 by Sarah Gunning MoserSince many of you may have read my review last year of the biography of George Washington Carver *, you may appreciate this wonderful statement he made about success in life: “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant […]
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