Five Words of the Day
1. flitter - Move back and forth very rapidly.
Synonyms: flicker, flutter, quiver, waver
Usage: The hummingbird flittered from one flower to the next, darting instinctively to wherever the nectar was most plentiful.
2. sanctify - Render holy by means of religious rites.
Synonyms: hallow, bless, consecrate
Usage: Though they are comfortable with the fact that their marriage has not been sanctified in a Christian church, their parents are not.
3. bestride - Get up on the back of.
Synonyms: climb on, hop on, jump on, mount
Usage: A man who bestrides a horse must be essentially different from a man who cowers in a canoe.
4. preponderate - To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate.
Synonyms: overbalance, outweigh
Usage: In balancing his faults with his perfections, the latter seemed rather to preponderate.
5. venerate - To hold in deep respect.
Synonyms: revere
Usage: In our culture, we venerate the elderly and pay heed to their wisdom.
