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20140407 Word of the day

EXAGGERATE

transitive verb
1
:  to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth :  overstate <a friend exaggerates a man's virtues — Joseph Addison>
2
:  to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal :  overemphasize
intransitive verb
:  to make an overstatement
— ex·ag·ger·at·ed·ly adverb
— ex·ag·ger·at·ed·ness noun
— ex·ag·ger·a·tion  noun
— ex·ag·ger·a·tive  adjective
— ex·ag·ger·a·tor  noun
— ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry  adjective
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Examples of EXAGGERATE

The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.
It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.
He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.

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20140324 Word of the day

 ATROCIOUS

1
:  extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel :  barbaric
2
:  appalling, horrifying <the atrocious weapons of modern war>
3
a :  utterly revolting :  abominable <atrocious working conditions>
b :  of very poor quality <atrocious handwriting>
— atro·cious·ly adverb
— atro·cious·ness noun
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Examples of ATROCIOUS

an atrocious period in the nation's history
<an atrocious crime that shocked even hardened members of the police force>
… much of the manufactured-home industry employed sales practices that were atrocious. The need for meaningful down payments was frequently ignored. Sometimes fakery was involved. Moreover, impossible-to-meet monthly payments were being agreed to by borrowers who signed up because they had nothing to lose. —Warren E. Buffett, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2009