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February word of the month

This month’s word is: Temerarious

Temerarious (tem-uh-rair-ee-uhs), adjective.
It means recklessly daring or rash.
Example:
Simon was renowned for his rather temerarious approach to dating.
Or:
Major Jones reprimanded the temerarious priest and warned him against repeating his outburst.

January word of the month

This month’s word is: Sericeous

Sericeous (seh-RIH-shus), adjective. It means silky, like silk, or covered with fine silky hair.

Examples:
Goodness Sophia, you really are a sericeous little minx.
Or:
The sericeous membrane hangs down to hide the opening from all but the most inquisitive eyes.

May word of the month

This month’s word is Iteration.

It means the repetition of an action or process; or an instance of such repetition. It comes from the Latin iterare – to repeat.

e.g. Can you send me a new iteration of the schedule as I’ve lost mine?

However, it is often used – incorrectly – as posh way of saying version. Strictly speaking, version suggests a new, updated copy of something that has changed since the previous one was produced, whereas iteration is merely another copy of the previous thing.