Variegated Posting (T.G.E. – Part 26 of 40)
February 6th, 2006 · Posted in Adultitis Escape Plan · Comments Off
I have been asked by Kim and Jason to take part in their Adultitis Escape Plan, a 40-day plan to become more childlike (not childish)
and to reduce stress and prevent dullness, depression and [insert
another word beginning with 'd' here]. Of course I’m gonna do it.
Dreary-ness, that begins with ‘D’.
The twenty-sixth task: Open to a random page in the dictionary and look at the first word on the
upper left-hand side. Keep turning pages until you find a word you don’t know.
See how many times you can use this new word in a sentence today.
variegated \VAIR-ee-uh-gay-tid\, adjective:
1. Having marks or patches of different colors; as, “variegated leaves or flowers.”
2. Varied; distinguished or characterized by variety; diversified.
We have variegated plants in the garden, and Mat’s topics of interest are also quite variegated. I think I managed to use this word a few times in the day and it will probably remain in general usage for a little while yet.
RodeoClown: has an increasingly variegated vocabulary.
