Sunday, October 19, 2008

Word of the Week #8

Jennifer Bilek
Word of the Week #8

Word: trenchant

Source: Machan, D. (2008). New Look, Same Mission. Smart Money, 17(6), 16.

How it's used: "it's got a new look that helps you navigate the site better by creating a clear division between our trademark investing stories and our trenchant advice on spending."

Definition: (adjective):
1. keen, sharp
2. vigorously effective and articulate.
3. sharply perceptive

Your Sentence: My french teacher told me that it was too hard to memorize all of phrases we learned the day before the test so I took her trenchant suggestion and I got an A on my test.

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