Monthly Archives: March 2010

Word time: Potemkin village

Potemkin village noun a pretentiously showy or imposing façade intended to mask or divert attention from an embarrassing or shabby fact or condition. Origin: 1935–40; after Prince Potëmkin, who allegedly had villages of cardboard constructed for Catherine II’s visit to the Ukraine and the Crimea in 1787 Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Potemkin%20village

March 25, 2010 – 8:10 am | By Paul Kaiser | Posted in Vocabulary | Comments (0)

Word time: Profligacy

prof·li·ga·cy [prof-li-guh-see] noun shameless dissoluteness. reckless extravagance. great abundance. Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/profligacy

March 24, 2010 – 1:03 pm | By Paul Kaiser | Posted in Vocabulary | Comments (0)

Word time: Volition

vo·li·tion [voh-lish-uhn, vuh-] noun the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition. a choice or decision made by the will. the power of willing; will. Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/volition

March 17, 2010 – 12:31 pm | By Paul Kaiser | Posted in Vocabulary | Comments (0)