[pa-lən-ˌdrōm] Part of speech: noun Definitions: A word that reads the same when spelled forward and backward; a verse or sentence that can be reversed and spelled exactly the same Examples of Palindrome in a sentence “”Race car” is one of my favorite palindromes.” “In addition to being a funny thing to say, “Madam, I’m Adam” is also a palindrome.” About Palindrome In 1961, C.C. Bombaugh coined the term semordnilap in his book Oddities
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[vi-sə-nəl] Part of speech: Adjective Origin: French, early 17th century Definitions: Adjacent, local; of or relating to a neighborhood or limited area Examples of Vicinal in a sentence “My dog’s loud barking disturbed every vicinal household.” “When I dine out, I stick to vicinal restaurants that I can walk to from my house.” About Vicinal In logology, or the linguistic sub-genre of word games and wordplay, a vicinal word is one in which each letter
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[pree-pə-ZES-ing] Part of speech: Adjective Origin: Unknown, mid-17th century Definition: Attractive or appealing in appearance. Examples of Prepossessing in a sentence “The rundown neighborhood has become more prepossessing due to recent renovations.” “Anne had a prepossessing aura that always attracted people to her.” About Prepossessing In the 1610s, this word was related to “getting possession of land beforehand.” The meaning morphed about 20 years later into “possessing a person beforehand with a feeling or notion.”
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