Thanks to Kathy/Bermuda Onion for this engaging game we play each week. We gather together all the new words we’ve discovered in our reading and share them with you.
This week I found a bunch of new words in an editorial I was reading in the online New York Times. The writer was talking about whether the United States is going to decline like Rome and other great powers. It was an interesting article, found here and interesting words. Here are three of them.
1. cogency: The thesis seems a tad schematic, but Professor Kennedy maintains it with dazzling cogency.
Cogent means an argument that is clear, logical, and convincing.
2. hegemony: Now doom-mongers conjure with Roman and British analogies in order to trace the decay of American hegemony.
Hegemony means leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
3. internecine: Rome was prone to internecine strife whereas America is constitutionally stable.
Internecine means destructive to both sides in a conflict.
I hope you too have had a good reading week and that you were able to add new words to your vocabulary. Don’t forget to visit Kathy for more Wondrous Word Wednesday.
Speaking of newspapers, I’ve noticed that the Wall Street Journal has a bunch of typos these days. Budget cuts, I’ll bet!
I wish politicians had cogent statements! Great words this week.
Hi Margot,
Great words. Never hear them before. Now I have some new words to work into a conversation. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Just Books
Margot, I’d heard of cogent before but not cogency. Thanks for presenting these words. I’m not doing this meme today but will do it soon.
I wonder how many times in my life I’ve looked up hegemony and still can’t remember the definition! So thanks for reminding me again. Maybe next time I’ll remember? Probably not. ha.
Great words. I’ve never even seen “internecine” before. I’m wondering if I’ll ever write a sentence in which I might use it!
I have to figure out a way to use these words!!!! but I’m afraid that my way of talking is wayyyy to simple!!
You’re doing some intellectual reading! I think I prefer to keep my head in the sand. All of your words are new to me and I appreciate your participating!