RDP-Sunday-Adversary

Having spent my professional life in courtrooms, I am well aware of today’s word. Every day there was someone or …

RDP-SUNDAY-LOLLYGAG

Oh, I do love this word. It reminds me of youthful days spent reading books under the orange trees, looking …

RDP- Sunday- Bromide

We seek solace. We seek wellness. Where the heck is the bromide??? Once just a potion, is now used to …

RDP- Sunday- Aghast

The world has been through so much. We each have trials and tribulations that we did not expect. The daily …

RDP-SUNDAY-DAMP

This word came to mind as the news blares the information about the drought in this area. Is there such …

RDP- SUNDAY- MOOT

As a retired coach for high school moot court teams, I find myself partial to this word. Purely academic exercise …

RDP-SUNDAY- POIGNANT

We use our talents, such as they are, to express ourselves, to share ourselves and discover ourselves. And, sometimes that …

RDP-SUNDAY- GUTTURAL

Today’s word comes for the Latin “gutter” which means “throat”. And the first Webster definition is “articulated in the throat”. …

RDP-SUNDAY-Shibboleth

I Josh Lyman: Excuse me, Mr. President, what are you going to ask the Chinese refugee? President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet : I’m going …

RDP-SUNDAY-CALUMNY

Ok. This word seems a bit (a bit?) obscure. Until this appeared in the Irish Times in February of 2012: …

RDP-SUNDAY–INVEIGLE

INVEIGLE-a word that dates from the 16th century, refers to the act of using clever talk, trickery, or flattery either …

RDP-SUNDAY- PRAGMATIC

It was only during the mid-1800’s that today’s prompt began to become a synonym for ‘practical’! Prior to that it …

RDP-SUNDAY- GLEAN

This word, to me, sounds like what it is. Gathering and cleaning the facts, the fields, the ideas. The tag …

RDP-SUNDAY-COLLEAGUE

Sometimes I just can’t spell a word. Learning the correct spelling on todays prompt required a little mental gymnastics. League …

RDP-Sunday-Rigmarole

Today’s word prompt is one that my mother used often and, somehow, everyone knew what she meant. A chance using …

RDP- Sunday-Friend

This word is personal to each person that uses it. The emotional, mental, and spiritual ties to another person are …

RDP-Sunday-GUMPTION

Like many words, the meaning of today’s prompt has changed over time. Once used as a synonym for intelligence or …

RDP-SUNDAY- JOCULARITY

One of my favorite words came to me through a television show. MASH was a huge hit in the 1980’s …

RDP-Sunday-ARBORIAL

There are words in all languages that are special to people who speak those languages. They are words that make …

RDP-Sunday-Excuse

There seems to always be a reason for an action. There always seems to be a need to find that …

RDP-Sunday- HELP

From time to time we all need a little. The Ragtag Daily Prompt for Sunday is: HELP Let the word …

RDP- SUNDAY–PREVARICATE

Is it a lie, a white lie, or simply an evasion of the truth?? Certainly, this word can be all …

RDP-SUNDAY- Confidence

Here is another homonym for you. It pops up in movies from “Sound of Music” to “Goodfellas” and carries two …

RDP-Sunday- Tranquil

Standing in my yard enjoying the sounds of the wind and wildlife when I spotted a hawk. It was perched …

RDP-SUNDAY-HUMAN

It seems that we are all connected, one way or another. Our genes have come through ages show how much …

RDP-SUNDAY-LAMB

Just in case you haven’t noticed…. I like word play. Homonyms, synonyms, homophones, contronyms and antonyms are all fun for …

RDP- SUNDAY-DUCK

Words. There are so many. They convey so much. We use them every day and thing nothing of it. As …

RDP-SUNDAY- BLANKET

Sitting on the couch propped up on pillows. The popcorn is popping in the microwave. The dogs are napping. The …

RDP-SUNDAY–YARD

Homonyms are words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike, but have different meanings. We learn very early how to distinguish the …

RDP–Sunday–Backbone

Pick a word. Any word. How many ways can it be used? Is there a formal usage or a slang …