Tuesday, September 6, 2011

[Word Powers] Today's Words

Deify (dee-uh-fahy) (Verb):

1) To make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity

The people deified their beloved king.

2) To adore or regard as a deity

It would be a mistake to deify wealth.

 

Mezzanine (mez-uh-neen) (Noun):  

1) The lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater; also a low story between two other stories of greater height in a building

The number of people that showed up at the opening night of the theatre was so great that the caretaker was concerned about the structural integrity of the mezzanine which was fully crowded with people.

 




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