usher

usher     [Uhsh-er] 

verb.  cause or mark the start of something new

"The grand alliance of the Second World War was far from a cozy gathering; Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt represented fervently opposing views of the world. They joined forces to stave off Hitler, who rose to power in a Europe weakened by prolonged war, political vacillation, and economic uncertainty. In the end, they prevailed, ushering in the world order in which, with all its flaws, we have lived with ever since."

"The new Samsung CEO helped usher in Knox, the security service intended for business users, and Samsung Pay, which lets people pay at the register with their smartphone."

"The railroads ushered in an era of cheap mass travel."

sulk

sulk    [suhlk] 

verb.  to remain silent, gloomy and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment. 

"Minnesota Vikings gave a miserable performance and lost at home to the Packers. However, there’s no time to sulk, with games against the Falcons, Seahawks and Cardinals the next three weeks."

“New study concluded that happiness does not have a direct link on mortality.  So go ahead and sulk, unhappiness won't kill you."

"The opposition is in a state of frustration/sulk/defeat because it does not know where to turn."

moxie

Grit and fortitude are smart words to describe the character of determination, courage and resilience in facing difficulty.  Moxie is another one. 

moxie   [Mok-see] 

noun.  determination and fortitude; nerve

"He’s got the moxie not to be overwhelmed by the difficult situation."

"Spieth has the talent, the moxie and the nerve to win the big prizes."

"Confidence, though, can easily morph into hubris. So make sure that moxie comes with a big dose of humility. Be humble enough to know what you don’t know."

telltale

telltale    [tel-teyl] 

adjective.  revealing, disclosing important information unintentionally 

"A telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down."

Scientists have just found a new star, LkCa 15, in formation. It is similar to the sun, but only 2 million years old. This discovery demonstrates a technique to find other baby planets by searching for the telltale hydrogen gas emissions.

"In a telltale quote, the owner said - It’s fair to say quarterback position is open.” 

melancholy

melancholy    [Mel-uh n-kol-ee] 

noun.  a gloomy state of mind, beyond sadness; depression.

"There is no better way to lift a melancholy mood than to take a walk outside."

"If you have heard the melancholy cry of the mourning dove, you might wonder: Do birds grieve for their loved ones?"

"The bleakness of winter sometimes gives me cause for melancholy."

gazillion

We learned bazillion and zillion last time.  Two other -illion words for extremely large and unspecified numbers are:  gazillion and jillion.  Now we learned four such words:

zillion, bazillion, gazillion, jillion

They are all interchangeable.  

"I have a gazillion of problems to solve at work."

"There are a zillion of reasons not giving up your dream."

"There are 50 jillion of similar posts on Facebook."

bajillion

If you want to describe an extremely large, unspecified number, you can use bajillion or zillion. It is an analogy to names of large numbers such as million, billion and trillion.

bajillion [buh-Jil-yuh n]

noun. a very large number; infinite

"This toy car costs 580 bajillion dollars, really???"

"There are, of course, eight bajillion wonderful things about social media: you can land your next job on LinkedIn, follow your favorite singers on Twitter, or simply watch a youtube video..."

"There are a bajillion Android smartphones in the market."