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Word of the Day : January 16, 2022

sanguine \SANG-gwin\ adjective

What It Means

Sanguine means "confidently optimistic."

// The young CEO is sanguine abo...

Word of the Day : January 15, 2022

euphemism \YOO-fuh-miz-um\ noun

What It Means

A euphemism is an agreeable or inoffensive word or phrase that is used in...

Word of the Day : January 14, 2022

gloss \GLAHSS\ verb

What It Means

Gloss means "to provide a brief explanation of a difficult or obscure word or express...

Word of the Day : January 13, 2022

meritorious \mair-uh-TOR-ee-us\ adjective

What It Means

Meritorious means "deserving of honor or esteem."

// At the ga...

Word of the Day : January 12, 2022

stir-crazy \STER-KRAY-zee\ adjective

What It Means

Stir-crazy means "distraught because of prolonged confinement."

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Word of the Day : January 11, 2022

tome \TOHM\ noun

What It Means

A tome is a large or scholarly book.

// The book is a literary tome set during the Fren...

Word of the Day : January 10, 2022

affable \AF-uh-bul\ adjective

What It Means

Affable means "being pleasant and at ease in talking to others" or "charact...

Word of the Day : January 9, 2022

finesse \fuh-NESS\ verb

What It Means

Finesse means "to handle, deal with, or do (something) in an indirect and skillful...

Word of the Day : January 8, 2022

layman \LAY-mun\ noun

What It Means

A layman is a person who belongs to a religion but is a not a member of its clergy. ...

Word of the Day : January 7, 2022

voluble \VAHL-yuh-bul\ adjective

What It Means

Voluble means "characterized by ready or rapid speech."

// During the pu...

Word of the Day : January 6, 2022

cerulean \suh-ROO-lee-un\ adjective

What It Means

Cerulean means "resembling the blue of the sky."

// The painting depi...

Word of the Day : January 5, 2022

sully \SUL-ee\ verb

What It Means

Sully means "to make soiled or tarnished."

// The money-related charges brought again...

Word of the Day : January 4, 2022

antithetical \an-tuh-THET-ih-kul\ adjective

What It Means

Antithetical means "directly opposite of or opposed."

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Word of the Day : January 3, 2022

palindrome \PAL-un-drohm\ noun

What It Means

A palindrome is a word, verse, or sentence (as "Able was I ere I saw Elba")...

Word of the Day : January 2, 2022

captious \KAP-shuss\ adjective

What It Means

Captious means "tending to find fault and raise objections" or "calculated ...

Word of the Day : January 1, 2022

rejuvenate \rih-JOO-vuh-nayt\ verb

What It Means

Rejuvenate means "to make young or youthful again" or "to give new stre...

Word of the Day : December 31, 2021

zeitgeist \TSYTE-gyste\ noun

What It Means

Zeitgeist refers to the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate o...

Word of the Day : December 30, 2021

astute \uh-STOOT\ adjective

What It Means

Astute means "having or showing an ability to notice and understand things c...

Word of the Day : December 29, 2021

carte blanche \KART-BLAHNCH\ noun

What It Means

Carte blanche is the permission to do something however one chooses to...

Word of the Day : December 28, 2021

insinuate \in-SIN-yuh-wayt\ verb

What It Means

Insinuate means "to imply or suggest in a subtle or indirect way."

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