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Word of the Day
: December 23, 2024

\dee-lek-TAY-shun\ noun

What It Means

Delectation is a formal word for a feeling of delight or enjoyment. ...

Word of the Day
: December 22, 2024

\AM-bee-unt\ adjective

What It Means

In technical use, ambient describes things—such as air quality or lig...

Word of the Day
: December 21, 2024

\tess-tuh-MOH-nee-ul\ noun

What It Means

A testimonial is a written or spoken statement in which a person ...

Word of the Day
: December 20, 2024

\bee-uh-TIFF-ik\ adjective

What It Means

Beatific is a formal word that describes something or someone hav...

Word of the Day
: December 19, 2024

\rih-KWYTE\ verb

What It Means

To requite is to give or do something in return for something that another ...

Word of the Day
: December 18, 2024

\KWAHM\ noun

What It Means

A qualm is a feeling of doubt or uncertainty about whether one is doing the rig...

Word of the Day
: December 17, 2024

\LEK-sih-kul\ adjective

What It Means

To describe something as lexical is to say that it is related to wor...

Word of the Day
: December 15, 2024

\kav-uh-LEER\ adjective

What It Means

Someone described as cavalier shows no concern for important or seri...

Word of the Day
: December 13, 2024

\ih-MENSS\ adjective

What It Means

Something described as immense is very great in size, degree, or amount...

Word of the Day
: December 11, 2024

\SUB-luh-mayt\ verb

What It Means

To sublimate something—such as an impulse, desire, or feeling—is to expr...

Word of the Day
: November 24, 2024

\LEEN-yunt\ adjective

What It Means

Someone or something described as lenient is not harsh, severe, or str...

Word of the Day
: November 22, 2024

\PAIR-uk-sih-zum\ noun

What It Means

Paroxysm is a formal word that refers to a sudden strong feeling or u...

Word of the Day
: November 21, 2024

\tuh-NAY-shus\ adjective

What It Means

Something described as tenacious cannot easily be stopped or pulled...

Word of the Day
: November 20, 2024

\SNIV-ul\ verb

What It Means

To snivel is to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emot...

Word of the Day
: November 19, 2024

\MOOT\ adjective

What It Means

Moot typically describes something that is no longer important or worth dis...

Word of the Day
: November 18, 2024

\DEN-ih-grayt\ verb

What It Means

To denigrate someone is to criticize them heavily and often unfairly. De...

Word of the Day
: November 17, 2024

\gran-DIH-luh-kwunss\ noun

What It Means

Grandiloquence is a formal word that refers to the use of extrava...

Word of the Day
: November 16, 2024

\STED-fast\ adjective

What It Means

Someone described as steadfast is very devoted or loyal to a person, b...

Word of the Day
: November 15, 2024

\ka-SHAY\ noun

What It Means

Cachet is used as a synonym of prestige to refer to the respect and admiratio...

Word of the Day
: November 14, 2024

\RAD-uld\ adjective

What It Means

Someone described as raddled is in a confused or befuddled state (as fro...