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Word of the Day : February 8, 2017

carceral \KAHR-suh-rul\ adjective

Definition

: of, relating to, or suggesting a jail or prison

Examples

"The door ope...

Word of the Day : February 7, 2017

nexus \NEK-sus\ noun

Definition

1 : connection, link; also : a causal link

2 : a connected group or series

3 : center...

Word of the Day : February 6, 2017

extremophile \ik-STREE-muh-fyle\ noun

Definition

: an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions (as in...

Word of the Day : February 5, 2017

luculent \LOO-kyuh-lunt\ adjective

Definition

: clear in thought or expression

Examples

The professor gave a luculent...

Word of the Day : February 4, 2017

grandee \grand-DEE\ noun

Definition

: a man of elevated rank or station; especially : a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman ...

Word of the Day : February 3, 2017

abyssal \uh-BISS-ul\ adjective

Definition

1 : of or relating to the bottom waters of the ocean depths

2 : impossible t...

Word of the Day : February 2, 2017

imprecate \IM-prih-kayt\ verb

Definition

: to invoke evil on : curse

Examples

"Mallory imprecated the weather when th...

Word of the Day : February 1, 2017

hard-boiled \HAHRD-BOYLD\ adjective

Definition

1 a : devoid of sentimentality : tough

b : of, relating to, or being a ...

Word of the Day : January 31, 2017

kibitzer \KIB-it-ser\ noun

Definition

: one who looks on and often offers unwanted advice or comment; broadly : one who...

Word of the Day : January 30, 2017

fastidious \fass-TID-ee-us\ adjective

Definition

1 a : having high and often capricious standards : difficult to please...

Word of the Day : January 29, 2017

macerate \MASS-uh-rayt\ verb

Definition

1 : to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting

2 : to soften by s...

Word of the Day : January 28, 2017

dander \DAN-der\ noun

Definition

1 : dandruff; specifically : minute scales from hair, feathers, or skin that may be al...

Word of the Day : January 27, 2017

omnibus \AHM-nih-bus\ adjective

Definition

1 : of, relating to, or providing for many things at once

2 : containing or...

Word of the Day : January 26, 2017

barbican \BAR-bih-kun\ noun

Definition

: an outer defensive work; especially : a tower at a gate or bridge

Examples

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Word of the Day : January 25, 2017

ab ovo \ab-OH-voh\ adverb

Definition

: from the beginning

Examples

"Given Arthur's fondness for approaching a problem...

Word of the Day : January 24, 2017

uncouth \un-KOOTH\ adjective

Definition

1 : strange or clumsy in shape or appearance : outlandish

2 : lacking in polis...

Word of the Day : January 23, 2017

sanction \SANK-shun\ verb

Definition

1 : to make valid or binding usually by a formal procedure (such as ratification)
...

Word of the Day : January 22, 2017

vanguard \VAN-gahrd\ noun

Definition

1 : the troops moving at the head of an army

2 : the forefront of an action or mo...

Word of the Day : January 21, 2017

xylography \zye-LAH-gruh-fee\ noun

Definition

: the art of making engravings on wood especially for printing

Examples
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Word of the Day : January 20, 2017

tenet \TEN-ut\ noun

Definition

: a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true; especially : one held in c...