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Word of the Day
: April 24, 2024

\BER-jun\ verb

What It Means

To bourgeon is to grow or develop quickly—in other words to flourish, blossom or...

Word of the Day
: April 23, 2024

\EK-suh-dus\ noun

What It Means

An exodus is a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time—...

Word of the Day
: April 22, 2024

\PAL-puh-bul\ adjective

What It Means

Something described as palpable is obvious and notable. Palpable may al...

Word of the Day
: April 20, 2024

\JIN-jer-lee\ adjective

What It Means

An act or manner described as gingerly is very cautious or careful.

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Word of the Day
: April 18, 2024

\KWAH\ preposition

What It Means

Qua is a preposition used in formal speech or writing that means “in the cap...

Word of the Day
: April 17, 2024

\ser-kum-loh-KYOO-shun\ noun

What It Means

Circumlocution refers to the use of many words to say something th...

Word of the Day
: April 13, 2024

\BRUSK\ adjective

What It Means

A person may be described as brusque when they are talking or behaving in a v...

Word of the Day
: April 11, 2024

\diss-KUM-fit\ verb

What It Means

To discomfit someone is to make them confused or upset. Discomfit is a form...

Word of the Day
: April 10, 2024

\vye-KAIR-ee-us\ adjective

What It Means

A vicarious emotion or experience is one felt by watching, hearing a...

Word of the Day
: April 9, 2024

\EE-jus\ noun

What It Means

Aegis is a formal word that refers to the power to protect, control, or support so...

Word of the Day
: April 8, 2024

\FATCH-oo-us\ adjective

What It Means

To describe something, such as an idea or remark, as fatuous is to say t...

Word of the Day
: April 7, 2024

\kun-JEK-cher\ verb

What It Means

Conjecture is a formal synonym of the verb guess that means “to form an opin...

Word of the Day
: April 6, 2024

\rih-DOUT\ noun

What It Means

Redoubt can refer specifically to a small building or area that provides soldier...

Word of the Day
: April 2, 2024

\ih-THEER-ee-ul\ adjective

What It Means

Ethereal means "of or relating to the regions beyond the earth" or "o...

Word of the Day
: March 31, 2024

\EK-spee-ayt\ verb

What It Means

Expiate is a formal word that typically means “to atone or make amends for s...

Word of the Day
: March 30, 2024

\hap-HAZZ-erd\ adjective

What It Means

Something haphazard has no apparent plan, order, or direction.

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Word of the Day
: March 25, 2024

\JEN-yuh-flekt\ verb

What It Means

To genuflect is to kneel, or nearly kneel, on one knee and then rise again...

Word of the Day
: March 21, 2024

\SKUR-uh-lus\ adjective

What It Means

Scurrilous is a formal adjective that most often describes language tha...

Word of the Day
: March 20, 2024

\FLOR-uh\ noun

What It Means

Flora refers to all the plants that live in a particular area, time, period, or ...

Word of the Day
: March 19, 2024

\uh-LEJ\ verb

What It Means

To allege something is to assert it without proof or before proving it.

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