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Word of the Day
: March 30, 2023

\GOH-lum\ noun

What It Means

Golem refers in Jewish folklore to an artificial humanoid being endowed with lif...

Word of the Day
: March 29, 2023

\ih-MAK-yuh-lut\ adjective

What It Means

Immaculate means "spotlessly clean" or "without flaw or error." In b...

Word of the Day
: March 28, 2023

\BIL-doonks-roh-mahn\ noun

What It Means

A bildungsroman is a novel about the moral and psychological growth ...

Word of the Day
: March 27, 2023

\DISS-puh-rut\ adjective

What It Means

Disparate things are noticeably distinct in quality or character. Disp...

Word of the Day
: March 26, 2023

\kav-ul-KAYD\ noun

What It Means

Cavalcade refers to a series or procession of usually related things. It can...

Word of the Day
: March 25, 2023

\ay-tee-SIKS\ verb

What It Means

Eighty-six is an informal word that means “to eject, dismiss, or remove some...

Word of the Day
: March 24, 2023

\ZAY-nee\ noun

What It Means

A zany is a person who acts like a buffoon to amuse others, or one who is genera...

Word of the Day
: March 23, 2023

\sim-bee-OH-sis\ noun

What It Means

In the field of biology, symbiosis refers to the relationship between two...

Word of the Day
: March 22, 2023

\AHB-duh-rut\ adjective

What It Means

Obdurate is a formal word that means “resistant to persuasion.” It is u...

Word of the Day
: March 17, 2023

\air-un-guh-BRAW\ phrase

What It Means

Erin go bragh is an Irish phrase that means “Ireland forever.”

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Word of the Day
: March 16, 2023

\HET-uh-ruh-dahks\ adjective

What It Means

A synonym of both unorthodox and unconventional, heterodox describ...

Word of the Day
: March 15, 2023

\NAY-deer\ noun

What It Means

Nadir refers to the lowest or worst point of something. When used in astronomy,...

Word of the Day
: March 14, 2023

\GAL-uh-vant\ verb

What It Means

Gallivant means “to go or travel to many different places for pleasure.”

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Word of the Day
: March 13, 2023

\uh-pah-thee-OH-sis\ noun

What It Means

Apotheosis means "the perfect form or example of something" or "the h...

Word of the Day
: March 12, 2023

\dih-VULJ\ verb

What It Means

To divulge something, especially secret or private information, is to make it k...

Word of the Day
: March 11, 2023

\SKROO-pyuh-lus\ adjective

What It Means

Scrupulous means “very careful about doing something correctly.” It ...

Word of the Day
: March 10, 2023

\fak-TOH-tum\ noun

What It Means

A factotum is a person who has many diverse activities or responsibilities, ...

Word of the Day
: March 9, 2023

\in-GRAY-shee-ayt\ verb

What It Means

Ingratiate means “to gain favor or acceptance by deliberate effort.” It ...

Word of the Day
: March 8, 2023

\kuh-HOOTS\ plural noun

What It Means

Cahoots is an informal word that is usually used in the phrase “in cahoo...

Word of the Day
: March 6, 2023

\VIN-duh-kayt\ verb

What It Means

Vindicate means “to show that someone is not guilty.” It can also mean “to s...