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Word of the Day
: January 21, 2025

\GOOR-mahnd\ noun

What It Means

A gourmand is a person who loves and appreciates good food and drink. Gourm...

Word of the Day
: January 20, 2025

\in-IM-it-uh-bul\ adjective

What It Means

Inimitable describes someone or something that is impossible to c...

Word of the Day
: January 18, 2025

\MIN-uh-skyool\ adjective

What It Means

Something described as minuscule is very small. Minuscule can also ...

Word of the Day
: January 17, 2025

\ap-rih-HEN-shun\ noun

What It Means

Apprehension most often refers to the fear that something bad or unple...

Word of the Day
: January 15, 2025

\HAK-need\ adjective

What It Means

Something is considered hackneyed when it is not interesting, funny, etc...

Word of the Day
: January 14, 2025

\DAY-us-eks-MAH-kih-nuh\ noun

What It Means

A deus ex machina is a character or thing that suddenly enters ...

Word of the Day
: January 13, 2025

\SEK-yuh-ler\ adjective

What It Means

Secular describes things that are not spiritual; that is, they relate...

Word of the Day
: January 12, 2025

\LYTE-moh-teef\ noun

What It Means

A leitmotif is a dominant recurring theme—something (such as a melody, a...

Word of the Day
: January 10, 2025

\un-TEN-uh-bul\ adjective

What It Means

Something, such as a position, excuse, or situation, that is descri...

Word of the Day
: January 9, 2025

\ik-SKER-zhun\ noun

What It Means

Excursion refers to a trip, and especially to a short one made for pleasur...

Word of the Day
: January 7, 2025

\bih-LEE-gur\ verb

What It Means

To beleaguer a person, business, etc. is to cause them constant or repeated...

Word of the Day
: January 6, 2025

\TOHM\ noun

What It Means

Tome is a formal word for a book, and especially a very large, thick, often schola...

Word of the Day
: January 5, 2025

\suh-ROO-lee-un\ adjective

What It Means

Cerulean describes things whose blue color resembles the blue of a ...

Word of the Day
: January 2, 2025

\poh-pur-REE\ noun

What It Means

Potpourri is a mixture of dried flower petals, leaves, and spices that is u...

Word of the Day
: January 1, 2025

\rih-JOO-vuh-nayt\ verb

What It Means

To rejuvenate a person, parts of the body, etc., is to make them feel ...

Word of the Day
: December 31, 2024

\TSYTE-gyste\ noun

What It Means

Zeitgeist refers to the general beliefs, ideas, and spirit of a time and ...

Word of the Day
: December 30, 2024

\er-BAYN\ adjective

What It Means

Someone described as urbane is notably polite, confident, or polished in...

Word of the Day
: December 28, 2024

\kun-DOHN\ verb

What It Means

To condone something that is considered wrong is to forgive or approve it, o...

Word of the Day
: December 27, 2024

\FYE-stee\ adjective

What It Means

Feisty describes someone who has or shows a lively aggressiveness espec...

Word of the Day
: December 26, 2024

\muh-NOR-uh\ noun

What It Means

A menorah is a candelabra with seven or nine lights that is used in Jewish...