Word of the Day: Subterfuge
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is subterfuge, a noun which means “an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.” (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/). […]
Word of the Day: Precipitate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru at Wordsmith.org, is precipitate, which can be either an adjective, a noun, or a verb. It is interesting that the […]
Word of the Day: Conjecture
Today’s word of the day, thanks again to Merriam-Webster, is conjecture. Conjecture can be either a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means “the formation or expression of […]
Word of the Day: Redoubt
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary website, is redoubt. The noun is pronounced /rɪˈdaʊt/, with the emphasis on the second syllable and the first syllable containing […]
Word of the Day: Marathon
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Dictionary Project, is marathon. Marathon is a noun that means “a foot race that covers a distance of 26 miles, 385 yards […]
Word of the Day: Praxis
Today’s word of the day, thanks again to Merriam-Webster, is praxis. Praxis is a noun that means “practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills,” […]
Word of the Day: Lambaste
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Merriam-Webster dictionary website, is lambaste, or lambast, which can be pronounced /læmˈbeɪst/ or /læmˈbæst/ (the first one rhymes with paste and the […]
Word of the Day: Divest
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru email (their word was divestiture), is divest. Divest is a verb that means to “to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.,” […]
Word of the Day: Tenuous
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the New York Times, is tenuous. Tenuous is an adjective that means “lacking substance or significance,” “affording no ease or reassurance,” “very thin […]
Word of the Day: Expiation
Today’s word of the day is expiation. It is defined as “the act of expiating” or “the means by which atonement or reparation is made” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/expiation). You know how annoying […]
Word of the Day: Throng
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the New York Times, is throng. Throng can be a noun or a verb, and as a verb it can be transitive (it […]
Word of the Day: Braggadocio
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Merriam-Webster, is braggadocio. Braggadocio “refers to brash and self-confident boasting—that is, the annoying or exaggerated talk of someone who is trying to sound […]