Tag: tyranny
Word of the Day: Promulgate
Todays’ word of the day is promulgate, thanks to the New York Times. To promulgate is “to make known by public statement or announcement” or “to put a law into […]
Word of the Day: Hapless
Today’s Word of the Day, courtesy of WordSmith.org, is hapless, an adjective meaning “unfortunate,” according to Anu Garg at A.Word.a.Day. He says that the etymology is “from Old Norse happ […]
Word of the Day: Chevalier
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Anu Garg’s A.Word.A.Day at the WordGenious website, is chevalier, which is a noun that means “A chivalrous man, one having qualities of courtesy, […]
Word of the Day: Amatorculist
Amatorculist: Word of the Day Today’s word of the day is amatorculist. As I am sure the –ist ending indicates, the word is a noun, and it means “A pretend […]
Word of the Day: Philippic
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the website www.dictionary.com, is philippic, a noun or adjective meaning “any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation.” The website goes on the explain, […]
Word of the Day: Pithy
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the GRE Word of the Day website, is pithy. I mean, of course, that the word we are going to define is the […]