Word of the Day Archive
Sunday, March 1, 2026
JAUNTY - can also describe something, such as an article of clothing, that suggests a lively and confident quality.
Saturday, February 28, 2026
ESPOUSE - is usually encountered in formal speech and writing.
Friday, February 27, 2026
CONVERSANT - , usually used in the phrase conversant with, describes someone who has knowledge of or experience with something.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
DREIDEL - , is also called dreidel.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
MULTITUDINOUS - is a formal word with meanings that relate to multitudes.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
ALLEVIATE - can also mean to partially remove or correct.
Monday, February 23, 2026
WAGGISH - describes someone who is silly and playful, and especially someone who displays a mischievous sense of humor.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
LEVIATHAN - is a word with literary flair that can refer broadly to something very large and powerful, or more narrowly to a large sea animal, or a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy.
Friday, February 20, 2026
PALTRY - is a formal word that can describe something that is very small or too small in amount, or something that has little meaning, importance, or worth.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
BRAVADO - refers to confident or brave talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
ENIGMATIC - The bands lead singer has always been an enigmatic figure, refusing to use social media or even sit for interviews.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
SENSIBILITY - is a formal word often used in its plural form to refer someones personal or cultural approach to what they encounter, as in the speaker made sure to tailor his speech to the sensibilities of his audience.
Monday, February 16, 2026
INOCULATE - or antigen into them especially in order to treat or prevent a disease.
Sunday, February 15, 2026
FROWSY - The lamp, discovered in a neglected corner of a frowsy antique store, turned out to be quite valuable.
Saturday, February 14, 2026
ALCHEMY - refers to a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way.
Friday, February 13, 2026
CAJOLE - can also mean to deceive with soothing words or false promises.
Thursday, February 12, 2026
PSEUDONYM - bell hooks is the pseudonym of the American writer Gloria Jean Watkins.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
ICONOCLAST - originally referred to someone who destroys religious images or who opposes their veneration.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
EXCULPATORY - Their lawyer presented insurmountable exculpatory evidence at the trial.
Monday, February 9, 2026
SUSTAIN - also means to hold up the weight of, to suffer or endure, or to confirm or prove.
Sunday, February 8, 2026
CORNUCOPIA - , is a curved, hollow goats horn or similarly shaped receptacle such as a hornshaped basket that is overflowing, especially with fruit and vegetables.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
UNABASHED - Unabashed by their booing and hissing, the artist continued with the musical performance.
Friday, February 6, 2026
PERDITION - refers to hell, or to the state of being in hell forever as punishment after deathin other words, damnation.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
AMALGAMATE - is a formal verb meaning to unite two or more things into one thing.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
DESOLATE - describes places that lack people, plants, animals, etc.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
METONYMY - refers to a figure of speech in which a word that is associated with something is used to refer to the thing itself, as when crown is used to mean king or queen.
Monday, February 2, 2026
BLOVIATE - The podcaster tends to bloviate endlessly on topics about which he is not particularly knowledgeable.
Sunday, February 1, 2026
GAUCHE - describes someone or something having or showing a lack of awareness about the proper way to behave.
Saturday, January 31, 2026
SERENDIPITY - refers to luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for, or to an instance of such luck.
