Education & Technology

BUGBEAR noun | BUG-bair What It Means A bugbear is a source of dread or irritation; in other words, something that causes...

WORD OF THE DAY: VALOROUS adjective | VAL-uh-russ What It Means Someone or something described as valorous is marked by...

WORD OF THE DAY: SUFFUSE verb | suh-FYOOZ What It Means To suffuse something is to spread over it or...

AUDACIOUS adjective | aw-DAY-shus What It Means Audacious is an adjective used to describe people, or things that people make...

MIEN noun | MEEN What It Means Mien is a literary word that refers to a person's demeanor or appearance, especially...

COCKAMAMIE adjective | kah-kuh-MAY-mee What It Means Cockamamie is an adjective used to describe something ridiculous, silly, or incredible. // Instead...

TERRAFORM verb | TEH-ruh-form What It Means To terraform something (such as a planet or moon) is to transform it so that...

by Karen Abrams As a mother, an advocate for quality education, and a concerned citizen, I am sounding the alarm...

REQUISITE adjective | REK-wuh-zut What It Means Requisite is a synonym of necessary and essential that describes something needed for a...

WORD OF THE DAY: MAELSTROM noun | MAIL-strum What It Means A maelstrom is a powerful often violent whirlpool that...