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noun | WEEL What It Means Weal is a somewhat old-fashioned word that refers to “a state of being happy,...

adjective | FRAWT  What It Means Fraught means “causing or having a lot of emotional stress or worry.” When fraught...

noun ROO-brik What It Means Rubric is a somewhat formal word that is most often used to mean “an established...

verb | SKROO-tuh-nyze What It Means Scrutinise means "to examine (something) carefully especially in a critical way." // I closely...

noun HAH-luh or KHAH-luh What It Means Challah refers to an egg-rich yeast-leavened bread that is usually braided or twisted before baking...

verb | por-TEND What It Means Portend is usually used in formal and literary contexts as a verb meaning “to...

adjective | el-ih-MAH-suh-nair-ee What It Means Eleemosynary means "of, relating to, or supported by charity." // She used her inheritance to...

noun | sa-VAHNT What It Means Savant is a formal word that refers to a learned person, especially someone with...

by Karen Abrams, MBA, EdD Candidate '25 A recent study conducted by the National Center for Family & Community Connections...

A recent survey by Commonsensemedia.org studied the news consumption behavior of more than 800 U.S. 13- to 18-year-olds. The survey...