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PUNGENT adjective PUN-junt What It Means Pungent typically describes things that have a strong, sharp taste or smell. It can also describe...

WORD OF THE DAY: WHIMSICAL adjective | WIM-zih-kul What It Means Something described as whimsical is unusual in a playful...

FACILITATE verb | fuh-SIL-uh-tayt What It Means To facilitate something is to help bring it about, as in "her rise to power...

DYED-IN-THE-WOOL adjective | dyde-in-thuh-WOOL What It Means Someone described as dyed-in-the-wool has very strong, uncompromising beliefs or opinions. // The festival was...

CONSIGLIERE noun | kohn-sil-YEH-reh What It Means Consigliere refers to a trusted adviser or counselor. Originally, a consigliere specifically served the leader of...

PUNGENT adjective | PUN-junt What It Means Pungent typically describes things that have a strong, sharp taste or smell. It can...

LAMBENT adjective | LAM-bunt What It Means When used literally, lambent can mean “softly bright or radiant” or “flickering.” Lambent is also often used...

ASSUAGE verb | uh-SWAYJ What It Means Assuage is a formal word most often used when the intensity of something painful...

WORD OF THE DAY: SASHAY verb | sa-SHAY What It Means To sashay is to proudly walk in a slow,...

HASHTAG noun | HASH-tag What It Means A hashtag is a word or phrase that starts with the symbol # and that...