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WORD OF THE DAY: AMORTISE verb|AM-er-tyze What It Means To amortise something, such as a mortgage, is to pay for...

WORD OF THE DAY: RETROSPECTIVE adjective|reh-truh-SPEK-tiv What It Means Retrospective describes something that relates to the past or to something...

WORD OF THE DAY: CHARISMA noun|kuh-RIZ-muh What It Means Charisma refers to a special magnetic charm or appeal that causes...

NEFARIOUS adjective | nih-FAIR-ee-us What It Means Nefarious is a formal word that describes something as evil or immoral. // Authorities...

WORD OF THE DAY: YEN noun|YEN What It Means A yen is a strong desire, urge, or craving for something....

WORD OF THE DAY: APROPOS preposition| ap-ruh-POH What It Means Apropos is used as a preposition to mean "with regard...

WORD OF THE DAY: GRANDIOSE adjective| gran-dee-OHSS What It Means Grandiose is usually used disapprovingly to describe something that seems...

WORD OF THE DAY:NOEL noun|noh-EL What It Means When capitalised, Noel refers to Christmas or the Christmas season. Uncapitalised, noel...

WORD OF THE DAY: HARK BACK verb|HAHRK-BAK What It Means Harking back can be about turning back to an earlier...

WORD OF THE DAY: BESPOKE adjective| bih-SPOHK What It Means Bespoke describes something that is custom-made—that is, made to fit...