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

TEMPORIZE verb | TEM-puh-ryze What It Means To temporize is to avoid making a decision or giving a definite answer...

HIBERNACULUM noun | hye-ber-NAK-yuh-lum What It Means Hibernaculum (plural hibernacula) refers to a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal,...

DECOROUS adjective | DECK-er-us What It Means Decorous is a formal adjective used to describe an attitude or behaviour characterised by...

VERACITY noun | vuh-RASS-uh-tee What It Means Veracity is a formal word that can refer to truth or accuracy, or to the...

JAUNTY adjective | JAWN-tee What It Means Something described as jaunty is lively in manner or appearance. Jaunty can also describe something, such...

ESPOUSE verb ih-SPOWZ What It Means To espouse an ideology, belief, etc., is to take it up and support it as...

CONVERSANT adjective | kun-VER-sunt What It Means Conversant, usually used in the phrase "conversant with," describes someone who has knowledge of...

DREIDEL noun | DRAY-dul What It Means A dreidel is a 4-sided toy marked with Hebrew letters and spun like...

WORD OF THE DAY: MULTITUDINOUS adjective|mul-tuh-TOO-duh-nus What It Means Multitudinous is a formal word with meanings that relate to multitudes....