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WORD OF THE DAY: PERDITION noun|per-DISH-un What It Means Perdition refers to hell, or to the state of being in...

WORD OF THE DAY: AMALGAMATE verb|uh-MAL-guh-mayt What It Means Amalgamate is a formal verb meaning "to unite (two or more...

WORD OF THE DAY: DESOLATE adjective|DESS-uh-lut What It Means Desolate describes places that lack people, plants, animals, etc., that make...

WORD OF THE DAY:METONYMY noun|muh-TAH-nuh-mee What It Means Metonymy refers to a figure of speech in which a word that...

WORD OF THE DAY:BLOVIATE verb|BLOH-vee-ayt What It Means To bloviate is to speak or write in an arrogant tone and...

GAUCHE adjective GOHSH What It Means Gauche describes someone or something having or showing a lack of awareness about the proper way...

WORD OF THE DAY:SERENDIPITY noun|sair-un-DIP-uh-tee What It Means Serendipity refers to luck that takes the form of finding valuable or...

WORD OF THE DAY: ECCENTRIC adjective|ik-SEN-trik What It Means Eccentric usually describes people and things that deviate from conventional or accepted...

WORD OF THE DAY: CRUCIBLE noun KROO-suh-bul What It Means A crucible, in the word’s literal use, is a pot in...

WRITHE verb RYTHE What It Means To writhe is to twist one’s body from side to side. The word is often...