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WORD OF THE DAY: MENAGERIE noun|muh-NAJ-uh-ree What It Means Menagerie refers to a collection of animals kept especially to be...

WORD OF THE DAY: ACERBIC adjective|uh-SER-bik What It Means Something described as acerbic is sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in...

WORD OF THE DAY: COGNOSCENTE noun|kahn-yuh-SHEN-tee What It Means Cognoscente refers to a person with expert knowledge in a subject....

WORD OF THE DAY: WREAK verb|REEK What It Means Wreak means “to cause something very harmful or damaging.” It is...

RANCID adjective RAN-sid What It Means Rancid usually describes something edible that has a strong and unpleasant smell or taste because it...

LITANY noun LIT-uh-nee What It Means Litany usually refers to a long list of complaints, problems, etc. It can also refer to...

WORD OF THE DAY: LITANY noun|LIT-uh-nee What It Means Litany usually refers to a long list of complaints, problems, etc....

WORD OF THE DAY: FROLIC verb|FRAH-lik What It Means To frolic is to play and move about happily. // We...

WORD OF THE DAY: SEDENTARY adjective|SED-un-tair-ee What It Means Something described as sedentary does or involves a lot of sitting. Sedentary can also mean...

WORD OF THE DAY: ETYMOLOGY noun|eh-tuh-MAH-luh-jee What It Means An etymology is an explanation of a word’s history—that is, where the word...