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WORD OF THE DAY: GRIOT noun|GREE-oh What It Means The term griot refers to any of a class of musician-entertainers...

WORD OF THE DAY: BEHEST noun|bih-HEST What It Means Behest can refer either to an authoritative order or an urgent...

Sanguine adjective SANG-gwin What It Means Sanguine is a formal word that today almost always describes someone who is confident and hopeful,...

Behest noun bih-HEST What It Means Behest can refer either to an authoritative order or an urgent prompting. // The committee met...

WORD OF THE DAY: MOLLIFY verb|MAH-luh-fye What It Means To mollify someone is to make them less angry. Mollify can...

HISTRIONIC adjective|hiss-tree-AH-nik What It Means Histrionic is a word used disapprovingly to describe someone or something that is too emotional or...

WORD OF THE DAY: ABEYANCE noun|uh-BAY-unss What It Means Abeyance is a formal word that is almost always used in...

WORD OF THE DAY: TRIVIAL adjective|TRIV-ee-ul What It Means Something described as trivial is of little worth or importance. //...

WORD OF DAY: CARP verb|KAHRP What It Means To carp is to complain in an annoying way. // They’re always...

Epitome noun ih-PIT-uh-mee What It Means Epitome means "a perfect example." It is usually used in the phrase "the epitome of," as...