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WORD OF THE DAY: SCUTTLEBUTT noun | SKUTT-ul-butt What It Means Scuttlebutt refers to rumor or gossip—in other words, talk...

WORD OF THE DAY: APOTROPAIC adjective | ap-uh-troh-PAY-ik What It Means Something described as apotropaic is designed or intended to...

WORD OF THE DAY: BUMPTIOUS adjective | BUMP-shus What It Means Bumptious describes people who are rudely and often noisily...

WORD OF DAY: DARLING noun | DAHR-ling What It Means Darling can refer to a dearly loved person or to...

WORD OF THE DAY: UNCANNY adjective | un-KAN-ee What It Means Uncanny is typically used to describe something that is...

WORD OF THE DAY: GLOSS verb | GLAHSS What It Means To gloss a word or phrase is to provide...

WORD OF DAY: MODICUM noun | MAH-dih-kum What It Means Modicum is a formal word that means “a small amount.”...

WORD OF THE DAY: INSOUCIANCE noun | in-SOO-see-unss What It Means Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling...

WORD OF THE DAY: EXCULPATE verb | EK-skull-payt What It Means To exculpate someone is to prove that they are...

WORD OF THE DAY: RISIBLE adjective | RIZZ-uh-bul What It Means Risible is a formal word used disapprovingly to describe...