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EMULATE verb | EM-yuh-layt What It Means If you emulate someone or something, you try to be like that person or thing....

CACOPHONY noun | ka-KAH-fuh-nee What It Means A cacophony is a mixture of loud and usually harsh unpleasant sounds. Cacophony can also...

WORD OF THE DAY: OBEISANCE noun | oh-BEE-sunss What It Means Obeisance is a synonym of homage that refers to...

REFURBISH verb rih-FER-bish What It Means To refurbish something is to brighten or freshen it up, or to repair and make...

WORD OF THE DAY: LUMINARY noun | LOO-muh-nair-ee What It Means A luminary is a person of prominence or brilliant...

WORD OF THE DAY: GERMANE adjective | jer-MAYN What It Means Germane is a formal synonym of relevant that describes...

WORD OF DAY: WELTANSCHAUUNG noun | VELT-ahn-show-ung ("ow" as in "cow") What It Means A Weltanschauung is a worldview; in...

WORD OF DAY: DESCRY verb | dih-SKRYE What It Means Descry is a literary word that, like discover or find...

WORD OF THE DAY: AD HOMINEM adjective | ad-HAH-muh-num What It Means Something described as ad hominem involves an attack...

SALUBRIOUS adjective | suh-LOO-bree-us What It Means Salubrious is a formal word that means “favorable to or promoting health or well-being.”...