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WORD OF THE DAY: SVELTE adjective | SVELT What It Means Someone described as svelte is considered slender or thin...

FOIST verb | FOIST What It Means Foist, which is almost always used with on or upon, is used when someone...

DYNASTY noun | DYE-nuh-stee What It Means Dynasty refers to a group (such as a team, family, etc.) that is...

Obstreperous adjective ub-STREP-uh-rus What It Means Obstreperous is a formal word that describes people or things that stubbornly resist control; in this...

GADFLY noun | GAD-flye What It Means In literal use, gadfly refers to any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly,...

WORD OF THE DAY: GLEAN verb | GLEEN What It Means To glean is to gather or collect something bit...

WORD OF THE DAY:  SYMPOSIUM noun | sim-POH-zee-um What It Means Symposium can refer either to a formal meeting at...

WORD OF THE DAY: COUNTERMAND verb | KOUNT-er-mand What It Means To countermand an order is to revoke it, especially...

EBULLIENT adjective | ih-BULL-yunt What It Means If someone or something is appealingly lively and enthusiastic, they may also be...

PANOPLY noun | PAN-uh-plee What It Means Panoply is a formal word that refers to a group or collection that is...