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AUGUR verb | AW-gur What It Means To augur is to show or suggest, especially from omens, that something might...

WORD OF DAY: SCRUPULOUS adjective|SKROO-pyuh-lus What It Means Scrupulous describes someone who is very careful about doing something correctly, or...

WORD OF THE DAY: MÉTIER noun|MET-yay What It Means Métier, sometimes styled metier, is a formal word that refers to...

WORD OF THE DAY: EXASPERATE verb|ig-ZASS-puh-rayt What It Means To exasperate someone is to cause them irritation or annoyance, or...

BELTANE noun | BEL-tayn What It Means Beltane refers to the Celtic May Day festival. // Beltane falls each year approximately halfway between...

INTERLOCUTOR noun | in-ter-LAH-kyuh-ter What It Means Interlocutor is a formal word that means “one who takes part in dialogue or conversation.”...

WORD OF THE DAY: SPECULATE verb|SPEK-yuh-layt What It Means In general contexts, speculate means "to form ideas or theories about...

WORD OF THE DAY: EVANESCENT adjective|ev-uh-NESS-unt What It Means Evanescent is a formal and literary word that describes something that...

WORD OF THE DAY: BOONDOGGLE noun|BOON-dah-gul What It Means A boondoggle is an expensive and wasteful project usually paid for...

WORD OF THE DAY: ONEROUS adjective|AH-nuh-rus What It Means Onerous means "involving, imposing, or constituting a burden." It typically describes...