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WORD OF THE DAY: LUMINARIA noun | loo-muh-NAIR-ee-uh What It Means A luminaria is a lantern—traditionally used in Christmas celebrations...

WORD OF THE DAY: GARGOYLE noun | GAR-goy-ul What It Means A gargoyle is a strange or grotesque human or...

ELYSIAN adjective | ih-LIZH-un What It Means Something described as elysian is blissful or delightful in a way that evokes something otherworldly. Elysian is...

Mangle verb MANG-gul What It Means To mangle something is to ruin it due to carelessness or a lack of skill. Mangle can...

TENET noun | TEN-ut What It Means A tenet is a principle, belief, or doctrine that is held to be true by...

Ominous adjective AH-muh-nus What It Means Something described as ominous hints or suggests that something bad is coming or is going to happen....

WORD OF THE DAY: FERRET verb | FAIR-ut What It Means To ferret means to find something, such as information,...

RETRONYM noun | RET-roh-nim What It Means Retronym refers to a term (such as analog watch, film camera, or acoustic guitar)...

WORD OF THE DAY: CIRCUMSPECT adjective | SER-kum-spekt What It Means Someone described as circumspect is careful to consider all...

WORD OF THE DAY- ACCOLADE noun | AK-uh-layd What It Means Accolade refers to an award or expression of praise....