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WORD OF THE DAY: ENVISAGE verb | in-VIZ-ij What It Means To envisage something is to picture it in your mind, or...

NOBBY adjective | NAH-bee What It Means Nobby is a synonym of chic and typically describes people and things that are...

WORD OF THE DAY: OVERWEENING adjective | oh-ver-WEE-ning What It Means To describe someone as overweening is to say that...

Purview noun PER-vyoo What It Means Purview refers to an area within which someone or something has authority, influence, or knowledge. It...

Kafkaesque adjective kahf-kuh-ESK What It Means Something described as Kafkaesque has an often nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality to it. More broadly,...

BOWDLERISE verb | BOHD-ler-ise What It Means In its strictest sense, to bowdlerise a book, manuscript, etc. is to modify it by...

GENIAL adjective | JEEN-yul What It Means Someone described as genial is cheerful and pleasant; a thing described as genial suggests or expresses friendliness...

WORD OF THE DAY: GENIAL adjective | JEEN-yul What It Means Someone described as genial is cheerful and pleasant; a thing described...

RACONTEUR noun | ra-kahn-TER What It Means A raconteur is someone who excels in telling anecdotes. // A bona fide raconteur, Paola can...

VISCERAL adjective | VISS-uh-rul   What It Means Visceral is an adjective that describes something as coming from or triggering an...