Word of the Day

ACQUIESCE verb verb | ak-wee-ESS What It Means To acquiesce to something is to accept it, agree with it, or...

WORD OF THE DAY: WIFTY adjective   |   WIF-tee Wifty, a synonym of ditzy, describes something or someone eccentrically silly or...

WORD OF THE DAY: GAMUT noun   |   GAM-ut A gamut is a range or series of related things. When we say that...

WORD OF THE DAY: TENUOUS adjective   |   TEN-yoo-us Something described as tenuous is flimsy, weak, or uncertain. // The theater had a tenuous existence...

WORD OF THE DAY: EMBLAZON verb | im-BLAY-zun To emblazon something is to decorate its surface, usually with a name,...

WORD OF THE DAY: HALE adjective | HAIL Someone described as hale is in good and often exceptional health. Hale...

WORD OF THE DAY: BLANDISHMENT a noun | BLAN-dish-munt Blandishments are nice things that you say or do to convince...

WORD OF THE: SATURNINE adjective   |   SAT-er-nyne Saturnine is a literary word that typically describes people who are glum and grumpy,...

WORD OF THE DAY: FOIBLE noun   |   FOY-bul Foibles are minor flaws or shortcomings in someone's character or behavior. In fencing, foible refers...

DELETERIOUS adjective | del-uh-TEER-ee-us What It Means Deleterious is a word used in formal speech and writing to describe something that...