Word of the Day

DAUNTLESS adjective | DAWNT-lus What It Means Someone or something described as dauntless is incapable of being intimidated or subdued, or in...

HOMILY noun | HAH-muh-lee What It Means A homily is a usually short talk on a religious or moral topic. Homily may...

COMPRISE verb | kum-PRYZE What It Means Comprise is a verb that first meant "to be made up of (something); to...

WORD OF THE DAY: COGENT adjective | KOH-junt What It Means Cogent is a formal word that describes something that is...

WORD OF THE DAY: SALVO noun | SAL-voh What It Means In military contexts, salvo refers to various actions involving...

OUTLANDISH adjective | out-LAN-dish What It Means Outlandish describes things that are strikingly strange or unusual; in this use, it's a...

FORTE noun | FOR-tay What It Means Forte refers to something that a person does well, or in other words, a...

LOQUACIOUS adjective | loh-KWAY-shus What It Means Someone described as loquacious might also be called wordy (prone to using more words than...

BON VIVANT noun | bahn-vee-VAHNT What It Means A bon vivant is a sociable person who has cultivated and refined tastes especially...

RECTITUDE noun | REK-tuh-tood What It Means Rectitude is a formal noun that means “moral integrity or righteousness” or “the quality...