Word of the Day

PUNGENT adjective | PUN-junt What It Means Pungent typically describes things that have a strong, sharp taste or smell. It can...

LAMBENT adjective | LAM-bunt What It Means When used literally, lambent can mean “softly bright or radiant” or “flickering.” Lambent is also often used...

ASSUAGE verb | uh-SWAYJ What It Means Assuage is a formal word most often used when the intensity of something painful...

WORD OF THE DAY: SASHAY verb | sa-SHAY What It Means To sashay is to proudly walk in a slow,...

HASHTAG noun | HASH-tag What It Means A hashtag is a word or phrase that starts with the symbol # and that...

JAUNDICED adjective | JAWN-dist What It Means Jaundiced means “showing or influenced by feelings of distrust, distaste, or hostility.” Someone...

NUDNIK noun | NOOD-nik (the "OO" is as in "good") What It Means Nudnik refers to a person who is a...

INDOMITABLE adjective | in-DAH-muh-tuh-bul What It Means Indomitable is a formal word used to describe something that is impossible to...

RECONCILE verb | REK-un-syle   What It Means Reconcile has several meanings that have to do with settling or resolving...

PERENNIAL adjective | puh-REN-ee-ul What It Means Perennial is used to describe things that exist or continue in the same...