Word of the Day

noun HAH-luh or KHAH-luh What It Means Challah refers to an egg-rich yeast-leavened bread that is usually braided or twisted before baking...

verb | por-TEND What It Means Portend is usually used in formal and literary contexts as a verb meaning “to...

adjective | el-ih-MAH-suh-nair-ee What It Means Eleemosynary means "of, relating to, or supported by charity." // She used her inheritance to...

noun | sa-VAHNT What It Means Savant is a formal word that refers to a learned person, especially someone with...

WORD OF THE DAY: DOCTRINAIRE adjective | dahk-truh-NAIR What It Means Doctrinaire is a formal word that means “stubbornly or...

noun- MISS-un-throhp What It Means A misanthrope is someone who hates people in general. // I finally relented on going...

MARGINALIA noun | mahr-juh-NAY-lee-uh What It Means Marginalia is a plural noun that refers to notes or other marks written...

noun | SHORT-SHRIFT What It Means Short shrift is most often used to mean “little or no attention or consideration.”...

BALKANISE Verb- BAWL-kuh-nyse What It Means   Balkanise is an often-capitalised verb meaning "to break up (a region, a group, etc.)...

ENDEMIC adjective | en-DEM-ik What It Means Endemic means “growing or existing in a certain place or region.” It can...