Word of the Day

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...

EXACERBATE verb | ig-ZASS-er-bayt What It Means Exacerbate means "to make more violent, bitter, or severe." // It seemed as...

NYTimes Photo  \ ˈkər- sə -rē \ adjective: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough The word cursory has appeared in...

IMPLACABLE adjective | im-PLAK-uh-bul What It Means Implacable means "not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated; not placable."...

GUMPTION Definition: common sense, horse sense; enterprise, initiative Example: "Plans for the relocation and expansion of Vacaville's homeless shelter have...

HOODWINK verb HOOD-wink What It Means Hoodwink means “to deceive or trick someone.” // The salesperson hoodwinked us into buying...

PALADIN noun | PAL-uh-din What It Means A paladin is a leading champion of a cause, or a trusted military...

WORD OF THE DAY: PUTATIVE adjective pu·​ta·​tive ˈpyü-tə-tiv 1: commonly accepted or supposed 2 : assumed to exist or to...