Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: ACQUISITIVE adjective   |   uh-KWIZ-uh-tiv Someone or something described as acquisitive is characterised by a strong desire...

WORD OF THE DAY: SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL noun | sem-ee-kwin-sen-TEN-ee-ul Semiquincentennial refers to a 250th anniversary or its celebration. The word can...

WORD OF THE DAY: CORRODE verb | kuh-ROHD What It Means Corrode means "to slowly break apart and destroy (metal, an...

WORD OF THE DAY: SAGACIOUS adjective   |   suh-GAY-shus Someone or something described as sagacious has or shows an ability to understand difficult...

NABOB noun | NAY-bahb What It Means A nabob is a very rich or important person. // The upscale hotel...

BEREFT adjective | bih-REFT What It Means To be bereft is to be deprived or robbed of something, or to...

WORD OF THE DAY: UMAMI noun   |   oo-MAH-mee Umami refers to the taste sensation that is produced by several amino acids...

WORD OF THE DAY: GAINSAY verb | gayn-SAY To gainsay something is to deny or disagree with it, or to...

WORD OF THE DAY: ORACULAR adjective | aw-RAK-yuh-ler Oracular is a formal word that can describe something used to forecast...

WORD OF THE DAY: SYMBIOSIS noun   |   sim-bee-OH-sis Symbiosis is a formal word that refers to a relationship between two people...