Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: ECCENTRIC adjective|ik-SEN-trik What It Means Eccentric usually describes people and things that deviate from conventional or accepted...

WORD OF THE DAY: CRUCIBLE noun KROO-suh-bul What It Means A crucible, in the word’s literal use, is a pot in...

WRITHE verb RYTHE What It Means To writhe is to twist one’s body from side to side. The word is often...

WORD OF DAY: RADIAL adjective|RAY-dee-ul What It Means Radial describes things that are arranged or have parts arranged in straight...

WORD OF THE DAY: HEYDAY noun|HAY-day What It Means Heyday refers to the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or...

WORD OF THE DAY: PEREMPTORY  adjective puh-REMP-tuh-ree What It Means Peremptory is a formal word used especially in legal contexts...

WORD OF THE DAY: ABIDE verb|uh-BYDE What It Means If someone cannot abide someone or something bad, unpleasant, etc., they...

DOUGHTY adjective DOW-tee What It Means Doughty is a word with an old-fashioned flair used to describe someone who is brave, strong,...

TEMERITY noun tuh-MAIR-uh-tee What It Means Temerity is the quality of being confident and unafraid of danger or punishment, especially in...

WORD OF THE DAY: IMPROVIDENT  adjective im-PRAH-vuh-dunt What It Means Improvident is a formal word used to describe something that...