Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: PALIMPSEST noun|PAL-imp-sest What It Means Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as...

WORD OF THE DAY: JETTISON verb|JET-uh-sun What It Means When you jettison something, you get rid of it either because...

WORD OF THE DAY: DISSOCIATE verb|dih-SOH-shee-ayt What It Means To dissociate is to separate oneself from association or union with...

WORD OF DAY: PETULANT adjective|PET-chuh-lunt What It Means Petulant describes a person who is angry and annoyed, or an attitude...

Doppelgänger noun DAH-pul-gang-er What It Means A doppelgänger is someone who looks very much like another person. In literary use, doppelgänger refers to...

WORD OF THE DAY: QUIBBLE verb|KWIB-ul What It Means To quibble is to argue or complain about small, unimportant things....

FACILE adjective FASS-ul What It Means Facile is a formal adjective that is used disapprovingly to describe something that is too simple,...

WORD OF THE DAY: BROUHAHA noun|BROO-hah-hah What It Means Brouhaha is a synonym of both uproar and hubbub that refers...

WORD OF THE DAY: EMBELLISH verb|im-BELL-ish What It Means To embellish something is to make it more appealing or attractive...

WORD OF THE DAY: SUI GENERIS adjective|soo-eye-JEN-uh-ris What It Means Sui generis is a formal adjective used to describe someone...