Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: PARLAY verb | PAHR-lay What It Means To parlay something is to use or develop it...

WORD OF THE DAY: DEUS EX MACHINA noun | DAY-us-eks-MAH-kih-nuh What It Means A deus ex machina is a character...

WORD OF DAY: SECULAR adjective | SEK-yuh-ler What It Means Secular describes things that are not spiritual; that is, they relate...

WORD OF THE DAY: LEITMOTIF noun | LYTE-moh-teef What It Means A leitmotif is a dominant recurring theme—something (such as...

WORD OF THE DAY: FULMINATE verb FULL-muh-nayt What It Means To fulminate is to complain loudly or angrily about something....

WORD OF THE DAY: COZEN verb | KUZ-un What It Means To cozen someone is to deceive, win over, or...

WORD OF THE DAY: UNTENABLE adjective | un-TEN-uh-bul What It Means Something, such as a position, excuse, or situation, that...

 WORD OF THE DAY: EXCURSION noun | ik-SKER-zhun What It Means Excursion refers to a trip, and especially to a...

WORD OF THE DAY: GELID adjective | JELL-id What It Means Something described as gelid, such as the weather or...

WORD OF THE DAY: TOME noun | TOHM What It Means Tome is a formal word for a book, and...