Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: ZIGGURAT noun | ZIG-uh-rat What It Means A ziggurat is an ancient Mesopotamian temple consisting of a pyramidal...

WORD OF THE DAY: CONVOLUTED adjective | KAHN-vuh-loo-tud What It Means Something described as convoluted is very complicated and difficult to understand,...

WORD OF THE DAY: SLOUGH verb | SLUFF What It Means Slough is a formal verb used for the action...

FURTIVE adjective FER-tiv What It Means Furtive describes something that is done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed....

ALACRITY noun | uh-LAK-ruh-tee What It Means Alacrity refers to a quick and cheerful readiness to do something. // She accepted...

WORD OF THE DAY: DECIMATE verb | DESS-uh-mayt What It Means Decimate can mean both “to destroy a large number...

WORD OF THE DAY: NONCHALANT adjective | nahn-shuh-LAHNT What It Means Someone described as nonchalant is relaxed and calm, either because they...

WORD OF THE  DAY: TRAVAIL noun | truh-VAIL What It Means Travail is a formal word, usually used in plural, that...

WORD OF THE DAY: OSTENSIBLE adjective | ah-STEN-suh-bul What It Means Ostensible is used to describe something that seems or is...

WORD OF THE DAY: CHARY adjective | CHAIR-ee What It Means Chary is usually used with about or of to...