Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: SANCTIMONIOUS adjective | sank-tuh-MOH-nee-us What It Means Someone described as sanctimonious behaves as though they are...

Catastrophe noun kuh-TASS-truh-fee What It Means A catastrophe is never a good thing. Catastrophe can refer to a momentous tragic...

Extenuate verb ik-STEN-yuh-wayt What It Means Extenuate is a formal word that is most often used to mean “to lessen...

WORD OF THE DAY: ECLECTIC adjective | ih-KLEK-tik What It Means Something described as eclectic, such as a collection or...

WORD OF THE DAY: OTIOSE adjective | OH-shee-ohss What It Means Otiose is a formal word typically used to describe...

WORD OF THE DAY: FOUNTAINHEAD noun | FOUN-tun-hed What It Means Fountainhead is a word usually encountered in literary contexts...

WORD OF THE DAY: PATRIOT noun | PAY-tree-ut What It Means Patriot refers to a person who loves and strongly...

WORD OF THE DAY: LIMPID adjective | LIM-pid What It Means Limpid describes things that are perfectly transparent or clear,...

WORD OF THE DAY: COTERIE noun | KOH-tuh-ree What It Means Coterie refers to an intimate and often exclusive group...

Eclectic adjective ih-KLEK-tik What It Means Something described as eclectic, such as a collection or a person's tastes, includes things taken...