Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: AFFLUENT adjective | AF-loo-unt What It Means Someone described as affluent has a large amount of money and...

MELIORISM noun | MEE-lee-uh-riz-um What It Means Meliorism refers to the belief that the world tends to improve and that humans...

DERIDE verb | dih-RYDE What It Means To deride someone or something is to subject them to usually harsh and bitter insults...

WORD OF DAY: INCIDENCE noun | IN-suh-dunss What It Means Incidence refers to the number of times something happens or...

WORD OF THE DAY: SVELTE adjective | SVELT What It Means Someone described as svelte is considered slender or thin...

FOIST verb | FOIST What It Means Foist, which is almost always used with on or upon, is used when someone...

DYNASTY noun | DYE-nuh-stee What It Means Dynasty refers to a group (such as a team, family, etc.) that is...

Obstreperous adjective ub-STREP-uh-rus What It Means Obstreperous is a formal word that describes people or things that stubbornly resist control; in this...

GADFLY noun | GAD-flye What It Means In literal use, gadfly refers to any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly,...

WORD OF THE DAY: GLEAN verb | GLEEN What It Means To glean is to gather or collect something bit...