Word of the Day

TENDENTIOUS adjective | ten-DEN-shus What It Means Tendentious is a formal word used disapprovingly to describe someone or something expressing a...

QUA preposition | KWAH What It Means Qua is a preposition used in formal speech or writing that means “in the...

EXODUS noun | EK-suh-dus What It Means An exodus is a situation in which many people leave a place at the same...

PALPABLE adjective | PAL-puh-bul What It Means Something described as palpable is obvious and notable. Palpable may also be used as a synonym of...

WORD OF DAY: NOBLESSE OBLIGE noun | noh-BLESS-uh-BLEEZH What It Means Noblesse oblige refers to the idea that people who...

WORD OF THE DAY: GINGERLY adjective | JIN-jer-lee What It Means An act or manner described as gingerly is very...

UNDERWHELM verb | un-der-WELM What It Means To underwhelm someone is to fail to impress or excite them. // Despite the hype,...

WORD OF THE DAY: REDOUBT noun | rih-DOUT What It Means Redoubt can refer specifically to a small building or...

INALIENABLE adjective | in-AY-lee-uh-nuh-bul What It Means  Something considered inalienable is impossible to take away or give up. // The American ethos...

PURLOIN verb per-LOYN What It Means To purloin is to take something that belongs to someone else—that is, to steal it. Purloin is...