Word of the Day

REFURBISH verb rih-FER-bish What It Means To refurbish something is to brighten or freshen it up, or to repair and make...

WORD OF THE DAY: LUMINARY noun | LOO-muh-nair-ee What It Means A luminary is a person of prominence or brilliant...

WORD OF THE DAY: GERMANE adjective | jer-MAYN What It Means Germane is a formal synonym of relevant that describes...

WORD OF DAY: WELTANSCHAUUNG noun | VELT-ahn-show-ung ("ow" as in "cow") What It Means A Weltanschauung is a worldview; in...

WORD OF DAY: DESCRY verb | dih-SKRYE What It Means Descry is a literary word that, like discover or find...

WORD OF THE DAY: AD HOMINEM adjective | ad-HAH-muh-num What It Means Something described as ad hominem involves an attack...

SALUBRIOUS adjective | suh-LOO-bree-us What It Means Salubrious is a formal word that means “favorable to or promoting health or well-being.”...

CONNIVE verb | kuh-NYVE What It Means To connive is to secretly help someone do something dishonest or illegal. // Roger suspected...

WORD OF THE DAY: PROXIMITY noun | prahk-SIM-uh-tee What It Means Proximity is the quality or state of being near...

WORD OF THE DAY: INVETERATE adjective | in-VET-uh-rut What It Means Inveterate is a formal word used to describe someone...