Word of the Day

LODESTONE noun LOHD-stohn What It Means When used literally, lodestone refers to the mineral magnetite, a magnetic iron ore. Lodestone is also used figuratively to refer...

EFFICACIOUS adjective | ef-uh-KAY-shus What It Means Efficacious is a formal word used to describe something—often a treatment, medicine, or remedy—that...

FOMENT verb | FOH-ment What It Means To foment something, such as hostility or opposition, is to cause it, or try to...

INCOGNITO adjective or adverb | in-kahg-NEE-toh What It Means When you go incognito, your true identity is kept secret (as through...

WORD OF THE DAY: CONSTERNATION noun | kahn-ster-NAY-shun What It Means Consternation is a formal word that refers to a...

GOSSIP verb GAH-sup What It Means To gossip is to talk about the personal lives of other people. // The two...

MOXIE noun MAHK-see What It Means Moxie can refer to courage and determination (aka nerve), energy and pep (aka verve), or know-how (as, say,...

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...