Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: CALLOUS adjective | KAL-us What It Means Someone or something described as callous does not feel...

MACGUFFIN noun | muh-GUFF-in What It Means A MacGuffin is an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves...

FISSILE adjective FISS-ul What It Means Fissile describes materials that are capable of undergoing fission—that is, the process in which the nucleus of...

ABSOLVE verb ub-ZAHLV What It Means To absolve someone is to free them from a responsibility or commitment, or from the...

EMOTE verb | ih-MOHT What It Means To emote is to express emotion in a very dramatic or obvious way. // He...

GRATUITOUS adjective | gruh-TOO-uh-tuss What It Means Gratuitous describes things that are not necessary, appropriate, or justified, as in "a gratuitous...

WORD OF THE DAY: PROGNOSTICATE verb | prahg-NAHSS-tuh-kayt What It Means To prognosticate is to predict or foreshadow something. //...

WORD OF THE DAY: ACQUISITIVE adjective | uh-KWIZ-uh-tiv What It Means Someone or something described as acquisitive is characterised by...

DAMASK noun DAM-usk What It Means Damask refers to a usually shiny, thick fabric (as of linen, cotton, silk, or rayon) made with...

QUOTIDIAN adjective | kwoh-TID-ee-un What It Means Something described as quotidian occurs every day or occurs routinely or typically. More broadly, quotidian is used...