Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: BIFURCATE verb | BYE-fer-kayt What It Means When something bifurcates, it divides into two branches or...

Felicitous Adjective fih-LISS-uh-tus What It Means Felicitous is an adjective most often used in formal speech and writing to describe something that...

DETRITUS noun | dih-TRYE-tus What It Means Detritus refers to debris—that is, the pieces that remain when something breaks, falls apart,...

Kinetic What It Means Kinetic has several meanings that all have to do with movement. In physics, kinetic means "of or relating to...

CULPRIT noun | KUL-prit What It Means Culprit refers to a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong. Culprit can...

WORD OF THE DAY: OLFACTORY adjective | ahl-FAK-tuh-ree What It Means Olfactory describes things that have to do with the...

WORD OF THE DAY: ABNEGATE verb | AB-nih-gayt What It Means Abnegate is a formal word that is most often...

WORD OF THE DAY: NEBBISH noun | NEB-ish What It Means Nebbish refers to a timid, meek, or ineffectual person....

SCRUMPTIOUS adjective | SKRUMP-shus What It Means Scrumptious is an informal word that is usually used as a synonym of delicious,...

BOILERPLATE noun | BOY-ler-playt What It Means Boilerplate is a noun that refers to standard or formulaic language, a meaning that...