Word of the Day

CAUSTIC adjective | KAWSS-tik What It Means In general contexts, caustic describes bluntly and harshly critical remarks, statements, or ways of being...

OXYMORON noun | ahk-sih-MOR-ahn What It Means An oxymoron is a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings, such...

ASSAY verb | a-SAY What It Means Assay is a technical word meaning "to test something (such as a metal or...

MYRIAD noun | MEER-ee-ud What It Means The noun myriad is usually followed by of and means “a great number,” as in...

SUFFRAGE noun | SUF-rij What It Means Suffrage means “the right to vote in an election.” // The Nineteenth Amendment, which...

WORD OF THE DAY: FRISSON noun | free-SOHN (the second vowel is pronounced nasally) What It Means Frisson refers to...

EMPIRICAL adjective | im-PEER-uh-kul What It Means When we describe something, such as data, as empirical, we mean that it originated...

DUPLICITY noun | doo-PLISS-uh-tee What It Means Duplicity is a formal word that refers to dishonest behavior meant to trick or...

LACKLUSTER adjective | LAK-luss-ter What It Means Lackluster describes something lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality—in other words, something dull or...

WORD OF THE DAY: FUNGIBLE adjective FUN-juh-bul What It Means Fungible describes things, such as currency, goods, and commodities, that...