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Word of the Day
: February 6, 2025

\AD-LIB\ verb

What It Means

To ad-lib something, such as a performance or part of a performance, is to impr...

Word of the Day
: February 4, 2025

\ZAHF-tig\ adjective

What It Means

Someone described as zaftig has a full, rounded figure, or in other word...

Word of the Day
: February 3, 2025

\sahr-KAH-fuh-gus\ noun

What It Means

Sarcophagus refers to a coffin, and specifically a stone coffin.

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Word of the Day
: February 2, 2025

\PRESS-ij\ verb

What It Means

To presage something is to give or be a sign that it will happen in the futur...

Word of the Day
: February 1, 2025

\dis-pyuh-TAY-shus\ adjective

What It Means

Disputatious is a formal word used to describe someone who ofte...

Word of the Day
: January 31, 2025

\in-KROHCH\ verb

What It Means

To encroach is to gradually move or go into an area that is beyond the usual...

Word of the Day
: January 30, 2025

\aw-DISH-un\ noun

What It Means

An audition is a short performance to show the talents of someone (such as ...

Word of the Day
: January 28, 2025

\SWORD\ noun

What It Means

Sward is a literary word that refers to an area of land covered with grass.

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Word of the Day
: January 26, 2025

\ser-KYOO-uh-tus\ adjective

What It Means

If something—such as a path, route, or journey—is described as ci...

Word of the Day
: January 25, 2025

\NOH-mun-klay-cher\ noun

What It Means

Nomenclature is a formal word that refers to a system of names that ...

Word of the Day
: January 24, 2025

\DYE-verz\ adjective

What It Means

Divers is an adjective meaning "numbering more than one."

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Word of the Day
: January 21, 2025

\GOOR-mahnd\ noun

What It Means

A gourmand is a person who loves and appreciates good food and drink. Gourm...

Word of the Day
: January 20, 2025

\in-IM-it-uh-bul\ adjective

What It Means

Inimitable describes someone or something that is impossible to c...

Word of the Day
: January 18, 2025

\MIN-uh-skyool\ adjective

What It Means

Something described as minuscule is very small. Minuscule can also ...

Word of the Day
: January 17, 2025

\ap-rih-HEN-shun\ noun

What It Means

Apprehension most often refers to the fear that something bad or unple...

Word of the Day
: January 15, 2025

\HAK-need\ adjective

What It Means

Something is considered hackneyed when it is not interesting, funny, etc...

Word of the Day
: January 14, 2025

\DAY-us-eks-MAH-kih-nuh\ noun

What It Means

A deus ex machina is a character or thing that suddenly enters ...

Word of the Day
: January 13, 2025

\SEK-yuh-ler\ adjective

What It Means

Secular describes things that are not spiritual; that is, they relate...

Word of the Day
: January 12, 2025

\LYTE-moh-teef\ noun

What It Means

A leitmotif is a dominant recurring theme—something (such as a melody, a...

Word of the Day
: January 10, 2025

\un-TEN-uh-bul\ adjective

What It Means

Something, such as a position, excuse, or situation, that is descri...