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WORD OF THE DAY DETAILS

# Title Description Date
1 Timorous Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence: “A timorous demeanor.” 25-Dec-2017
2 Surreal Having the disorienting quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic. “There was something surreal about the diving accident.” 23-Dec-2017
3 Assertive Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured. “She is an assertive businesswoman.” 22-Dec-2017
4 Recondite Recondite adj. (of a subject or knowledge) Little known, obscure, abstruse. “Recondite information.” 21-Dec-2017
5 Obsequious Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree. “The obsequious service resulted in an excellent tip.” 20-Dec-2017
6 Elegiac Having a mournful quality. “An elegiac poem.” 19-Dec-2017
7 Ignoble Not honorable in character or purpose; shameful. “An ignoble act.” 18-Dec-2017
8 Tenuous Tenuous adj. Very weak or slight; insubstantial. “A tenuous argument.” 16-Dec-2017
9 Dale Carnegie People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. 16-Dec-2017
10 Ostracize Ostracize v. Exclude (someone) from a society or group. “She felt ostracized by society.” 15-Dec-2017
11 Irascible Characterized by or arising from anger. (of a person) Easily made angry. 14-Dec-2017
12 Deasil clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious. 13-Dec-2017
13 Nescient Nescient; Nescience adj. Lacking knowledge; ignorant. 12-Dec-2017
14 Acrid Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell. Angry and bitter. “An acrid odor filled the room.” 11-Dec-2017
15 Empathy the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. 09-Dec-2017
16 Wend to direct one's course : travel, proceed 08-Dec-2017
17 gleek to make a joke; jest. 07-Dec-2017
18 Eloquence fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. 06-Dec-2017
19 Encapsulate to become enclosed in a capsule 05-Dec-2017
20 inconsequential of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial. 04-Dec-2017
21 Intersperse 1 : to place something at intervals in or among 2 : to insert at intervals among other things 02-Dec-2017
22 anachronism an error in chronology; especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other 01-Dec-2017
23 Scurrilous containing obscenities, abuse, or slander 30-Nov-2017
24 harbinger one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology 28-Nov-2017
25 anneal 1 a : to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle; also : to cool slowly usually in a furnace 27-Nov-2017
26 torporific causing sluggish inactivity or inertia. 25-Nov-2017
27 pennyworth a bargain. 24-Nov-2017
28 viand provisions, food 23-Nov-2017
29 obliterate to remove from existence 22-Nov-2017
30 Wifty eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane 21-Nov-2017
31 Bohemian a socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts. 20-Nov-2017
32 Abrogate Repeal or do away with a law, right, or agreement. “To abrogate a law. 17-Nov-2017
33 titillate arouse (someone) to interest or mild excitement, especially through sexually suggestive images or words. 16-Nov-2017
34 proximal situated nearer to the centre of the body or the point of attachment. 15-Nov-2017
35 capricious given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour. 14-Nov-2017
36 Officious Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, esp. with regard to petty or trivial matters. Intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering. “The officious man is widely disliked.” 13-Nov-2017
37 precarious not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse. 11-Nov-2017
38 pandemonium wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. 10-Nov-2017
39 protagonist the leading character or one of the major characters in a play, film, novel, etc. 09-Nov-2017
40 oracular mysterious and difficult to understand, but probably wise; obscurely prophetic; of or relating to an oracle 31-Oct-2017
41 allusionist A person who uses allusion, especially habitually; making use of or involving allusion 27-Oct-2017
42 phylum The major taxonomic group of animals and plants; the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; a large group of languages that are historically related 26-Oct-2017
43 coleopteran An insect belonging to the group of Coleoptera, in which the fore-wings are modified to form shell-like protective elytra; consisting of the beetles and weevils 25-Oct-2017
44 mannerism A way of doing something; habitual action; characteristic manner, mode; a behavioural attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual 24-Oct-2017
45 - “Work hard in quiet let your result be your noise. I don’t believe in magic. I believe in hard work. What consumes your mind controls your life. Believe in yourself, work hard, work smart and passionately present your best self to the world.” 23-Oct-2017
46 endogenous Having an internal cause or origin; derived or originating internally; confined within a group or society 23-Oct-2017
47 gorgonize To turn to stone; hypnotize; to have a paralysing effect on 21-Oct-2017
48 crowdsourcing It is a specific sourcing model in which individuals or organizations use contributions from Internet users to obtain needed services or ideas; it is the practice of engaging a ‘crowd’ or group for a common goal — often innovation, problem-solving, or efficiency 18-Oct-2017
49 abstraction The cognitive process of isolating is known as abstraction; the act of withdrawing or removing something 17-Oct-2017
50 gregarious Living together in herds or flocks (in case of Animals); growing in clusters; instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others 16-Oct-2017