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WORD OF THE DAY DETAILS

# Title Description Date
1 Grandiloquent

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous.

07-Sep-2023
2 Pareidolia

Pareidolia refers to the tendency to perceive a specific and often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.

06-Sep-2023
3 Extol

to praise highly.

05-Sep-2023
4 Crapulous

given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.

04-Sep-2023
5 Deep learning

an advanced type of machine learning that uses multilayered neural networks to establish nested hierarchical models for data processing and analysis.

02-Sep-2023
6 Helen Keller

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

01-Sep-2023
7 Egregious

extraordinary in some bad way.

01-Sep-2023
8 Caustic

In general contexts, caustic describes bluntly and harshly critical remarks, statements, or ways of being and communicating, as in "a caustic remark" or "caustic humor." In contexts involving chemistry, caustic is a synonym of corrosive, and is used to describe things capable of destroying or eating away matter by chemical action

30-Aug-2023
9 Assay

Assay is a technical word meaning "to test something (such as a metal or drug) to find out what it contains or to assess its value."

29-Aug-2023
10 Cleek

to grasp or seize suddenly.

28-Aug-2023
11 Suffrage

Suffrage means “the right to vote in an election.”

26-Aug-2023
12 Luddite

someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change.

25-Aug-2023
13 Paterfamilias

1. the male head of family or household

2. a male who is a leading figure in a movement, discipline, industry, enterprise and so on

24-Aug-2023
14 Duplicity

Duplicity is a formal word that refers to dishonest behavior meant to trick or deceive someone.

23-Aug-2023
15 Kaleidoscopic

continually shifting or rapidly changing

22-Aug-2023
16 Laureate

noun: someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

adjective: worthy of the greatest honor or distinction

verb: award or crown with or as if with a laurel wreath for excellence or achievement

verb: appoint a poet laureate

21-Aug-2023
17 Brouhaha

excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event.

19-Aug-2023
18 Vamoose

to leave hurriedly or quickly.

18-Aug-2023
19 littoral

of or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.

17-Aug-2023
20 Abscond

to depart in a sudden and secret manner.

16-Aug-2023
21 Kafkaesque

 characterized by bizarre, surreal, complex or dreadful qualities, like those found in the writings of Franz Kafka

14-Aug-2023
22 Fartlek

a training technique, used especially among runners, consisting of bursts of intense effort loosely alternating with less strenuous activity.

12-Aug-2023
23 Boycott

To boycott something is to refuse to buy, use, or participate in that thing as a form of protest. To boycott an entity, such as a company or country, is to stop using the goods or services of that entity until changes are made.

11-Aug-2023
24 Soiree

a party or reception that takes place in the evening

10-Aug-2023
25 Bedraggled

1. limp and soiled, as if dragged in the mud or out in the rain

2. in deplorable condition

09-Aug-2023
26 Ikigai

one’s reason for being, which in principle is the convergence of one’s personal passions, beliefs, values, and vocation.

08-Aug-2023
27 Eclectic

adjective: selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

adjective: combining or composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources

noun: someone who has a diverse range of interests or preferences

05-Aug-2023
28 Divulge

publicly disclose information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

04-Aug-2023
29 Empath

a person who has a particular tendency or ability to psychologically identify with the emotions, thoughts, or attitudes of others.

03-Aug-2023
30 Morass

1. a soft, wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

2. a situation that is difficult to get out of or resolve, especially an unpleasant or trying one

02-Aug-2023
31 Zhuzh

to make something more lively and interesting, stylish, or appealing, as by a small change or addition.

01-Aug-2023
32 Skullduggery

mean dishonesty or trickery.

31-Jul-2023
33 Legerdemain

sleight of hand.

29-Jul-2023
34 Kaput

1. completely over, finished, defeated or destroyed

2. unable to function or work

28-Jul-2023
35 Nibling

a child of one’s sibling.

27-Jul-2023
36 Happenstance

an event that occurred by chance; coincidence

26-Jul-2023
37 Composure

calmness or steadiness of mind, even under stress

25-Jul-2023
38 Recusant

noun: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

adjective: refusing to submit to authority

adjective: (of Catholics of the time from about 1570 to 1791) refusing to attend services of the Church of England

24-Jul-2023
39 Glower

to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

22-Jul-2023
40 Ennui

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom.

21-Jul-2023
41 Supine

lying on the back, face or front upward.

20-Jul-2023
42 Gourmand

a person who is fond of good eating.

19-Jul-2023
43 Languorous

lacking energy or liveliness; dreamy

18-Jul-2023
44 Tyro

a beginner in learning anything; novice.

17-Jul-2023
45 Adroit

quick, skillful or adept in action or thought

15-Jul-2023
46 Bravado

a swaggering show of courage

14-Jul-2023
47 Ahu

a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.

13-Jul-2023
48 Versatile

1. having great diversity or variety of skills, interests or abilities

2. useful in a variety of ways

3. competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another

4. able to change or fluctuate easily

12-Jul-2023
49 Emoticon

a digital icon or a sequence of keyboard symbols that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face.

11-Jul-2023
50 Deltoidal

of or relating to a river delta.

10-Jul-2023