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WORD OF THE DAY DETAILS

# Title Description Date
1 Eggcorn

a word or phrase that is a seemingly logical alteration of another word or phrase that sounds similar and has been misheard or misinterpreted.

18-Sep-2023
2 Mellifluous

Mellifluous is an adjective used in formal speech and writing to describe things with a smooth, flowing sound. It can also be used to mean “filled with something (such as honey) that sweetens,” as in “mellifluous confections.”

16-Sep-2023
3 Rejoinder

A rejoinder usually means a witty comeback. If someone asks you a silly question like, "Are you painting?" when you are holding a paint can and a brush, your rejoinder could be, "No, I'm just doing my nails."

15-Sep-2023
4 Tantamount

being equivalent or equal to something

14-Sep-2023
5 Unwieldy

1. difficult to use, handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

2. lacking grace in movement or posture

3. difficult to work or manipulate

13-Sep-2023
6 Fallible

Fallible means “capable of making mistakes or being wrong.”

// We can be too hard on ourselves at times and often need gentle reminders that everyone is fallible.

12-Sep-2023
7 Vicissitude

a change or variation occurring in the course of something.

11-Sep-2023
8 Circumlocution

a roundabout or indirect way of speaking.

09-Sep-2023
9 Redound

Redound is a formal word that when paired with to means “to have a particular result.” It is often used in one of two idioms: “It redounds to someone's credit/honor” is used to say that a person deserves credit/respect for having done something. “Redound to the advantage of” means “to benefit (someone or something).” Redound is also sometimes used as a synonym of accrue and reflect.

08-Sep-2023
10 Grandiloquent

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

07-Sep-2023
11 Pareidolia

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

06-Sep-2023
12 Extol

to praise highly.

05-Sep-2023
13 Crapulous

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

04-Sep-2023
14 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
15 Helen Keller

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

01-Sep-2023
16 Egregious

extraordinary in some bad way.

01-Sep-2023
17 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
18 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
19 Cleek

to grasp or seize suddenly.

28-Aug-2023
20 Suffrage

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

26-Aug-2023
21 Luddite

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

25-Aug-2023
22 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
23 Duplicity

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

23-Aug-2023
24 Kaleidoscopic

continually shifting or rapidly changing

22-Aug-2023
25 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
26 Brouhaha

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

19-Aug-2023
27 Vamoose

to leave hurriedly or quickly.

18-Aug-2023
28 littoral

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

17-Aug-2023
29 Abscond

to depart in a sudden and secret manner.

16-Aug-2023
30 Kafkaesque

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

14-Aug-2023
31 Fartlek

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

12-Aug-2023
32 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
33 Soiree

a party or reception that takes place in the evening

10-Aug-2023
34 Bedraggled

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

2. in deplorable condition

09-Aug-2023
35 Ikigai

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

08-Aug-2023
36 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
37 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
38 Empath

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

03-Aug-2023
39 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
40 Zhuzh

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

01-Aug-2023
41 Skullduggery

mean dishonesty or trickery.

31-Jul-2023
42 Legerdemain

sleight of hand.

29-Jul-2023
43 Kaput

1. completely over, finished, defeated or destroyed

2. unable to function or work

28-Jul-2023
44 Nibling

a child of one’s sibling.

27-Jul-2023
45 Happenstance

an event that occurred by chance; coincidence

26-Jul-2023
46 Composure

calmness or steadiness of mind, even under stress

25-Jul-2023
47 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
48 Glower

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

22-Jul-2023
49 Ennui

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

21-Jul-2023
50 Supine

lying on the back, face or front upward.

20-Jul-2023