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WORD OF THE DAY DETAILS

# Title Description Date
1 Gourmand

a person who is fond of good eating.

19-Jul-2023
2 Languorous

lacking energy or liveliness; dreamy

18-Jul-2023
3 Tyro

a beginner in learning anything; novice.

17-Jul-2023
4 Adroit

quick, skillful or adept in action or thought

15-Jul-2023
5 Bravado

a swaggering show of courage

14-Jul-2023
6 Ahu

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

13-Jul-2023
7 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
8 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
9 Deltoidal

of or relating to a river delta.

10-Jul-2023
10 Somber

1. grave, serious or gloomy in character

2. lacking brightness or color; dull

08-Jul-2023
11 Disdainful

1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and scorn for people or things perceived to be unworthy

2. expressing scorn or contempt

07-Jul-2023
12 Pasteurize

to expose to an elevated temperature for a period sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, without radically altering taste or quality.

06-Jul-2023
13 Hackles

1. feelings of anger and animosity

2. the hairs on an animal’s neck and back that rise when the animal is angry or afraid

05-Jul-2023
14 Lucent

softly bright or radiant

04-Jul-2023
15 Noctilucent

(of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.

03-Jul-2023
16 Sewellel

a small, burrowing rodent of the Pacific coastal region of North America, also known as the mountain beaver.

01-Jul-2023
17 Vainglorious

excessive or showy pride in one’s achievements

29-Jun-2023
18 yestreen

during yesterday evening.

28-Jun-2023
19 Pungent

(used about a smell) very strong

27-Jun-2023
20 Olykoek

doughnut.

26-Jun-2023
21 Enisle

to make an island of.

24-Jun-2023
22 Rain check

it's a promise to do a canceled activity in the future.

23-Jun-2023
23 Assuage

to make an unpleasant feeling less strong

22-Jun-2023
24 Craic

fun and entertainment, especially good conversation and company.

21-Jun-2023
25 Uhuru

freedom; independence.

20-Jun-2023
26 Chastise

to judge, criticize, blame or reprimand sternly

19-Jun-2023
27 Haplotype

a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that is often inherited together.

17-Jun-2023
28 Snollygoster

a clever, unscrupulous person.

16-Jun-2023
29 Notorious

known widely and usually unfavorably

15-Jun-2023
30 Banderole

a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.

14-Jun-2023
31 Katabatic

(of a wind or air current) moving downward or down a slope.

13-Jun-2023
32 Eponym

1. the person after whom something is named or believed to be named, like a street, discovery or theory

2. a name derived from a person, character or thing

12-Jun-2023
33 Coquettish

characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.

10-Jun-2023
34 Terricolous

living on or in the ground.

09-Jun-2023
35 Forum

1. a public facility where people meet to have open discussions

2. a public meeting or assembly for open discussion

08-Jun-2023
36 Replete

filled with something; full supply of something

07-Jun-2023
37 Endeavor
to try hard
06-Jun-2023
38 Girasol

a sunflower, having edible, tuberous, underground stems or rootstocks.

05-Jun-2023
39 Andragogy

the methods or techniques used to teach adults.

03-Jun-2023
40 Obstinate

refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to

02-Jun-2023
41 Tentative

unsettled or uncertain in mind or opinion

01-Jun-2023
42 Tzatziki

a condiment or dip consisting of yogurt, cucumber, garlic, and usually mint.

31-May-2023
43 Charisma

charm or attractiveness that allows a person to inspire or influence others

30-May-2023
44 Anamnesis

the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.

29-May-2023
45 Ferdutzt

confused; bewildered.

27-May-2023
46 Xerophyte

a plant adapted for growth under dry conditions.

26-May-2023
47 Defer

yield to another’s authority, wish or opinion

25-May-2023
48 Gait
the way that somebody/something walks
24-May-2023
49 Chelonian

belonging or pertaining to a reptilian order comprising turtles, tortoises, and terrapins.

23-May-2023
50 Mantra

 (Sanskrit) a “sacred utterance” in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns

22-May-2023