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WORD OF THE DAY DETAILS

# Title Description Date
1 Pervicacious

extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.

09-May-2023
2 Lilapsophobia

an irrational or disproportionate fear of tornadoes or hurricanes.

08-May-2023
3 Quincunx

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

06-May-2023
4 Telekinesis

the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.

05-May-2023
5 Nearlywed

a person whose wedding day is very soon to occur.

04-May-2023
6 Mauka

toward the mountains; inland.

02-May-2023
7 Fioritura

the ornamentation of a melody, often improvised by the performer, as in Italian opera during the 18th century.

01-May-2023
8 Jambalaya

a Creole dish consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, plus herbs, spices, and vegetables.

29-Apr-2023
9 Phlegmatic
not easily made angry or upset; calm
28-Apr-2023
10 Oblige

to force somebody to do something

27-Apr-2023
11 Equipollent

equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent.

25-Apr-2023
12 Extravasate

to pour forth lava or the like.

24-Apr-2023
13 Mycorrhiza

a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of certain plants.

22-Apr-2023
14 Radiant

the point in the heavens from which a shower of meteors appears to radiate.

21-Apr-2023
15 Rort

a rowdy, usually drunken party.

20-Apr-2023
16 Northpaw

with or for the right hand; right-handedly.

19-Apr-2023
17 Posterity

the future and the people who will be alive then

18-Apr-2023
18 Treacherous

(used about a person) that you cannot trust and who may do something to harm you

17-Apr-2023
19 Plummet
to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position
15-Apr-2023
20 Aurora

a radiant emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, streamers, or the like.

14-Apr-2023
21 Quadrivial

having four ways or roads meeting in a point.

13-Apr-2023
22 Cakeage

a fee charged by a restaurant for serving a cake brought in from outside.

12-Apr-2023
23 Insufferable

(used about a person or behaviour) extremely unpleasant or annoying

11-Apr-2023
24 Careen

the process of pitching dangerously to one side

10-Apr-2023
25 Singe
to burn the surface of something slightly, usually by accident; to be burned in this way
08-Apr-2023
26 Venomous

extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

07-Apr-2023
27 Haroseth

a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.

06-Apr-2023
28 Miffed

a little angry or upset

05-Apr-2023
29 Foreboding
a strong feeling that danger or trouble is coming
04-Apr-2023
30 Synswer

A reply is generated synthetically by a machine responding to a question, statement, or request.

03-Apr-2023
31 Bleat

to speak in a weak or complaining voice

01-Apr-2023
32 Receptacle
a container for putting something in
31-Mar-2023
33 Pulverize
to crush something into a fine powder
30-Mar-2023
34 Earnest

serious or determined

28-Mar-2023
35 Valise

a small traveling bag or suitcase.

27-Mar-2023
36 Humicolous

of or relating to organisms that live in or on soil.

25-Mar-2023
37 Boundless

having no limit

24-Mar-2023
38 Effusive

showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

23-Mar-2023
39 Flail
to wave or move about without control
22-Mar-2023
40 Embodiment

someone or something that represents a quality or an idea exactly

21-Mar-2023
41 Extravagance

an instance of excess or prodigality. specifically: an excessive outlay of money

20-Mar-2023
42 Sibilant
  1. a sibilant speech sound.
18-Mar-2023
43 Callous

not caring about the feelings or suffering of other people

17-Mar-2023
44 Remedial

helping people who are slow at learning something

16-Mar-2023
45 Denounce

to say publicly that something is wrong; to be very critical of a person in public

15-Mar-2023
46 Unintelligible

impossible to understand

14-Mar-2023
47 Devise

to invent a new way of doing something

13-Mar-2023
48 Zabuton

a large, flat cushion, used in Japan for sitting or kneeling on the floor.

11-Mar-2023
49 Futtock

any of a number of timbers forming the lower, more curved portion of the frame in a wooden hull.

10-Mar-2023
50 Junoesque

stately; regal.

09-Mar-2023