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WORD OF THE DAY DETAILS

# Title Description Date
1 Extravagance

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

20-Mar-2023
2 Sibilant
  1. a sibilant speech sound.
18-Mar-2023
3 Callous

not caring about the feelings or suffering of other people

17-Mar-2023
4 Remedial

helping people who are slow at learning something

16-Mar-2023
5 Denounce

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

15-Mar-2023
6 Unintelligible

impossible to understand

14-Mar-2023
7 Devise

to invent a new way of doing something

13-Mar-2023
8 Zabuton

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

11-Mar-2023
9 Futtock

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

10-Mar-2023
10 Junoesque

stately; regal.

09-Mar-2023
11 Shalach manoth

the practice of giving gifts to one another or to people in need on Purim.

07-Mar-2023
12 Bowdlerize

to amend a written work by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

06-Mar-2023
13 Qiviut

the soft, dense, light-brown woolly undercoat of the musk ox, used in making fabrics.

04-Mar-2023
14 Pluvial

of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy.

03-Mar-2023
15 Prolegomenon

a preliminary discussion; introductory essay; a prologue.

02-Mar-2023
16 Clarsach

an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.

01-Mar-2023
17 Vigesimal

of, relating to, or based on twenty.

28-Feb-2023
18 Oolong

a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.

27-Feb-2023
19 Cranreuch

a covering of minute ice needles, formed at night upon the ground and exposed objects when they have cooled below the dew point, when it is below the freezing point.

25-Feb-2023
20 Vellicate

to twitch.

24-Feb-2023
21 Ejecta

matter ejected, as from a volcano in eruption.

23-Feb-2023
22 Skijoring

a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, by a horse, dog, or a motor vehicle.

22-Feb-2023
23 Romaji

a system of writing Japanese using the letters of the Latin alphabet.

21-Feb-2023
24 Pizazz

liveliness; vitality; vigor.

20-Feb-2023
25 Syzygy

an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and the moon.

18-Feb-2023
26 Bulwark

any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt.

17-Feb-2023
27 Jouissance

pleasure; enjoyment.

16-Feb-2023
28 Gridiron

a football field.

14-Feb-2023
29 Caravel

a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually with triangular sails that allowed for tacking upwind.

11-Feb-2023
30 Nomophobia

anxiety caused by being without access to a functioning mobile phone.

10-Feb-2023
31 lambent

running or moving lightly over a surface.

09-Feb-2023
32 Rasorial

given to scratching the ground for food, as is the habit of chickens and other gallinaceous birds.

08-Feb-2023
33 Superannuated

antiquated or obsolete.

07-Feb-2023
34 Alluvion

a gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.

06-Feb-2023
35 Repristinate

to restore to the first or original state or condition.

03-Feb-2023
36 Tenacious

holding together; not easily pulled asunder; tough.

02-Feb-2023
37 Peri

one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels.

01-Feb-2023
38 Rabble-Rouse

to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.

31-Jan-2023
39 Retcon

to later revise an established element of a fictional story.

30-Jan-2023
40 Pandiculation

the act of stretching oneself, especially on waking.

28-Jan-2023
41 Wangle

Wangle means “to get (something) by trickery or persuasion.” It can also mean “to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends.”

27-Jan-2023
42 Chicanery

trickery or deception by quibbling or the use of false arguments.

25-Jan-2023
43 Trachle

to fatigue; tire; wear out.

24-Jan-2023
44 Leveret

a young hare.

23-Jan-2023
45 Paresthesia

an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.

21-Jan-2023
46 Sitzmark

a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.

20-Jan-2023
47 Sklent

to deviate from a straight course.

19-Jan-2023
48 Nainsook

a fine, soft-finished cotton fabric, usually white, used for lingerie and infants' wear.

18-Jan-2023
49 Dithyrambic

of, relating to, or of the nature of an impassioned oration.

17-Jan-2023
50 Welkin

the sky; the vault of heaven.

16-Jan-2023