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WORD OF THE DAY DETAILS

# Title Description Date
1 Rhotacize

to change a sound to an r.

03-Nov-2022
2 Samhain

a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.

02-Nov-2022
3 Preternatural

out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal.

01-Nov-2022
4 Pishogue

an evil spell; hex.

31-Oct-2022
5 Metamorphose

to undergo or be capable of undergoing a change in form or nature.

28-Oct-2022
6 Uraeus

the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.

27-Oct-2022
7 Cantrip

a magic spell; trick by sorcery.

26-Oct-2022
8 Selcouth

strange; uncommon.

25-Oct-2022
9 White hole

a theoretical celestial object into which matter is funneled from a black hole.

22-Oct-2022
10 Pharyngeal

(of a speech sound) articulated with retraction of the root of the tongue and constriction of the pharynx.

21-Oct-2022
11 Umpteenth

of an indefinitely large number in succession.

20-Oct-2022
12 Obelize

to mark a word or passage with − or ÷ to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.

19-Oct-2022
13 Diglot

spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages.

18-Oct-2022
14 Rizzar

to dry or cure meat, fish, etc., especially haddock in the sun.

17-Oct-2022
15 Opalesce

to exhibit a play of colors like that of the iridescent gem opal.

15-Oct-2022
16 Frondescence

leafage; foliage.

14-Oct-2022
17 Scarper

to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.

13-Oct-2022
18 Osculate

a reflection or thought.

12-Oct-2022
19 Terraqueous

consisting of land and water, as the earth.

11-Oct-2022
20 Ansa

either of the apparent extremities of the rings of Saturn or of other planets, especially when viewed from the earth or from spacecraft under certain conditions, when they look like two handles.

10-Oct-2022
21 Areology

the observation and study of the planet Mars.

08-Oct-2022
22 Evection

a periodic irregularity in the moon's motion, caused by the attraction of the sun.

07-Oct-2022
23 Canicular

pertaining to the rising of the Dog Star (also called Sirius) or to the star itself.

06-Oct-2022
24 Apastron

the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart.

04-Oct-2022
25 Gingerly

with great care or caution; warily.

03-Oct-2022
26 Phoenix

a person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity.

01-Oct-2022
27 Cacimbo

a heavy mist or drizzle that occurs in the Congo Basin, located in Central Africa, often accompanied by onshore winds.

30-Sep-2022
28 Saponify

to become converted into soap.

29-Sep-2022
29 Radiant

bright with joy, hope, etc.

28-Sep-2022
30 Geitonogamy

pollination of a flower by pollen from another flower on the same plant.

27-Sep-2022
31 De novo

anew; afresh; again; from the beginning.

26-Sep-2022
32 Ratoon

a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.

23-Sep-2022
33 Pax vobiscum

peace be with you.

22-Sep-2022
34 Torrid

oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.

21-Sep-2022
35 Corsair

a pirate, especially formerly of the southern Mediterranean coast.

20-Sep-2022
36 Ersatz

serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial.

19-Sep-2022
37 Phlogiston

a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.

17-Sep-2022
38 Folklorico

containing, using, or performing Mexican folk dancing, especially a program or repertoire of such dances.

16-Sep-2022
39 Muffuletta

a thick, round sandwich, typically containing ham, salami, and cheeses and topped with an olive salad, a specialty of New Orleans.

15-Sep-2022
40 Xocolatophobia

an irrational or disproportionate fear of chocolate.

14-Sep-2022
41 Selenography

the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.

13-Sep-2022
42 Hadron

any elementary particle that is subject to the interaction responsible for the short-range attractive force that holds together the nucleus of the atom.

12-Sep-2022
43 Majesty

regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur.

10-Sep-2022
44 Scholarch

the head of a school.

09-Sep-2022
45 Tessellate

to form of small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern.

08-Sep-2022
46 Swain

a male admirer or lover.

07-Sep-2022
47 Fauna

the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.

06-Sep-2022
48 Andante

moderately slow and even.

05-Sep-2022
49 Menology

a record or account arranged in the order of a calendar.

03-Sep-2022
50 Juku

a school, attended in addition to one's regular school, where students prepare for college entrance examinations.

02-Sep-2022