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WORD OF THE DAY DETAILS

# Title Description Date
1 Minatory

menacing; threatening.

17-Aug-2021
2 zugzwang

in chess, a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.

16-Aug-2021
3 ambisinister

clumsy or unskillful with both hands.

13-Aug-2021
4 flump

to plump down suddenly or heavily; flop.

12-Aug-2021
5 skerrick

a small piece or quantity; a bit.

11-Aug-2021
6 hegira

any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place.

09-Aug-2021
7 Apopemptic

pertaining to leave-taking or departing; valedictory.

06-Aug-2021
8 tohubohu

chaos; disorder; confusion.

05-Aug-2021
9 penetralia

the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing.

04-Aug-2021
10 Satori

sudden enlightenment.

03-Aug-2021
11 integument

a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind.

02-Aug-2021
12 tocsin

a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.

31-Jul-2021
13 irrefragable

not to be disputed or contested.

30-Jul-2021
14 celerity

swiftness; speed.

29-Jul-2021
15 Fletcherize

to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

28-Jul-2021
16 noetic

of or relating to the mind.

27-Jul-2021
17 lexical

of or relating to words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar and construction

24-Jul-2021
18 Guttural

 being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable

23-Jul-2021
19 receipt

a paper listing goods and money received

22-Jul-2021
20 verklempt

overly emotional and unable to speak.

21-Jul-2021
21 Voracity

Voracity; Voracious [vo·ra·cious] adj. Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous. 2. Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy: “A voracious reader.”

19-Jul-2021
22 Venality

Venality [ve·nal·i·ty] n. 1. The condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption. 2. The use of a position of trust for dishonest gain: “The venality of a corrupt judge.”

17-Jul-2021
23 Egregious

Egregious [e·gre·gious] adj. Conspicuously bad or offensive. “The judge’s conduct was egregious.”

16-Jul-2021
24 Episodic

Episodic [ep·i·sod·ic] adj. Happening at irregular intervals. “He has episodic migraines.”

15-Jul-2021
25 Embellish

Embellish [em·bel·lish] tr.v. 1. To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate. 2. To add fictitious details to exaggerate the truth: “A dramatic account that embellished the true story.”

14-Jul-2021
26 Analogous

Analogous [a·nal·o·gous] adj. 1. Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy. “The brain and the Acme 1000 supercomputer are analogous to each other.”

13-Jul-2021
27 Metaphor

Metaphor [met·a·phor] n. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate something else. Example: “She was drowning in money.”

10-Jul-2021
28 Progeny

Progeny [prog·e·ny] n.pl. 1. Something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue. 2. A result of creative effort; a product.

08-Jul-2021
29 Causative

Causative [caus·a·tive] adj. 1. Indicative that the subject causes an act to be performed or a condition to come into being. “A causative factor of war.”

06-Jul-2021
30 Ambivalence

Ambivalence [am·biv·a·lence] n. 1. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. 2. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.

05-Jul-2021
31 Gratuitous

Gratuitous [gra·tu·i·tous] adj. 1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: A gratuitous remark.

03-Jul-2021
32 Aplomb

Aplomb [a·plomb] n.  Self-confident assurance, skill, and poise – especially in difficult or challenging circumstances.

02-Jul-2021
33 Arduous

Arduous [ar·du·ous] adj. 1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult. “An arduous undertaking.” 2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous. “A long and arduous process.”

01-Jul-2021
34 Secular

Secular [sec·u·lar] adj. 1. Worldly rather than spiritual. 2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body. “A secular book.”

30-Jun-2021
35 Oxymoron

Oxymoron [ox·y·mo·ron] n.pl. A phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect, for example, “wise fool” or “to make haste slowly.”

29-Jun-2021
36 Pervicacious

Pervicacious [per·vi·ca·cious] adj. Stubborn, extremely willful, obstinate. “He became quite pervicacious in his old age.”

28-Jun-2021
37 Accoutrement

Accoutrement [ac·cou·tre·ment] n. Additional items of dress or equipment, carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity. The General dressed for battle in shining accoutrements.”

26-Jun-2021
38 Paradigm

Paradigm [par·a·digm] n. A typical example or pattern of something; a model. “The economic paradigm was flawed.”

25-Jun-2021
39 Vexatious

Vexatious [vex·a·tious] adj. 1. Full of annoyance or distress; harassed. 2. Causing or creating vexation; annoying. “Her ex-husband put her in a vexatious situation.”

21-Jun-2021
40 Assiduous

Assiduous [as·sid·u·ous] adj. 1. Constant in application or attention; diligent: “An assiduous worker who strove for perfection.” 2. Unceasing; persistent: “Assiduous cancer research.”

19-Jun-2021
41 Obtuse

Obtuse [ob·tuse] adj. 1. Lacking quickness of perception or intellect. 2. Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity. “An obtuse remark.” 3. Not distinctly felt. “An obtuse pain.”

17-Jun-2021
42 Demure

Demure adj. 1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior. “Despite her demure appearance, she is an accomplished mountain climber.”

15-Jun-2021
43 Acrimonious

Acrimonious [ac·ri·mo·ni·ous] adj. 1. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: “An acrimonious debate between the two candidates.”

14-Jun-2021
44 Prolific

Prolific adj. Productive: Producing abundant works or results. “A prolific artist.” “A prolific writer.”

11-Jun-2021
45 Innocuous

Innocuous adj. 1. Having no adverse effect; harmless. 2. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid. “The innocuous looking e-mail actually contained a virus.”

03-Jun-2021
46 Capricious

Capricious adj.  Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. “He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.”

26-May-2021
47 Visceral

Visceral adj. 1. Instinctual: proceeding from instinct rather than from reasoned thinking or intellect. “A visceral business decision.” 2. Emotional: characterized by or showing crude or elemental emotions.

24-May-2021
48 Cognitive

Cognitive adj. 1. Relating to the process of acquiring knowledge by the use of reasoning, intuition, or perception. 2. Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge. “A Cognitive model for success.”

21-May-2021
49 Specious

Specious adj.  1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious. “A specious argument.” 2. Deceptively attractive.

20-May-2021
50 Nebulous

Nebulous adj. 1. Lacking definition or definite content. 2. Lacking definite form or limits; vague. “The test results were nebulous and determined to be unusable.”

12-May-2021