Word Of The Day

Pax vobiscum

peace be with you.



Torrid

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



Corsair

a pirate, especially formerly of the southern Mediterranean coast.



Ersatz

serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial.



Phlogiston

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



Folklorico

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



Muffuletta

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



Xocolatophobia

an irrational or disproportionate fear of chocolate.



Selenography

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



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.