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WORD OF THE DAY DETAILS

# Title Description Date
1 Discern Perceive or recognize (something). Distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses. “Discern who is telling the truth.” 10-Jan-2018
2 swanky very fashionable and expensive "a swanky club/hotel/restaurant" 09-Jan-2018
3 Canonize Regard as being above reproach or of great significance. “He canonized women.” 08-Jan-2018
4 Equivocal Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous. Uncertain or questionable in nature. “Congress was equivocal on its domestic spending package.” 06-Jan-2018
5 Audacious Showing a willingness to take risks. “An audacious attack on the company.” Showing an impudent lack of respect. “An audacious move.” 05-Jan-2018
6 Obdurate Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action. “Despite her plea, he remained obdurate.” 04-Jan-2018
7 Sapid Having a strong, pleasant taste; palatable. “The wine tasting was a most sapid event.” (of talk or writing) Pleasant or interesting. 03-Jan-2018
8 Malodorous Smelling very unpleasant; an offensive odor. “A malodorous side of town.” 02-Jan-2018
9 Missive A written message; a letter. “He received a missive from his company manager.” 30-Dec-2017
10 Portent A sign or warning that something significant is likely to happen. “an occurrence of crucial portent.” 29-Dec-2017
11 Virulent Extremely severe or harmful in its effects. Bitterly hostile or antagonistic; hateful. “Virulent criticism.” 28-Dec-2017
12 Prescient Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place; foresight. “You should be prescient about choosing your employer.” 27-Dec-2017
13 Affinity A spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something. “He has an affinity for science fiction movies.” 26-Dec-2017
14 Timorous Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence: “A timorous demeanor.” 25-Dec-2017
15 Surreal Having the disorienting quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic. “There was something surreal about the diving accident.” 23-Dec-2017
16 Assertive Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured. “She is an assertive businesswoman.” 22-Dec-2017
17 Recondite Recondite adj. (of a subject or knowledge) Little known, obscure, abstruse. “Recondite information.” 21-Dec-2017
18 Obsequious Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree. “The obsequious service resulted in an excellent tip.” 20-Dec-2017
19 Elegiac Having a mournful quality. “An elegiac poem.” 19-Dec-2017
20 Ignoble Not honorable in character or purpose; shameful. “An ignoble act.” 18-Dec-2017
21 Tenuous Tenuous adj. Very weak or slight; insubstantial. “A tenuous argument.” 16-Dec-2017
22 Dale Carnegie People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. 16-Dec-2017
23 Ostracize Ostracize v. Exclude (someone) from a society or group. “She felt ostracized by society.” 15-Dec-2017
24 Irascible Characterized by or arising from anger. (of a person) Easily made angry. 14-Dec-2017
25 Deasil clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious. 13-Dec-2017
26 Nescient Nescient; Nescience adj. Lacking knowledge; ignorant. 12-Dec-2017
27 Acrid Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell. Angry and bitter. “An acrid odor filled the room.” 11-Dec-2017
28 Empathy the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. 09-Dec-2017
29 Wend to direct one's course : travel, proceed 08-Dec-2017
30 gleek to make a joke; jest. 07-Dec-2017
31 Eloquence fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. 06-Dec-2017
32 Encapsulate to become enclosed in a capsule 05-Dec-2017
33 inconsequential of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial. 04-Dec-2017
34 Intersperse 1 : to place something at intervals in or among 2 : to insert at intervals among other things 02-Dec-2017
35 anachronism an error in chronology; especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other 01-Dec-2017
36 Scurrilous containing obscenities, abuse, or slander 30-Nov-2017
37 harbinger one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology 28-Nov-2017
38 anneal 1 a : to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle; also : to cool slowly usually in a furnace 27-Nov-2017
39 torporific causing sluggish inactivity or inertia. 25-Nov-2017
40 pennyworth a bargain. 24-Nov-2017
41 viand provisions, food 23-Nov-2017
42 obliterate to remove from existence 22-Nov-2017
43 Wifty eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane 21-Nov-2017
44 Bohemian a socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts. 20-Nov-2017
45 Abrogate Repeal or do away with a law, right, or agreement. “To abrogate a law. 17-Nov-2017
46 titillate arouse (someone) to interest or mild excitement, especially through sexually suggestive images or words. 16-Nov-2017
47 proximal situated nearer to the centre of the body or the point of attachment. 15-Nov-2017
48 capricious given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour. 14-Nov-2017
49 Officious Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, esp. with regard to petty or trivial matters. Intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering. “The officious man is widely disliked.” 13-Nov-2017
50 precarious not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse. 11-Nov-2017