Word Of The Day

Intercalate

to insert (an extra day, month, etc.) in the calendar.



Hoary

tedious from familiarity; stale.



Chagrin

a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.



Litigate

to carry on a lawsuit.



Prefatory

of, relating to, or of the nature of something introductory.



Approximate

to estimate.



Keiretsu

a loose coalition of business groups.



Abseil

to descend by moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body.



Stevedore

a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.



Kaomoji

a Japanese-style emoticon that uses Japanese characters, Latin letters, and punctuation marks in combination to represent a facial expression that conveys an emotion.