Word Of The Day

celerity

swiftness; speed.



Fletcherize

to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.



noetic

of or relating to the mind.



lexical

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



Guttural

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



receipt

a paper listing goods and money received



verklempt

overly emotional and unable to speak.



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.”



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.”



Egregious

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