Word Of The Day

Hardihood

boldness or daring; courage



Diurnal

active by day, as certain birds and insects



Cornucopia

an abundant, overflowing supply



Guttural

A guttural sound—such as speech, laughter, or a grunt—is formed or pronounced in the throat.

// Her friends always found her deep, guttural laugh to be highly contagious.



Gobbledegook

language that is usually hard to understand



Chastise

To chastise someone is to criticize them harshly for doing something wrong.

// The waiter was chastised for forgetting the customer’s order.



Negotiate

To negotiate is to discuss something formally in order to make an agreement. Negotiate can also mean, when applied to people or things in motion, "to get through, around, or over successfully."

// The parties negotiated an agreement.

// The trail is designed for an experienced skier who can negotiate unpredictable terrain.



Saturnine

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn



Tenacious

Something described as tenacious cannot easily be stopped or pulled part; in other words, it is firm or strong. Tenacious can also describe something—such as a myth—that continues or persists for a long time, or someone who is determined to do something.

// Caleb was surprised by the crab’s tenacious grip.

// Once Linda has decided on a course of action, she can be very tenacious when it comes to seeing it through.



Snivel

To snivel is to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner. The word snivel may also be used to mean "to run at the nose," "to snuffle," or "to cry or whine with snuffling."

// She was unmoved by the millionaires sniveling about their financial problems.

// My partner sniveled into the phone, describing the frustrations of the day.