Word Of The Day

Indoctrinate

To indoctrinate someone is to teach them to fully accept the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group while categorically rejecting other ideas, opinions, and beliefs.

// The video series attempts to indoctrinate younger audiences with ahistorical and unscientific ideas.



Ramshackle

loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky.

ex - a ramshackle house.



Brazen

Brazen describes someone who is acting, or something that is done, in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarrassment.

// The opposition party’s campaign has not been shy in assailing the brazen corruption of the incumbent for funneling public funds into private coffers.



Coterminous

  1. having the same border or covering the same area.

  2. being the same in extent; coextensive in range or scope.



Mayhem

Mayhem refers to needless or willful damage or violence, and especially to a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence. In figurative use, it may refer to any instance of excited activity.

// The director's newest thriller is brimming with murder and mayhem.



Irrevocable

 incapable of being retracted or revoked; cannot be undone or taken back



Kibitzer

A kibitzer is someone who watches other people and makes unwanted comments about what they are doing.

// It wasn't long after they bought their house that the couple heard from neighborhood kibitzers offering tips on landscaping and remodeling.



Subterfuge

Subterfuge is a formal word that refers to the use of tricks to hide, avoid, or get something.

// They obtained the documents by subterfuge.



Glaucous

Glaucous as a color word can describe things of two rather different shades: a light bluish-gray or bluish-white color, or a pale yellow-green. It can also mean "having a powdery or waxy coating that gives a frosted appearance and tends to rub off."

// His glaucous eyes grew wide with curiosity.

// The tree's glaucous leaves help prevent sun damage.



Astrobiologist

A scientist who specializes in studying life in the universe is an astrobiologist. Many astrobiologists focus on searching for evidence of life beyond the earth.