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Word of the Day: Demagogue
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is demagogue. Pronounced / ˈdɛm əˌgɒg / or / ˈdɛm əˌgɔg /, with primary stress on the first syllable […]
Word of the Day: Beleaguer
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is beleaguer, which the Words Coach website defines as “annoy persistently.” Pronounced / bɪˈli gər /, with the stress […]
Word of the Day: Rodomontade
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru daily email, is rodomontade, although the email uses the less common spelling, rhodomontade. Pronounced / ˌrɒd ə mɒnˈteɪd / or […]
Word of the Day: Resplendent
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is resplendent. Pronounced / rɪˈsplɛn dənt /, this adjective means “shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/resplendent). Merriam-Webster says, “Resplendent has a lot […]
Word of the Day: Resolution
Today’s word of the day is resolution. Pronounced / ˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən / (there could be, I suppose, be a word pronounced /’ri sə ‘lu ʃən /, which would be […]
Word of the Day: Hogmanay
Today’s word of the day is Hogmanay. Pronounced / ˌhɒg məˈneɪ / (with primary stress on the last syllable and secondary stress on the first syllable), it refers to “the […]
Word of the Day: Yule
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the season, is yule. Pronounced / yul /, this noun means “Christmas, or the Christmas season” or “an ancient Germanic pagan holiday centering […]
Word of the Day: Elf
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Dictionary Project (https://www.dictionaryproject.org/), is elf. Pronounced / ɛlf /, this noun means “(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially […]
Word of the Day: Bailiwick
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Word Guru’s daily email, is bailiwick. Pronounced / ˈbeɪ ləˌwɪk / (although I have heard many people pronounce it more like / ˈbeɪ […]
Word of the Day: Laissez faire
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is laissez faire. Pronounced / ˌlɛs eɪˈfɛər / or / lɛ seɪˈfɛr / (I prefer the second pronunciation), this noun […]
Word of the Day: Lagniappe
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is lagniappe. Pronounced / lænˈyæp / or / ˈlæn yæp / (the difference is the stress), it means “a […]
December 5 Victual
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is victual. Pronounced / ˈvɪt l /, which sounds more like the non-standard spelling vittle (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/victual), we usually find […]