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Month: February 2024

Word of the Day: Coercion

Today’s word of the day is coercion. Coercion is a noun that means “the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance”; “force or the power to […]

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Capricious

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The Dictionary Project, is capricious. Capricious means “characterized by sudden, impulsive changes in thoughts or actions; led by whims; impulsive; unpredictable,” according to […]

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Redoubtable

Today’s word of the day is redoubtable, courtesy of the Word Guru. Redoubtable is an adjective that means “that is to be feared; formidable; commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or […]

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

The Compass – Show 5 (Fall 2023)

Join Carolin Justus and Zachary Turner as they discuss today’s world through a Christian Perspective on MCSWU’s Flagship Program, The Compass. This week’s topics are the Writer’s and Actor’s Strikes, […]

February 16, 2024February 5, 2024 Caleb Okes Media Studies

Word of the Day: Utter

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is utter. Utter can be a verb or an adjective. As an adjective, it means “complete; total; absolute, unconditional; unqualified” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/utter). As […]

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Testudinal

Today’s word of the day, thanks to wordsmith.org, is testudinal. According to the website, this adjective can mean slow, arched, or old, and that is comes from the Latin testudo, […]

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Disparage

Today’s word of the day, thanks to Word Guru, is disparage. This verb means “to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle” or “to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower […]

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Adept

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The New York Times, is adept. Adept can be an adjective or a noun. As an adjective, it means “very skilled” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/adept). As […]

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Laconic

Today’s word of the day is laconic. It is an adjective that means “using few words; terse” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/laconic). The word entered the language around the “1580s, literally ‘of or pertaining […]

February 11, 2024February 11, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Wyvern

Today’s word of the day, from Dictionary.com, is wyvern, which can also be spelled wivern. It is pronounced with a “long I,” /ˈwaɪ vərn/. It is a noun which refers […]

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Inanity

Today’s word of the day, thanks to the NY Times, is inanity. The Times defines inanity as “a total lack of meaning, significance or substance” (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/learning/word-of-the-day-inanity.html). Dictionary.com defines the noun […]

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

The Compass – Show 4 (Fall 2023)

Join Bella Hanzel and Nevin Belcher as they discuss today’s world through a Christian Perspective on MCSWU’s Flagship Program, The Compass. This week’s topics are Secularism and Public Mistrust in […]

February 9, 2024February 5, 2024 Caleb Okes Media Studies

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