Author: Paul Schleifer
Word of the Day: Nefandous
Today’s word of the day, thanks to nothing in particular, is nefandous. Nefandous is an adjective that means “unfit to be spoken of” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nefandous), although M-W says that the word […]
Word of the Day: Sooth
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Dictionary Project’s daily email, is sooth. It is pronounced with a voiceless th sound, as in both, rather than a voiced th […]
Word of the Day: Cohesive
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is cohesive. Cohesive is an adjective that means “tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cohesive). This is one of those definitions which is […]
Word of the Day: Inculcate
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru’s daily email, is inculcate. Inculcate is a transitive verb (meaning that it takes a direct object) that means “to instill […]
Word of the Day: Neophilia
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Wordsmith.org’s A_Word_A_Day email, is neophilia. The email says that this noun means “The love of what’s new or novel.” Dictionary.com defines it as […]
Word of the Day: Primordial
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is primordial. Primordial is an adjective that means “constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original” or “first formed” […]
Word of the Day: Brusque
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Merriam-Webster, is brusque, which can also be spelled brusk, though the first version is preferred. It’s an adjective, and M-W says, “A person […]
Word of the Day: Inure
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the The Dictionary Project is inure. Inure is a verb that means “to accustom or harden by frequent or prolonged exposure,” according to […]
Word of the Day: Zetetic
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Dictionary.com is zetetic, and this one starts out crazy. The Word of the Day webpage (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/) gives as a definition for the adjective, […]
Word of the Day: Exculpate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru blog, is exculpate, a verb which means “to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/exculpate). […]
Word of the Day: Subterfuge
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is subterfuge, a noun which means “an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.” (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/). […]
Word of the Day: Precipitate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru at Wordsmith.org, is precipitate, which can be either an adjective, a noun, or a verb. It is interesting that the […]