Category: Word of the Day
Daily posts of an individual word study
Word of the Day: Inchoate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is inchoate. Pronounced / ɪnˈkoʊ ɪt / or / ɪnˈkoʊ eɪt /, this adjective means “not yet completed or […]
Word of the Day: Nomothetic
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is nomothetic. Pronounced / ˌnɒm əˈθɛt ɪk /, with the primary stress on the third syllable and a secondary […]
Word of the Day: Absquatulate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is absquatulate. Pronounced / æbˈskwɒtʃ əˌleɪt /, with the stress on the second syllable, this verb means “to flee; […]
Word of the Day: Pertinacious
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is pertinacious. Pronounced / ˌpɜr tnˈeɪ ʃəs /, this adjective means “holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, […]
Word of the Day: Subterfuge
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is subterfuge. Pronounced / ˈsʌb tərˌfjudʒ /, with a secondary stress on the third syllable, this noun means “an […]
Word of the Day: Jack-o’-lantern
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is jack-o’-lantern. Pronounced / ˈdʒæk əˌlæn tərn /, this noun refers to “a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to […]
Word of the Day: Litigious
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is litigious. Pronounced / lɪˈtɪdʒ əs /, this adjective means “excessively or readily inclined to litigate” or “inclined to […]
Word of the Day: Legerity
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is legerity. Pronounced / ləˈdʒɛr ɪ ti /, with a soft g sound, this noun means “physical or mental […]
Word of the Day: Felicity
Today’s word of the day, somewhat thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary; the word there was actually felicitous, but that is derived from felicity), is felicity. Pronounced / fɪˈlɪs ɪ […]
Word of the Day: Stipulate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is stipulate. Pronounced / ˈstɪp jəˌleɪt /, with a secondary stress on the third syllable, it means “to make […]
Word of the Day: Kvell
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is kvell. Pronounced / kvɛl /, just as it is spelled, this slang verb means “to be extraordinarily pleased; […]
Word of the Day: Dissemble
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is dissemble. Pronounced / dɪˈsɛm bəl /, with the stress on the second syllable, it is a verb that […]