Word of the Day Piper
Today’s word of the day, again thanks to the Old English Wordhord website, is piper. A piper is someone who plays a pipe. The Old English is pipere (/ˈpiː-pɛ-rə/ or […]
Word of the Day Deor
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Old English Wordhord website, (https://oldenglishwordhord.com/), is deor, an Old English (or Anglo-Saxon) noun meaning “an animal.” According to www.etymonline.com, deor came “from […]
Word of the Day: Psychopathy
Today’s Word of the Day is psychopathy, a noun that means “a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish […]
Word of the Day: Incipient
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is incipient. It is an adjective meaning “beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/incipient). I chose it because it […]
Word of the Day: Felicific
Today’s Word of the Day, thanks to dictionary.com, is felicific, an adjective that means “causing or tending to cause happiness” (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/). The website adds the following information about the word: […]
Word of the Day: Confetti
December 30 Confetti Today’s Word of the Day, thanks to the Dictionary Project, is confetti, a noun which means “small pieces of colorful paper thrown or dropped from overhead during […]
Word of the Day: Genial
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is genial. This adjective means “warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial,” or “favorable for life, growth, or comfort; pleasantly warm; comfortably mild.” According […]
Word of the Day: Umbrage
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru email I get every day, is umbrage /ˈʌm brɪdʒ/, a noun which means offense; annoyance; displeasure; OR the slightest indication […]
Word of the Day: Tedium
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the WordGuru website, is tedium. According to WordGuru, the noun means “the state of being tedious; boredom; monotony.” According to www.etymonline.com, the word […]
Word of the Day: Convalesce
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is convalesce. To convalesce means “to recover health and strength gradually after sickness, injury, or weakness.” I don’t think we hear that […]
The Andy Griffith Show Media Crit by Julia Reeves
Julia turns back time to show us what The Andy Griffith Show is all about.
Harry Potter Media Critique by Ethan Holland
Ethan shows us how the Harry Potter series is actually modeled after the New Testament.