Word for Today :
lily-livered
adjective | LILL-ee-LIV-erd
Definition : lacking courage : cowardly
lily-livered
adjective | LILL-ee-LIV-erd
Definition : lacking courage : cowardly
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Word for Today :
artifice
noun | AHR-tuh-fus
Definition
1
a : clever or artful skill : ingenuity
b : an ingenious device or expedient
2
a : an artful stratagem : trick
b : false or insincere behavior
artifice
noun | AHR-tuh-fus
Definition
1
a : clever or artful skill : ingenuity
b : an ingenious device or expedient
2
a : an artful stratagem : trick
b : false or insincere behavior
Word for Today :
hirsute
adjective | HER-soot
Definition
1 : hairy
2 : covered with coarse stiff hairs
hirsute
adjective | HER-soot
Definition
1 : hairy
2 : covered with coarse stiff hairs
Word for Today :
tontine
noun | TAHN-teen
Definition : a joint financial arrangement whereby the participants usually contribute equally to a prize that is awarded entirely to the participant who survives all the others
tontine
noun | TAHN-teen
Definition : a joint financial arrangement whereby the participants usually contribute equally to a prize that is awarded entirely to the participant who survives all the others
Word for Today :
vicarious
adjective | vye-KAIR-ee-us
Definition
1 : experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
2
a : serving instead of someone or something else
b : that has been delegated
3 : performed or suffered by one person as a substitute for another or to the benefit or advantage of another : substitutionary
4 : occurring in an unexpected or abnormal part of the body instead of the usual one
vicarious
adjective | vye-KAIR-ee-us
Definition
1 : experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
2
a : serving instead of someone or something else
b : that has been delegated
3 : performed or suffered by one person as a substitute for another or to the benefit or advantage of another : substitutionary
4 : occurring in an unexpected or abnormal part of the body instead of the usual one
Word for Today :
intercalate
verb | in-TER-kuh-layt
Definition
1 : to insert (something, such as a day) in a calendar
2 : to insert between or among existing elements or layers
intercalate
verb | in-TER-kuh-layt
Definition
1 : to insert (something, such as a day) in a calendar
2 : to insert between or among existing elements or layers
Word for Today :
dauntless
adjective | DAWNT-lus
Definition : incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless, undaunted
dauntless
adjective | DAWNT-lus
Definition : incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless, undaunted
Word for Today :
nurture
verb | NER-cher
Definition
1 : to supply with nourishment
2 : educate
3 : to further the development of : foster
nurture
verb | NER-cher
Definition
1 : to supply with nourishment
2 : educate
3 : to further the development of : foster
Word for Today :
outlandish
adjective | out-LAN-dish
Definition
1 : of or relating to another country : foreign
2
a : strikingly out of the ordinary : bizarre
b : exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards
3 : remote from civilization
outlandish
adjective | out-LAN-dish
Definition
1 : of or relating to another country : foreign
2
a : strikingly out of the ordinary : bizarre
b : exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards
3 : remote from civilization
Word for Today :
lackluster
adjective | LAK-luss-ter
Definition : lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull, mediocre
lackluster
adjective | LAK-luss-ter
Definition : lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull, mediocre
Word for Today :
sublimate
verb | SUB-luh-mayt
Definition
1 : to pass or cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state
2 : to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable
sublimate
verb | SUB-luh-mayt
Definition
1 : to pass or cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state
2 : to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable
Word for Today :
parvenu
noun | PAHR-vuh-noo
Definition : one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
parvenu
noun | PAHR-vuh-noo
Definition : one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
Word for Today :
diligent
adjective | DIL-uh-junt
Definition : characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking
diligent
adjective | DIL-uh-junt
Definition : characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking
Word for Today :
allege
verb | uh-LEJ
Definition
1 : to assert without proof or before proving
2 : to bring forward as a reason or excuse
allege
verb | uh-LEJ
Definition
1 : to assert without proof or before proving
2 : to bring forward as a reason or excuse
Word for Today :
gist
noun | JIST
Definition
1 : the ground of a legal action
2 : the main point or part : essence
gist
noun | JIST
Definition
1 : the ground of a legal action
2 : the main point or part : essence
Word for Today :
macabre
adjective | muh-KAHB
Definition
1 : having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
2 : dwelling on the gruesome
3 : tending to produce horror in a beholder
macabre
adjective | muh-KAHB
Definition
1 : having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
2 : dwelling on the gruesome
3 : tending to produce horror in a beholder
Word for Today :
fissile
adjective | FISS-ul
Definition
1 : capable of or prone to being split or divided in the direction of the grain or along natural planes of cleavage
2 : capable of undergoing fission
fissile
adjective | FISS-ul
Definition
1 : capable of or prone to being split or divided in the direction of the grain or along natural planes of cleavage
2 : capable of undergoing fission
Word for Today :
prognosticate
verb | prahg-NAHSS-tuh-kayt
Definition
1 : to foretell from signs and symptoms : predict
2 : to give an indication of in advance : foreshadow
prognosticate
verb | prahg-NAHSS-tuh-kayt
Definition
1 : to foretell from signs and symptoms : predict
2 : to give an indication of in advance : foreshadow
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