Word of the Day: Faustian
According to Merriam-Webster, Faustian means: of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting Faust; especially, made or done for present gain without regard for fut...
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Word of the Day: Inanition
According to Merriam-Webster, inanition means: The quality or state of being empty. The exhausted condition that results from lack of food and water. The absenc...
Word of the Day: Crepuscular
According to Merriam-Webster, crepuscular means: of, relating to, or resembling twilight, eg: crepuscular light occurring or active during twilight, eg: crepusc...
Word of the Day: Pellucid
According to Merriam-Webster, pellucid means: admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion, eg: a pellucid stream reflecting light evenly ...
Word of the Day: Nudnik
The Word of the Day today is nudnik. I discovered this word while reading Phillip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle. I quote: But above and beyond ever...
Word of the Day: Thaumaturgy
The Word of the Day today is Thaumaturgy. I discovered this word today while reading Alice Munro’s Runaway (great book, by the way): At college she had me...
Word of the Day: Augean
The Word of the Day this summer is Augean. According to Merriam-Websters, Augean means “extremely formidable or difficult and occasionally distastefulR...
Word of the Day: Nimbus
The Word of the day this year is Nimbus. According to Merriam-Websters, the indisputable crown of English language reference, the word nimbus means the followin...