Word of the Day: Risible
According to Merriam-Webster, risible means: Deserving to be laughed at; very silly or unreasonable Christoper Hitchens wrote: I can never quite decide whether ...
Tag: Vocabulary
Word of the Day: Transmogrify
According to Merriam-Webster, transmogrify means: to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect Ayelet Waldman wrote: As a novelist, I ...
Word of the Day: Gallicism
According to Merriam-Webster, a Gallicism is: a characteristic French idiom or expression appearing in another language. a French trait. I might use the word Ga...
Word of the Day: Effluvium
According to Merriam-Webster, effluvium means: an invisible emanation, especially, an offensive exhalation or smell. a by-product especially in the form of wast...
Word of the Day: Tendentious
According to Merriam-Webster, tendentious means: Strongly favoring a particular point of view in a way that may cause argument. Expressing a strong opinion. I m...
Word of the Day: Tenebrous
According to Merriam-Webster, tenebrous means: shut off from the light (dark or murky) hard to understand, obscure causing gloom I might use the word tenebrous ...
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...
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 ...