Word of the Week – Advent
Definition–coming or arrival; first appearance Discussion–”Advent” is a word that signifies a...
Word of the week – Acquisitive
Definition–Acquisitive- adj. desirous of obtaining and possessing material things. Etymology–Acquisitive-...
Word of the Week – perspective
Definition–the balanced or objective view of a situation, in which all its elements assume their due importance;...
Word of the week – Acclimatize
Acclimate- v. to adapt to a new environment, situation, climate, temperature, or altitude. Discussion– Anyone...
Word of the week – martinet
martinet, noun a strict disciplinarian a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and...
Word of the week – apposite
AP-uh-zit; adjective; Being of striking appropriateness and relevance; very applicable; apt. Read the full entry|See...
Word of the week – macédoine
macédoine: noun a confused mixture : medley a mixture of fruits or vegetables served as a salad or cocktail or in a...
Word of the week – inflammable
inflammable; adjective flammable easily inflamed, excited, or angered : irascible Example Sentence: The messenger...
Word of the week – handsel
handsel; noun a gift made as a token of good wishes or luck money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a...
Word of the week – spindrift
spindrift; noun sea spray; especially : spray blown from waves during a gale fine wind-borne snow or sand Example...
Word of the Week – holus-bolus
holus-bolus; adverb all at once Example Sentence: Incredibly, the company shuttered its factory holus-bolus, with no...
The Word of the Week – gallimau...
gallimaufry; noun hodgepodge Example Sentence: I was ready to leave the flea market, when, on one table, among a...
Word of the week – sternutation
sternutation; noun the act, fact, or noise of sneezing Example Sentence: Julie knew that she had put on too much...
Word of the week – periphrasis
periphrasis; noun use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression an instance of...
Word of the week – mohair
mohair; noun a fabric or yarn made wholly or in part of the long silky hair of the Angora goat; also : this...
Word of the week – pompadour
pompadour; noun a man’s style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front a...
Word of the week – jingoism
jingoism; noun extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy Example...
Word of the week – skimble-skam...
skimble-skamble; adjective rambling and confused : senseless Example Sentence: “What a lark it is to tag along...
Word of the week – jingoism
jingoism; noun extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy Example...
Word of the Day – occiput
occiput; noun the back part of the head or skull Example Sentence: “So let me suggest that everyone put away...