Word of the week – jingoism
jingoism; noun extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy Example...
Word of the day – jingoism
jingoism • \JING-goh-is-uhm\ • noun extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent...
Word of the week – cupidity
cupidity; noun inordinate desire for wealth : avarice, greed strong desire : lust Example Sentence: “This time,...
Word of the week – whinge
whinge – verb to complain fretfully : whine Example Sentence: She urged her fellow workers to stop whinging...
Word of the day – brandish
brandish; verb to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner Example...
Word of the week – inveterate
inveterate; adjective firmly established by long persistence confirmed in a habit : habitual Example Sentence: Since...
Word of the Week – vicinity
vicinity; noun the quality or state of being near : proximity a surrounding area or district : neighborhood an...
Word of the Week – slake
slake; verb satisfy, quench to cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water : hydrate Example...
Word of the week – purlieu
purlieu • \PERL-yoo\ • noun an outlying or adjacent district a frequently visited place : haunt Example...
Word of the week – symbiosis
symbiosis noun the living together in close association of two dissimilar organisms especially when mutually...
Word of the week – sciolism
sciolism; noun a superficial show of learning Example Sentence: Some critics of state-mandated testing say it is an...
Word of the week – blarney
blarney; noun skillful flattery : blandishment nonsense, humbug Example Sentence: The woman at the bar laughingly...
Word of the week – crepuscular
crepuscular; adjective 1 : of, relating to, or resembling twilight : dim 2 : active in the twilight Example...
Word of the week – imbibition
imbibition ; noun the act or action of imbibing : the act or action of drinking or taking in liquid Example...
Word of the week – gadarene
gadarene : adjective headlong, precipitate Example Sentence: Ross has criticized his company for joining the gadarene...
Word of the week – girandole
girandole ; noun 1 : a radiating and showy composition (as a cluster of skyrockets fired together) 2 : an...
Word of the week – engender
engender; verb beget, procreate to cause to exist or to develop : produce to assume form : originate Example...
Word of the week – trattoria
restaurant; specifically : a usually small Italian restaurant Example Sentence: Asked by his brother to recommend a...
Word of the week – elysian
elysian – adjective, often capitalized of or relating to Elysium blissful, delightful Example...
Word of the week – videlicet
videlicet – adverb that is to say : namely Example Sentence: The restaurant is famous for several dishes:...