The word for today is… brusque (adjective) – 1 : markedly short and abrupt a brusque reply 2 : blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshnes Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : We borrowed “brusque” from French in the 1600s. The French, in turn, had borrowed it from Italian, where
The word for today is… vendetta (noun) – 1 : blood feud 2 : an often prolonged series of retaliatory, vengeful, or hostile acts or exchange of such acts Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Vendetta has been getting even in English since the mid-19th century. English speakers borrowed vendetta, spelling and all, from
The word for today is… dirge (noun) – 1 : a song or hymn of grief or lamentation especially one intended to accompany a funeral 2 : a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music 3 : something (such as a poem) that has the qualities of a dirge Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The
The word for today is… prudent (adjective) – : characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as a : marked by wisdom or judiciousness b : shrewd in the management of practical affairs c : marked by circumspection Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Prudent arrived in Middle English around the 14th century and traces back,
The word for today is… reputation (noun) 1a : overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general b : recognition by other people of some characteristic or ability 2 : a place in public esteem or regard Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : For reputation, the attainment of lexical esteem begins
The word for today is… savvy (adjective, noun, verb)- adjective : having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in practical matters noun : practical know-how, e.g. political savvy verb : understand Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : You may be familiar with the noun savvy, meaning “practical know-how” (as in “he
The word for today is… tangible (adjective, noun) – adjective – 1a : capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch b : substantially real 2 : capable of being precisely identified or realized by the mind 3 : capable of being appraised at an actual or approximate value noun – something that is tangible
The word for today is… infantry (noun) – 1a : soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot b : a branch of an army composed of these soldiers 2 : an infantry regiment or division Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Italian word fante (from Latin infans, “infant, child”) originally meant “child,” later
The word for today is… hare (noun, verb) – noun – : any of various swift, gnawing, herbivorous, usually shy lagomorph mammals (family Leporidae and especially genus Lepus) that have long ears, short tails, and powerful long hind legs, are usually solitary or sometimes live in pairs, have the young open-eyed and
The word for today is… pertain (verb) – 1a (1) : to belong as a part, member, accessory, or product (2) : to belong as an attribute, feature, or function (3) : to belong as a duty or right b : to be appropriate to something 2 : to have reference – e.g. books pertaining to
The word for today is… ascetic (adjective) – 1 : practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline 2 : austere in appearance, manner, or attitude Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ascetic comes from “ask?tikos,” a Greek adjective meaning “laborious,” and ultimately traces back to the Greek verb
The word for today is… cede (verb) – 1 : to yield or grant typically by treaty 2 : assign, transfer Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : 1630s, “to yield, give way,” from French céder or directly from Latin cedere “to yield, give place; to give up some right or property,” originally “to go from,
The word for today is… fiduciary (adjective, noun) Adjective: of, relating to, or involving a confidence or trust, such as:- a : held or founded in trust or confidence, a fiduciary relationship, a bank’s fiduciary obligations b : holding in trust c : depending on public confidence for value or currency Noun:
The word for today is… egregious (adjective) – 1 : conspicuous: especially conspicuously bad 2 : archaic: distinguished Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Egregious derives from the Latin word egregius, meaning “distinguished” or “eminent.” In its earliest English uses, egregious was a compliment to someone who had a remarkably good quality that placed him
The word for today is… diffident (adjective) – 1 : hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence 2 : reserved, unassertive 3 : (archaic) : distrustful Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Diffident and confident are etymologically related antonyms, perched at opposite ends of a scale of self-assurance. Both words trace back to
The word for today is… foist (verb) – 1a : to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant b : to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit 2 : to pass off as genuine or worthy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : An early sense of the word foist, now obsolete, referred to
