The word for today is… rubric (noun): 1a: an authoritative rule - especially : a rule for conduct of a liturgical service b(1): name, title - specifically : the title of a statute (2): something under which a thing is classed : category c: an explanatory or introductory commentary : gloss 2: a
The word for today is… trajectory (noun): 1: the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space 2: a path, progression, or line of development resembling a physical trajectory Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Formed with part of the prefix
The word for today is… biased (adjective): 1: exhibiting or characterised by bias 2: tending to yield one outcome more frequently than others in a statistical experiment 3: having an expected value different from the quantity or parameter estimated Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In recent years, we have seen more
The word for today is… credible (adjective): 1: offering reasonable grounds for being believed or trusted 2: good enough to be effective - often, specifically : of sufficient capability to be militarily effective Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Credible evidence is evidence that's likely to be believed. A credible plan
The word for today is… monger (noun, verb): noun 1: broker, dealer - usually used in combination 2: a person who attempts to stir up or spread something that is usually petty or discreditable - usually used in combination verb : peddle Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Peddlers (especially fish merchants) have
The word for today is… heretic (noun): 1 religion : a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma, especially : a baptised member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth 2: one who differs in opinion from an accepted belief or doctrine : nonconformist
The word for today is… slew (noun, verb): noun : a large number transitive verb 1: to turn (something, such as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis 2: to cause to skid : veer intransitive verb 1: to turn, twist, or
The word for today is… demographic (noun,adjective): noun 1 demographics plural : the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets 2 business : a market or segment of the population identified by demographics adjective 1: of or relating to demography or demographics 2
The word for today is… concession (noun): 1a: the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) b: the admitting of a point claimed in argument 2: something conceded or granted: a: acknowledgment, admission b: something done or
The word for today is… emissary (noun): 1: one designated as the agent of another : representative 2: a secret agent Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : An emissary is often a person who is sent somewhere in order to act as a representative. The key in that sentence is sent; emissary derives
The word for today is… inertia (noun): 1a: a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force b: an analogous property of other physical quantities (such as electricity) 2: indisposition to motion, exertion,
The word for today is… guru (noun): 1: a personal religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism 2a: a teacher and especially intellectual guide in matters of fundamental concern b: one who is an acknowledged leader or chief proponent c: a person with knowledge or expertise : expert Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… alacrity (noun): : promptness in response : cheerful readiness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “I have not that alacrity of spirit / Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have,” says William Shakespeare’s King Richard III in the play that bears his name. Alas and alack,
The word for today is… humility (noun): : freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Humility means “the state of being humble.” Both it and humble have their origin in the Latin word humilis, meaning "low." Humble can be used
The word for today is… stymie (verb): : to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Golf was being played in Scotland as early as the 15th century, but it wasn't until the 19th century that the sport really caught on elsewhere. It
The word for today is… travail (noun, verb): noun 1a: work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil b: a physical or mental exertion or piece of work : task, effort c: agony, torment 2: labour, childbirth verb 1: to labour hard : toil Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Travail traces back
