The word for today is… effigy (noun): : an image or representation especially of a person: especially a crude figure representing a hated person Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : An earlier sense of effigy is “a likeness of a person shaped out of stone or other materials,” so it’s not surprising
The word for today is… prestidigitation (noun): : sleight of hand, legerdemain Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The secret to performing magic tricks is all in the hands-or at least, that’s what is suggested by the etymologies of prestidigitation and its two synonyms legerdemain and sleight of hand. The French word
The word for today is… meticulous (adjective): : marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Meticulous comes from the Latin word for “fearful”—meticulosus—and ultimately from the Latin noun metus, meaning “fear.” Although meticulous currently has no “fearful” meanings, it
The word for today is… praxis (noun): 1: action, practice: such as a: exercise or practice of an art, science, or skill b: customary practice or conduct 2: practical application of a theory Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Both praxis and practice come ultimately from the Greek verb prassein (“to do”
The word for today is… pusillanimous (adjective): : lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Latin roots of this derisive adjective are pusillus, meaning “very small” (and related to pusus, meaning “boy”) and animus, which means “spirit” and is the ancestor to many words in
The word for today is… insinuate (verb): transitive 1a: to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply b: to introduce (something, such as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way 2: to introduce (someone, such as oneself) by stealthy, smooth, or artful means
The word for today is… amateur (noun): 1: one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession 2: one lacking in experience and competence in an art or science 3: devotee, admirer Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The earliest sense of amateur
The word for today is… lambaste (verb): 1: to assault violently : beat, whip 2: to attack verbally : censure Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The origins of lambaste (which can also be spelled lambast) are somewhat uncertain, but the word was most likely formed by combining the verbs lam and baste, both
The word for today is… ethereal (adjective): 1a: of or relating to the regions beyond the earth b: celestial, heavenly c: unworldly, spiritual 2a: lacking material substance : immaterial, intangible b: marked by unusual delicacy or refinement c: suggesting the heavens or heaven 3: relating to, containing, or resembling a chemical
The word for today is… shambles (noun): 1 archaic : a meat market 2: slaughterhouse 3a: a place of mass slaughter or bloodshed b: a scene or a state of great destruction : wreckage c(1): a scene or a state of great disorder or confusion (2): great confusion : mess Source : Merriam
The word for today is… expiate (verb): 1a: to make amends for b: to extinguish the guilt incurred by 2 obsolete : to put an end to Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you need to expiate something—that is, to atone for it—it’s sure to be something you recognize
The word for today is… haphazard (adjective): : marked by lack of plan, order, or direction Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The hap in haphazard comes from an English word that means “happening,” as well as “chance or fortune.” Hap, in turn, comes from the Old Norse word happ, meaning “good luck.
The word for today is… rescind (verb): 1: to take away : remove 2a: take back, cancel b: to abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract 3: to make void by action of the enacting authority or a superior
The word for today is… allision (noun): 1 obsolete : the action of dashing against or striking upon 2: the running of one ship upon another ship that is stationary – distinguished from collision Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Late Latin allision-, allisio, from Latin allisus (past participle of allidere to strike against,
The word for today is… braggadocio (noun): 1a: empty boasting b: arrogant pretension : cockiness 2: braggart Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Though Braggadocio is not as well-known as other fictional characters like Pollyanna, the Grinch, or Scrooge, in lexicography he holds a special place next to them as one of the
The word for today is… flout (verb, noun): verb : to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn noun : jeer Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you flout a rule or societal norm, you ignore it without hiding what you’re doing, or showing fear or shame; you flout it “out” in the open.
