The word for today is… satire (noun): 1: a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn 2: trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Satire came into English at the beginning of the 16th century,
The word for today is… dire (adjective): 1a: exciting horror b: dismal, oppressive 2: warning of disaster 3a: desperately urgent b: extreme Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Dire and fury share a history in Roman mythology, as each of these words is connected to the Erinyes, the avenging and terrifying deities
The word for today is… translucent (adjective): 1: permitting the passage of light: a: transmitting and diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be seen clearly b: clear, transparent 2: free from disguise or falseness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The same group of three letters appear in translucent, elucidate, and
The word for today is… retinue (noun): : a group of retainers or attendants Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Retinue comes via Middle English from the Anglo-French verb retenir, meaning “to retain or keep in one’s pay or service.” Another retenir descendant is retainer, which has among its meanings “one who
The word for today is… ideology (noun): 1a: a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture b: the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program c: a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture 2: visionary theorizing Source
The word for today is… caterwaul (verb): 1: to make a harsh cry 2: to protest or complain noisily Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Though the most familiar sense of caterwaul, “to protest or complain loudly,” is not specific to our feline friends, we still think it’s the cat’s
The word for today is… opprobrium (noun): 1: something that brings disgrace 2a: public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious b: contempt, reproach Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Opprobrium is quite formal and has few close relations in English. It comes from the Latin
The word for today is… lampoon (noun,verb): noun : a harsh satire usually directed against an individual verb : to make the subject of a lampoon : ridicule Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Lampoon can be a noun or a verb. The noun lampoon (meaning “satire” or, specifically, “a harsh satire usually directed
The word for today is… troglodyte (noun): 1: a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves 2: a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Peer into the etymological cave of
The word for today is… buttress (noun, verb): noun 1 architecture : a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building 2: something that resembles a buttress: such as a: a projecting part of a mountain or hill b biology : a horny protuberance
The word for today is… prestigious (adjective): 1: having prestige : honoured 2 archaic : of, relating to, or marked by illusion, conjuring, or trickery Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : You might expect, based on how adjectives are often formed in English, that today’s word is an extension of the noun prestige.
The word for today is… fathom (noun, verb): noun 1: a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water – sometimes used in the singular when qualified by a number 2: comprehension verb 1: to measure by a sounding line 2:
The word for today is… rapport (noun): : a friendly, harmonious relationship Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word rapport bears a resemblance to a more common English word, report, which is no coincidence: both words come ultimately from the Latin verb portare, meaning “to carry,” and both traveled through French words
The word for today is… maladroit (adjective): : lacking adroitness : inept Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Maladroit is perhaps an awkward fit for casual speech—outside of the occasional Weezer album title, one most often encounters it in formal writing—but you can remember its meaning by breaking it down into its
The word for today is… quirk (noun): 1a: an abrupt twist or curve b: a peculiar trait : idiosyncrasy c: accident, vagary 2: a groove separating a bead or other molding from adjoining members Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : No one knows whence quirk came, but the twists and turns of its
The word for today is… callous (adjective, verb): adjective 1a: being hardened and thickened b: having calluses 2a: feeling no emotion b: feeling or showing no sympathy for others : hard-hearted verb : to make callous Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A callus is a hard, thickened area of skin that develops usually
