The word for today is… pandemonium (noun): 1: a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) 2 capitalized : the capital of Hell in Milton’s Paradise Lost 3 capitalized : the infernal regions : hell Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When John Milton needed a name for
The word for today is… irascible (adjective): : marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you try to take apart irascible on the model of irrational, irresistible, and irresponsible you might find yourself wondering what ascible means—but that’s not how irascible came to
The word for today is… cadre (noun): 1: a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others 2: a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party 3: a member of a cadre 4: frame, framework Source
The word for today is… extraneous (adjective): 1: existing on or coming from the outside 2a: not forming an essential or vital part b: having no relevance 3: being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Extraneous has
The word for today is… regale (verb, noun): verb 1: to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies 2: to give pleasure or amusement to noun 1: a sumptuous feast 2: a choice piece especially of food Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Regale has been an English verb since the early half of
The word for today is… threshold (noun): 1: the plank, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a door : sill 2a: gate, door b(1): end, boundary – specifically, the end of a runway (2): the place or point of entering or beginning : outset 3a: the point at which a
The word for today is… beholden (adjective): : being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : To behold something is to perceive or gaze upon it—therefore, to be beholden is to be seen or observed. Well, no. It’s true that behold and beholden share
The word for today is… inculcate (verb) : to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Sometimes before a lesson sinks in, you’ve got to go over it in your mind for a long time. The same is true for when you want to make
The word for today is… quintessence (noun): 1: the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies 2: the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form 3: the most typical example or representative
The word for today is… omnipotent (adjective, noun): adjective 1 often capitalized : almighty 2: having virtually unlimited authority or influence 3 obsolete : arrant noun 1: one who has unlimited power or authority : one who is omnipotent 2: capitalized : god Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word omnipotent made its way into
The word for today is… turkey (noun): 1: a large North American gallinaceous bird (Meleagris gallopavo) that is domesticated in most parts of the world 2: failure, flop 3: a stupid, foolish, or inept person Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Turkey, country in western Asia and southeastern Europe; from confusion with
The word for today is… mollycoddle (verb): : to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Coddling eggs is delicate business. You need to cook them slowly and gently, keeping the water just below boiling. Given how carefully you need to treat the
The word for today is… acronym (noun): : a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word acronym fuses together two combining forms: acr- (“beginning”) and
The word for today is… hirsute (adjective): 1: hairy 2: covered with coarse stiff hairs Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you’ve seen even one horror movie featuring a werewolf, you likely can recall the classic transformation scene of such films: tufts of hair sprouting from under cuffs and collars,
The word for today is… foliage (noun): 1: a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation 2: the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants 3: a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Whether you’re a casual leaf peeper or a card-carrying
The word for today is… supersede (verb): 1a: to cause to be set aside b: to force out of use as inferior 2: to take the place or position of 3: to displace in favor of another Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Supersede ultimately derives from the Latin verb supersedere, meaning
