The word for today is… suffuse (verb): : to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Latin word suffendere, ancestor to suffuse by way of Latin suffusus, has various meanings that shed light on our modern word, among them “to pour on
The word for today is… audacious (adjective): 1a: intrepidly daring : adventurous b: recklessly bold : rash 2: contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : insolent 3: marked by originality and verve Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fortune favors the bold—or, as ancient Romans are known to have said, “audentes Fortuna iuvat.” Audentes
The word for today is… mien (noun): 1: air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality : demeanor 2: appearance, aspect Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Mien is a somewhat literary term that refers to a person’s appearance and behavior toward others—that is, their outward manner or demeanor.
The word for today is… cockamamie (adjective): : ridiculous, incredible Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cockamamie is believed to be an altered form of the term decalcomania, which refers to the process, invented in the mid-19th century, of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper to surfaces such as glass
The word for today is… terraform (verb): : to transform (a planet, moon, etc.) so that it is suitable for supporting human life Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the world of science fiction, life finds a way. Such is the goal of terraforming, a concept that has long served as a
The word for today is… requisite (adjective): : needed for a particular purpose : essential, necessary Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The origin of this word begins with the Latin verb quaerere, which means “to ask” or “to seek.” That word is ancestor to a number of English words, including acquire, require, inquiry,
The word for today is… maelstrom (noun): 1: a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius 2: something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The original Maelstrom, also known as the Mostenstraumen or Moskstraumen, is a channel located off the northwest coast of
The word for today is… parse (verb, noun): transitive verb 1a: to divide (a sentence) into grammatical parts and identify the parts and their relations to each other b: to describe (a word) grammatically by stating the part of speech and explaining the inflection (see inflection sense 2a) and syntactical
The word for today is… analogue (noun): 1: something that is similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail : something that is analogous to something else 2: an organ or part similar in function to an organ or part of another animal or plant
The word for today is… fuliginous (adjective): 1a: sooty b: obscure, murky 2: having a dark or dusky color Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fuliginous is a word with a dark and dirty past—it comes from fuligo, the Latin word for “soot,” a substance formed by combustion or separated from
The word for today is…werewolf (noun): : a person transformed into a wolf or capable of assuming a wolf’s form Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Although English sometimes makes use of other words for howling humanoid beasties, werewolf is the leader of the pack. It’s also an ancient word,
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
