The word for today is… vandalise (verb): Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :At one point in Frodo’s journey in The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien depicts an ancient statue overlooking a crossroads: “Its head was gone, and in its place was set in mockery a round rough-hewn
The word for today is… lachrymose (adjective): 1: given to tears or weeping : tearful 2: tending to cause tears : mournful Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The misty-eyed souls among us will appreciate lachrymose, a word that can describe a person who tends to cry often, or an emotional trigger that induces
The word for today is… solace (verb, noun): verb 1: to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console 2a: to make cheerful b: amuse 3: allay, soothe noun 1: comfort in grief : alleviation of grief or anxiety 2: a source of relief or consolation Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Solace
The word for today is… abdicate (verb): 1: to relinquish (something, such as sovereign power) formally 2: to cast off : discard Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :If you need a term to describe formally throwing in the towel, this one should prove—perhaps ironically—a royal success. Coming from the prefix
The word for today is… celerity (noun): : rapidity of motion or action Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Celerity hasn’t acted with much expressive celerity since its entry into English in the 1400s: it refers now as it did centuries ago to swiftness of motion or action. Its source (by way
The word for today is… perceptible (adjective): : capable of being perceived especially by the senses Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :If something is perceptible, you can perceive it (“to notice or become aware of”) or capture it with your senses. Those who are linguistically perceptive may wonder if perceptible comes to
The word for today is… farrier (noun): : a person who shoes horses Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Farrier is now usually applied specifically to a blacksmith who specializes in shoeing horses, a skill that requires not only the ability to shape and fit horseshoes, but also the ability to clean, trim,
The word for today is… gloaming (noun): : twilight, dusk Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Originally used in Scottish dialects of English, the word traces back to the Old English glom, meaning “twilight,” which shares an ancestor with the Old English glowan, meaning “to glow.” In the early 1800s, English speakers looked
The word for today is… sandbag (noun, verb): noun : a bag filled with sand and used in fortifications, as ballast, or as a weapon verb 1: to bank, stop up, or weight with sandbags 2a: to hit or stun with or as if with a sandbag b: to treat unfairly
The word for today is… motley (adjective, noun): adjective 1: variegated in color 2: made up of many different people or things noun 1: a woolen fabric of mixed colors made in England between the 14th and 17th centuries 2: a garment made of motley – especially the characteristic dress of
The word for today is… wheedle (verb): 1: to influence or entice by soft words or flattery 2: to gain or get by wheedling Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Wheedle has been a part of the English lexicon since the mid-17th century, though no one is quite sure how it wheedled
The word for today is… onomatopoeia (noun): 1: the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) 2: the use of words whose sound suggests the sense Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :English speakers have only used the word
The word for today is… jejune (adjective): 1: devoid of significance or interest : dull 2: juvenile, puerile 3: lacking nutritive value Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The term comes to us from the Latin word jejunus, which means “empty of food,” “hungry,” or “meager.” When English speakers first used jejune back
The word for today is… vamoose (verb): : to depart quickly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :In the 1820s and ’30s, the American Southwest was rough-and-tumble territory—the true Wild West. English-speaking cowboys, Texas Rangers, and gold prospectors regularly rubbed elbows with Spanish-speaking vaqueros in the local saloons, and a certain amount
The word for today is… leonine (adjective): : of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Most people or characters described as leonine aren’t cowardly (with one famous exception, of course), but rather noble, strong, regal, or possessed of similarly positive virtues associated with pride-forming
The word for today is… extirpate (verb): 1a: to destroy completely : wipe out b: to pull up by the root 2: to cut out by surgery Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :You don’t have to dig too deep into the history of extirpate to discover that its roots are in,
