The word for today is… abscond (verb): formal: to depart secretly and hide oneself Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Abscond is a word most often used in formal writing for when someone is running and hiding from the law, often with cash or other ill-gotten gains. In legal circles it’
The word for today is… girandole (noun): 1: a radiating and showy composition (such as a cluster of skyrockets fired together) 2: an ornamental branched candlestick 3: a pendant earring usually with three ornaments hanging from a central piece Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word girandole can refer to several
The word for today is… embezzle (verb): : to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one’s care) fraudulently to one’s own use Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English is full of verbs that mean “to steal” (such as pilfer, rob, swipe, plunder, filch, and thieve). But when it comes
The word for today is… prowess (noun): 1: distinguished bravery especially : military valor and skill 2: extraordinary ability Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Prowess is a word with a lot to be proud of. Not only has it performed gallantly for the English language since the 13th century, but it has
The word for today is… whimsical (adjective): 1a: resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice especially : lightly fanciful b: subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change 2: full of, actuated by, or exhibiting whims Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Even the origin of whimsical is whimsical: its ultimate source (by
The word for today is… bravado (noun): 1a: blustering swaggering conduct b: a pretense of bravery 2: the quality or state of being foolhardy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Displays of bravado may be show-offish, daring, reckless, and inconsistent with good sense—take, for example, the spectacular feats of stuntpeople—
The word for today is… facility (noun): 1: the quality of being easily performed 2: ease in performance : aptitude 3: readiness of compliance 4 a(1) : something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier —usually used in plural (2): lavatory —often used in plural b: something (such
The word for today is… Byzantine (adjective): 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium 2 architecture : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on
The word for today is… canard (noun): 1a: a false or unfounded report or story especially : a fabricated report b: a groundless rumor or belief 2: an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces also : a small airfoil in front of the wing of an
The word for today is… pungent (adjective): 1: sharply painful 2: having a stiff and sharp point 3a: marked by a sharp incisive quality : caustic b: being sharp and to the point 4a: causing a sharp or irritating sensation b: having an intense flavor or odor Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology
The word for today is… consigliere (noun): : a person who serves as an adviser or counselor to the leader of a criminal organization Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word consigliere comes from Italian and has been a part of English since the 17th century; it was originally used of someone
The word for today is… ruminate (verb): 1: to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly 2: to chew repeatedly for an extended period Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When you ruminate, you chew something over, either literally or figuratively. Literal rumination may seem a little gross
The word for today is… lambent (adjective): 1: playing lightly on or over a surface : flickering 2: softly bright or radiant 3: marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In his short story “The Word,” Vladimir Nabokov limned a dream-like landscape where “a wind,
The word for today is… ameliorate (verb): : to make better or more tolerable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ameliorate traces back to melior, the Latin adjective meaning “better,” and is a synonym of the verbs better and improve. When is it better to use ameliorate? If a situation is bad, ameliorate
The word for today is… jaundiced (adjective): 1: affected with or as if with jaundice 2: exhibiting or influenced by envy, distaste, or hostility Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cast not a jaundiced eye on the word jaundiced—and by that we mean this: don’t dislike or distrust jaundiced because
The word for today is… assuage (verb): 1: to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease 2: pacify, quiet 3: to put an end to by satisfying : appease, quench Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Assuage comes from the Latin adjective suavis, meaning“sweet.” (Sweet itself is also a
