The word for today is… exacerbate (verb): : to make more violent, bitter, or severe Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The Latin adjective acer, meaning “sharp,” forms the basis of a number of English words. Acerbic (“having a bitter temper or sour mood”), acrid (“having a sharp taste or odor”), and acrimony
The word for today is… vulpine (adjective): 1: of, relating to, or resembling a fox 2: foxy, crafty Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :In Walden (1854), Henry David Thoreau described foxes crying out as they hunted through the winter forest, and he wrote, “Sometimes one came near to my window, attracted
The word for today is… misanthrope (noun): : a person who hates or distrusts humankind Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Misanthrope comes from the Greek misanthropos “hating humankind” and was very likely popularized by the French playwright Moliere’s Le Misanthrope, which depicts a bitter critic of society who chooses exile over
The word for today is… implacable (adjective): : not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Implacable is rooted in Latin placare, meaning “to soothe,” but its im- prefix is a variant of the negating prefix in- (as in inactive) and it signals that
The word for today is… hoodwink (verb): 1: to deceive by false appearance : dupe 2 archaic : blindfold 3 obsolete : hide Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :We usually use the word wink to refer to a brief shutting of one eye, but hoodwink draws on an older and more obscure meaning of
The word for today is… paladin (noun): 1: a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince) 2: a leading champion of a cause Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Rome was founded on the Palatine Hill (known as Palatium in Latin), site of the cave where Roman legend tells us Romulus
The word for today is… recondite (adjective): 1: difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend 2: of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure 3: hidden from sight : concealed Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Recondite is one of those underused but useful words
The word for today is… ethic (noun): 1a: a set of moral principles : a theory or system of moral values b ethics (plural in form but singular or plural in construction) : the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group c: a consciousness of moral importance d: a guiding
The word for today is… countenance (noun, verb): noun 1a: look, expression b: mental composure c: calm expression 2: face, visage – especially : the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character 3: bearing or expression that offers approval or sanction : moral support 4: obsolete : bearing, demeanor verb : to extend
The word for today is… bombast (noun): : pretentious inflated speech or writing Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Bombast settled softly into English in the mid-late 16th century as a textile term used to refer to cotton or other soft fibrous material used as padding or stuffing (its ultimate source is likely
The word for today is… teleological (adjective): : exhibiting or relating to design or purpose especially in nature Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The word, along with its close relative teleology, comes to us by way of New Latin, from the Greek root telos, meaning “end or purpose.” Both entered English in
The word for today is… conundrum (noun): 1a: an intricate and difficult problem b: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer 2: a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :We can only conjecture the exact origin of conundrum. What is known is
The word for today is… fortuitous (adjective): 1: occurring by chance 2a: fortunate, lucky b: coming or happening by a lucky chance Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :For its first 250 years, until the early part of the 20th century, fortuitous meant one thing only: “happening by chance.” This was no
The word for today is… delegate (noun, verb): noun : a person acting for another such as a representative to a convention or conference verb 1: to entrust to another 2: to appoint as one’s representative 3: to assign responsibility or authority Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :To delegate is, literally
The word for today is… precocious (adjective): 1: exceptionally early in development or occurrence 2: exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Precocious got its start in Latin when the prefix prae-, meaning “ahead of,” was combined with the verb coquere, meaning “to cook” or
The word for today is… soliloquy (noun): 1: the act of talking to oneself 2: a poem, discourse, or utterance of a character in a drama that has the form of a monologue or gives the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Soliloquy and
