ostensible (adjective): 1 : intended for display : open to view 2 : being such in appearance : plausible rather than demonstrably true or real Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ostensible comes from Latin ostendere, meaning “to show,” and the word suggests a discrepancy between a declared or implied aim or reason and the true
The word for today is… henchman (noun): 1a : a trusted follower : a right-hand man b : a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantage c : a member of a gang 2 obsolete : a squire or page to a person of high rank Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The earliest known
The word for today is… furtive (adjective): 1a : done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed b : expressive of stealth 2 : obtained underhandedly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Furtive comes from either Latin furtivus or French furtif. The earliest known written uses of furtive are from the early
The word for today is… skirmish (noun, verb): noun 1 : a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements 2a : a brisk preliminary verbal conflict b : a minor dispute or contest between opposing parties verb 1 : to engage in a skirmish 2 : to search about (as for supplies Source
The word for today is… proscribe (verb): 1 : to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state 2 : to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful : prohibit Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Proscribe and prescribe each have a Latin-derived prefix that
The word for today is… template (noun): 1 a: a gauge, pattern, or mold (such as a thin plate or board) used as a guide to the form of a piece being made b: a molecule (as of DNA) that serves as a pattern for the generation of another macromolecule
The word for today is… snooze (verb, noun): verb: : to take a nap noun: : nap Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : For something a bit different this morning, the origin of snooze is……unknown. However its first documented use as a verb is 1785 and as a noun eight years later. If
The word for today is… wend (verb, noun): verb: : to direct one’s course : to proceed on (one’s way) noun (capitalised) : a member of a Slavic people of eastern Germany Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Wend is related to the verb wind, which means, among other things, “to follow a
The word for today is… limerick (noun): : a light or humorous verse form of five chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet with a rhyme scheme of aabba Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A limerick
The word for today is… gregarious (adjective): 1a : tending to associate with others of one’s kind b : marked by or indicating a liking for companionship c : of or relating to a social group 2a of a plant : growing in a cluster or a colony b : living in contiguous nests
The word for today is… cryptography (noun): 1 : secret writing 2 : the enciphering and deciphering of messages in secret code or cipher Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : For a word having to do with secrets, cryptography has a surprisingly transparent origin. The word comes from Greek kryptos, meaning “hidden” or “secret,
The word for today is… behest (noun): 1 : an authoritative order : command 2 : an urgent prompting Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Behest first appeared in Old English and was formed from the prefix be- and the verb hatan (“to command” or “to promise”). While this word was originally used only in
The word for today is… quorum (noun): 1 : a select group 2 : the number (such as a majority) of officers or members of a body that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact business 3 : a Mormon body comprising those in the same grade of priesthood Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… propaganda (noun): 1 capitalized : a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over missionary territories and related institutions 2 : the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person 3 : ideas, facts, or allegations
The word for today is… awe (noun, verb): noun 1 : an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime 2 archaic a : dread, terror b : the power to inspire dread verb : to inspire or fill with awe Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… uncouth (adjective): 1a : awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude b : lacking in polish and grace c : strange or clumsy in shape or appearance 2a archaic : not known or not familiar to one : seldom experienced b obsolete : mysterious, uncanny Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology
