The word for today is… apposite (adjective): : highly pertinent or appropriate Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Apposite and opposite sound so much alike that you would expect them to have a common ancestor—and they do: the Latin verb ponere, which means “to place, set.” The prefixes that we see in
The word for today is… mogul (noun): 1 : an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin especially : great mogul 2 : a great personage – e.g. Hollywood mogul 3 : a bump in a ski run Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Started by
The word for today is… debunk (verb): : to expose the sham or falseness of Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being “nonsense.” (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins – see BFD Word of the Day
The word for today is… scintillate (verb): 1 : to emit sparks 2 : to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks 3 : to dazzle or impress with liveliness or wit Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The initial spark of the verb scintillate was the Latin noun scintilla, meaning “spark.” The ember
The word for today is… duress (noun): 1 law : forcible restraint or restriction 2 law : compulsion by threat Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Duress is most often paired with the word under to refer to force or threats meant to make someone do something. For example, someone forced to sign a
The word for today is… fulsome (adjective): 1a : characterized by abundance b : generous in amount, extent, or spirit c : being full and well developed 2 : aesthetically, morally, or generally offensive 3 : exceeding the bounds of good taste : overdone 4 : excessively complimentary or flattering Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the 19th
The word for today is… jingoism (noun): : extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Jingoism originated during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, when many British citizens were hostile toward Russia and felt Britain should intervene in the conflict. Supporters of
The word for today is… culminate (verb): 1 of a celestial body : to reach its highest altitude 2a : to rise to or form a summit b : to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When a star or other heavenly body culminates, it reaches
The word for today is… noisome (adjective): 1 : noxious, harmful 2a : offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell b : highly obnoxious or objectionable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Noisome looks and sounds like a close relation of noisy, but it’s not. While noisy describes what is
The word for today is… confidant (noun): : one to whom secrets are entrusted Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you’re confident of the trustworthiness of your confidants, you’re tuned into the origins of the word confidant. The word comes, via French, from the Italian confidente, meaning “trusting, having trust
The word for today is… cavil (verb): to raise trivial and frivolous objection Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : You must be joking! That’s just one of the things you might be tempted to exclaim if you found yourself quarreling with a caviler – and you’d be right, etymologically speaking at
The word for today is… fatigue (noun, verb, adjective): noun 1a : labour b : manual or menial work (such as the cleaning up of a camp area) performed by military personnel c fatigues plural : the uniform or work clothing worn on fatigue and in the field 2a : weariness or exhaustion from
The word for today is… garrulous (adjective): : given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Garrulous is a 17th century Latin borrowing that has its origin in garrire, meaning “to chatter, talk rapidly.” That Latin root is probably imitative in origin—that is,
The word for today is… emancipation (noun): : the act or process of emancipating Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, ordered that enslaved people living in rebellious territories be released from the bonds of ownership and made free people—their own masters.
The word for today is… redolent (adjective): 1 : exuding fragrance : aromatic 2a : full of a specified fragrance b : evocative, suggestive Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Redolent traces back to the Latin verb olere (“to smell”) and is a relative of olfactory (“of, relating to, or connected with the sense of smell”
The word for today is… oblige (verb): 1 : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance 2a : to put in one’s debt by a favor or service b : to do a favor for Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you are obliged by a
