The word for today is… seditious (adj) – 1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of sedition. 2. Given to, engaging in, or promoting sedition. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Mid-15th century, sedicious, “tending to incite treason,” from Old French sedicios (Modern French séditieux), from Latin seditiosus “full of discord,
The word for today is… rescind (verb) – Countermand, repeal, veto; nullify, retract. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Rescind and the lesser-known words exscind and prescind all come from the Latin verb scindere, which means “to cut” or “to split.” Rescind was adapted from its Latin predecessor rescindere in the 16th
The word for today is… presage (verb) – 1. To indicate or warn of in advance; portend. 2. To have a presentiment of. 3. To foretell or predict. (noun) – 1. An indication or warning of a future occurrence; an omen. 2. A feeling or intuition of what is going to occur;
The word for today is… prerogative (noun) – 1. An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right. 2. The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In ancient Rome, voting at legal assemblies was
The word for today is… prehensile (adj) – 1. Able to seize, grasp, or hold, especially by wrapping around an object. 2. Having a keen intellect or powerful memory. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : You may be familiar with prehensile from the animal world: monkeys have prehensile tails, elephants have prehensile
The word for today is… posthumous (adj) – 1. Occurring or continuing after one’s death. 2. Published after the writer’s death. 3. Born after the death of the father. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The etymology of the word posthumous tells a complex story. In Latin, posterus is an
The word for today is… paucity (noun) – 1. Smallness of number; fewness. 2. Scarcity; dearth. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Here’s a little information about paucity: the word was first recorded in English in the 15th century, and it comes to us from the Latin paucitas (“smallness of number”
The word for today is… opprobrium (noun) – 1. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy. 2. Scornful reproach or contempt. 3. (Archaic) A cause of shame or disgrace. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Opprobrium was borrowed into English from Latin in the 17th century. It derives from the Latin verb
The word for today is… omnibus (noun) – 1. (a) A large horse-drawn public conveyance, especially of the late 1800s. (b) A long motor vehicle for passengers; a bus. 2. A printed anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects. (adj) – Including or covering many things
The word for today is… lucrative (adj) – Producing wealth; profitable. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Paying, gainful, remunerative, and lucrative share the meaning of bringing in a return of money, but each term casts a different light on how much green you take in. Paying is the word for jobs
The word for today is… idiopathic (adj) – Of, relating to, or designating a disease having no known cause. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Idiopathic joins the combining form idio- (from Greek idios, meaning “one’s own” or “private”) with -pathic, a form that suggests the effects of disease. The combining
The word for today is… homage (noun) – 1. Formal acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law. 2. (a) Special honour or respect shown or expressed publicly. (b) Something created or done in honour, admiration, or celebration of someone or something. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology
The word for today is… gelid (adj) – Very cold; icy. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Gelid first appeared in English late in the 16th century, coming to our language from Latin gelidus, which ultimately derives from the noun gelu, meaning “frost” or “cold.” (The noun gelatin, which can refer to
The word for today is… franchise (noun) – 1. A privilege or right granted by law, especially the right to vote in the election of public officials. 2. A special privilege given by government to a corporation or an individual to engage in a particular activity using public facilities, especially to
The word for today is… flout (verb) – Show contempt for; scoff at. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : If you flout a rule or societal norm, you ignore it without hiding what you’re doing, or showing fear or shame. The similar-sounding word flaunt is sometimes used in the same way,
The word for today is… efficacious (adj) – Producing or capable of producing a desired effect. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “Sure to have the desired effect” (often of medicines), 1520s, from Latin efficaci-, stem of efficax “powerful, effectual, efficient,” from stem of efficere “work out, accomplish”. If you enjoyed this
