The word for today is… arrogate (verb) - 1a: to claim or seize without justification b: to make undue claims to having : assume 2: to claim on behalf of another : ascribe Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The resemblance between arrogate and arrogant is more than coincidence: they both have the Latin verb
The word for today is… caldera (noun) - : a volcanic crater that has a diameter many times that of the vent and is formed by collapse of the central part of a volcano or by explosions of extraordinary violence Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : A large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression, a caldera
The word for today is… comrade (noun) - 1a: an intimate friend or associate : companion b: a fellow soldier 2 [from its use as a form of address by communists] : communist Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In Latin, camara or camera denoted a vaulted ceiling or roof. Later, the word simply mean
The word for today is… paranymph (noun) - 1: a friend going with a bridegroom to fetch home the bride in ancient Greece. Also : the bridesmaid conducting the bride to the bridegroom 2a: best man b: bridesmaid Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Paranymph resulted from the marriage of the Greek prefix para-
The word for today is… canaille (noun) - 1: rabble, riffraff 2: proletarian Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : For a creature said to be man's best friend, the dog doesn't get a whole lot of respect in the English language. Something that has "gone to the dogs,
The word for today is… dudgeon (noun, noun) - noun 1 obsolete : a wood used especially for dagger hilts 2a archaic : a dagger with a handle of dudgeon b obsolete : a haft made of dudgeon noun : a fit or state of indignation — often used in the phrase in high dudgeon Source
The word for today is… flamboyant (adjective, noun) - adjective 1: marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior that attracts attention 2 often Flamboyant : characterized by waving curves suggesting flames noun : royal poinciana - a showy Madagascan tree (Delonix regia synonym Poinciana regia) widely planted for its
The word for today is… métier (noun) - 1: vocation, trade 2: an area of activity in which one excels : forte Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Over the centuries, English has borrowed several French words related in some way to work or working, among them oeuvre (“a substantial body of work of
The word for today is… exasperate (verb,adjective) - verb 1a: to cause strong irritation or annoyance to b: to excite the anger of : enrage 2obsolete : to make more grievous : aggravate adjective 1: irritated or annoyed especially to the point of injudicious action : exasperated 2: roughened with irregular prickles or elevations
The word for today is… vanity (noun, adjective) - noun 1: inflated pride in oneself or one's appearance : conceit 2: something that is vain, empty, or valueless 3a: dressing table b: a bathroom cabinet containing a sink and usually having a countertop 4: the quality or fact of being
The word for today is… boondoggle (noun) - 1: a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a scarf slide, hatband, or ornament 2: a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : When boondoggle popped up in the early 1900s, lots of people tried to
The word for today is… nominal (adjective, noun) - adjective 1a: existing or being something in name or form only b: of, being, or relating to a designated or theoretical size that may vary from the actual : approximate c: trifling, insignificant 2 of a rate of interest a: equal to the
The word for today is… interdict (noun, verb) - noun 1: a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district 2: a prohibitory decree verb 1: to lay under or prohibit by an interdict 2: to forbid in a usually formal or authoritative manner
The word for today is… hale (adjective, verb) - adjective : free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound. also : retaining exceptional health and vigor verb 1: haul, pull 2: to compel to go Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : English has two words hale: the adjective that is frequently paired with hearty to describe
The word for today is… blasphemy (noun) - 1a: the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or to something sacred: accused of blasphemy b: something said or done that is disrespectful to God or to something sacred 2: irreverence toward something deemed important or inviolable
The word for today is… abecedarian (noun, adjective) - noun : one learning the rudiments of something (such as the alphabet) adjective 1a: of or relating to the alphabet b: alphabetically arranged 2: rudimentary Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The history of abecedarian is as simple as ABC—literally. The term's
