The word for today is… influence (noun, verb): noun 1: the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways : sway 2a: the act or power of producing an effect without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command b: corrupt interference with authority for personal
The word for today is… cynosure (noun): 1 capitalised : the northern constellation Ursa Minor, also : North Star 2: one that serves to direct or guide 3: a centre of attraction or attention Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ancient mariners noted that all the stars in the heavens seemed to revolve around
The word for today is… penchant (noun): : a strong and continued inclination, broadly : liking Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English has multiple p-words that imply a strong instinct or liking for something, including propensity and proclivity, but to keep things precise, penchant is the proper word for implying a pronounced, persistent
The word for today is… elucidate (verb): : to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In 1974, the discovery of a remarkably intact Australopithecus skeleton elucidated a key moment in human evolution. She was famously nicknamed Lucy in reference to the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky
The word for today is… derelict (adjective, noun): adjective 1: abandoned especially by the owner or occupant, also : run-down 2: lacking a sense of duty : negligent noun 1 usually disparaging : a person who has no established residence and who wanders from place to place without lawful or visible means of
The word for today is… garble (verb, noun): verb 1a: to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning b: to introduce textual error into (a message) by inaccurate encipherment, transmission, or decipherment 2: to sift impurities from 3 archaic : cull noun 1: an
The word for today is… protagonist (noun): 1a(1): the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) (2): the leading actor or principal character in a television show, movie, book, etc. b: an active participant in an event 2: a leader, proponent, or supporter of
The word for today is… verisimilitude (noun): 1: the quality or state of being verisimilar - i.e. having the appearance of truth; probable or depicting realism (as in art or literature) 2: something verisimilar Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : From its roots, verisimilitude means basically "similarity to the truth&
The word for today is… de rigueur (adjective): : prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom : proper Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : de rigueur, is a direct borrowing from French where it means “out of strictness” or “according to strict etiquette.” Rigour is also what distinguishes de rigueur from a similar
The word for today is… neologism (noun): 1: a new word, usage, or expression 2 psychology : a new word that is coined especially by a person affected with schizophrenia and is meaningless except to the coiner, and is typically a combination of two existing words or a shortening or distortion
The word for today is… permeate (verb): intransitive verb : to diffuse through or penetrate something transitive verb 1: to spread or diffuse through 2: to pass through the pores or interstices of Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Permeate was borrowed into English in the 17th century from Latin permeatus, which comes
The word for today is… vernal (adjective): 1: of, relating to, or occurring in the spring 2: fresh or new like the spring Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “The sun’s coming soon. / A future, then, of warmth and runoff, / and old faces surprised to see us. / A cache of love,
The word for today is… rife (adjective): 1: prevalent especially to an increasing degree 2: abundant, common 3: copiously supplied : abounding - usually used with with Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Rife comes from the Old English adjective rȳfe and first appeared in written form in the 12th century. Its oldest
The word for today is… stratagem (noun): 1a: an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy b: a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end 2: skill in ruses or trickery Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A stratagem is any clever scheme—sometimes one that&
The word for today is… habeas corpus (noun): 1: any of several common-law writs issued to bring a party before a court or judge 2: the right of a citizen to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as a protection against illegal imprisonment Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The literal meaning
The word for today is… empathy (noun): 1: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another also : the capacity for this 2: the act of imagining one's ideas, feelings, or attitudes as fully inhabiting something observed
