The word for today is… hermetic (adjective): 1 often capitalized a: of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus b: relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand : relating
The word for today is… sensibility (noun): 1: ability to receive sensations : sensitiveness 2: peculiar susceptibility to a pleasurable or painful impression (as from praise or a slight)—often used in plural 3: awareness of and responsiveness toward something (such as emotion in another) 4: refined or excessive sensitiveness in
The word for today is… adulation (noun): : extreme or excessive admiration or flattery Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word ultimately comes from the Latin verb adūlārī, meaning "to fawn on" (a sense used specifically of the affectionate behaviour of dogs) or "to praise insincerely." Adulation has
The word for today is… fractal (noun): : any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes for which any suitably chosen part is similar in shape to a given larger or smaller part when magnified or reduced to the same size Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : This term was coined in 1975
We have become accustomed to living in a nation where people who do speak out, protest and demand better for others risk being called a “river of filth” or worse.
The word for today is… requisition (noun): 1a: the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action b: a formal demand made by one nation upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice 2a: the act of requiring something to be furnished
The word for today is… kismet (noun): 1: a hypothetical force or personified power that determines the course of the future events : fate, destiny 2: an inevitable and often bad outcome, condition, or end that a particular person or thing will experience Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Is it your fate
The word for today is… algorithm (noun): : a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation. Broadly - a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end. Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… equity (noun): 1a: fairness or justice in the way people are treated, often, specifically : freedom from disparities in the way people of different races, genders, etc. are treated b: something that is equitable 2a: the money value of a property or of an interest in
The word for today is… phantasm (noun): 1: a product of fantasy: such as a: delusive appearance : illusion b: ghost, spectre c: a figment of the imagination 2: a mental representation of a real object Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Phantasm is from Middle English fantasme, a borrowing from Anglo-French fantasme,
The word for today is… exclusive (adjective, noun): adjective 1a: excluding or having power to exclude b: limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group 2a: excluding others from participation b: snobbishly aloof 3a: accepting or soliciting only a socially restricted patronage (as of
The word for today is… meld (verb, noun, verb, noun): verb (1) transitive verb : to declare or announce (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game especially by placing face up on the table intransitive verb : to declare a card or combination of cards as
The word for today is… superfluous (adjective): 1a: exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra b: not needed : unnecessary 2 obsolete : marked by wastefulness : extravagant Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If, say, you were to go chasing waterfalls in addition to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to,
The word for today is… stigma (noun): 1a: a set of negative and unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something b: a mark of shame or discredit : stain c: plural usually stigmata : an identifying mark or characteristic, specifically : a specific diagnostic sign of a disease
The word for today is… quip (noun, verb): noun 1a: a clever usually taunting remark : jibe b: a witty or funny observation or response usually made on the spur of the moment 2: quibble, equivocation 3: something strange, droll, curious, or eccentric : oddity verb : to make quips : jibe Source : Merriam
The word for today is… astute (adjective) : having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever also : crafty, wily Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Road Runner always bests Wile E. Coyote in the famous Looney Tunes cartoon series, but both characters help demonstrate
