The word for today is… terraform (verb): : to transform (a planet, moon, etc.) so that it is suitable for supporting human life Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the world of science fiction, life finds a way. Such is the goal of terraforming, a concept that has long served as a
The word for today is… requisite (adjective): : needed for a particular purpose : essential, necessary Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The origin of this word begins with the Latin verb quaerere, which means “to ask” or “to seek.” That word is ancestor to a number of English words, including acquire, require, inquiry,
The word for today is… maelstrom (noun): 1: a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius 2: something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The original Maelstrom, also known as the Mostenstraumen or Moskstraumen, is a channel located off the northwest coast of
Randolph Grace University of Canterbury Future historians may well regard 2023 as a landmark in the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). But whether that future will prove utopian, apocalyptic or somewhere in between is anyone’s guess. In February, ChatGPT set the record as the fastest app to reach 100
The word for today is… parse (verb, noun): transitive verb 1a: to divide (a sentence) into grammatical parts and identify the parts and their relations to each other b: to describe (a word) grammatically by stating the part of speech and explaining the inflection (see inflection sense 2a) and syntactical
The word for today is… analogue (noun): 1: something that is similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail : something that is analogous to something else 2: an organ or part similar in function to an organ or part of another animal or plant
The word for today is… fuliginous (adjective): 1a: sooty b: obscure, murky 2: having a dark or dusky color Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fuliginous is a word with a dark and dirty past—it comes from fuligo, the Latin word for “soot,” a substance formed by combustion or separated from
Barry Markovsky University of South Carolina theconversation.com Is it possible for there to be ghosts? – Madelyn, age 11, Fort Lupton, Colorado Certainly, lots of people believe in ghosts – a spirit left behind after someone who was alive has died. In a 2021 poll of 1,000 American adults, 41%
The word for today is…werewolf (noun): : a person transformed into a wolf or capable of assuming a wolf’s form Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Although English sometimes makes use of other words for howling humanoid beasties, werewolf is the leader of the pack. It’s also an ancient word,
The word for today is… pandemonium (noun): 1: a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) 2 capitalized : the capital of Hell in Milton’s Paradise Lost 3 capitalized : the infernal regions : hell Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When John Milton needed a name for
The word for today is… irascible (adjective): : marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you try to take apart irascible on the model of irrational, irresistible, and irresponsible you might find yourself wondering what ascible means—but that’s not how irascible came to
The word for today is… cadre (noun): 1: a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others 2: a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party 3: a member of a cadre 4: frame, framework Source
Joao Pedro de Magalhaes University of Birmingham All human beings age. It is part of our biology and limits our lifespan to slightly over 120 years. Not all animals experience ageing during their lives. Some animals’ bodies do not gradually degenerate as they get older the way our bodies do.
The word for today is… extraneous (adjective): 1: existing on or coming from the outside 2a: not forming an essential or vital part b: having no relevance 3: being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Extraneous has
The word for today is… regale (verb, noun): verb 1: to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies 2: to give pleasure or amusement to noun 1: a sumptuous feast 2: a choice piece especially of food Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Regale has been an English verb since the early half of
The word for today is… threshold (noun): 1: the plank, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a door : sill 2a: gate, door b(1): end, boundary – specifically, the end of a runway (2): the place or point of entering or beginning : outset 3a: the point at which a
