The word for today is… licit (adjective): : conforming to the requirements of the law : not forbidden by law : permissible Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Licit is far less common than its antonym illicit, but you probably won't be surprised to learn that the former is the older of the
The word for today is… torpedo (noun, verb): noun 1: a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as - a: a submarine mine b: a thin cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile 2: a small firework that explodes when thrown against a hard object 3: electric
The word for today is… abstract (adjective, noun, verb): adjective 1a: disassociated from any specific instance b: difficult to understand : abstruse c: insufficiently factual : formal 2: expressing a quality apart from an object 3a: dealing with a subject in its abstract aspects : theoretical b: impersonal, detached 4: having only intrinsic
The word for today is… macerate (verb): transitive verb 1: to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting 2: to cause to become soft or separated into constituent elements by or as if by steeping in fluid; broadly : steep, soak intransitive verb : to soften and wear
The word for today is… consummate (adjective, verb): adjective 1: extremely skilled and accomplished 2: of the highest degree 3: complete in every detail : perfect verb 1: to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse 2a: finish, complete b: to make perfect c: achieve Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Consummate is
The word for today is… zoomorphic (adjective): 1: having the form of an animal 2: of, relating to, or being a deity conceived of in animal form or with animal attributes Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The first-known use of zoomorphic in English is a translation of the French word
The word for today is… griot (noun): : any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies, broadly : storyteller Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In many West African countries, the role of cultural guardian is maintained, as it has been for centuries, by griots.
The word for today is… sanguine (adjective, noun): adjective 1: marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic 2: bloodred 3a: consisting of or relating to blood b: bloodthirsty, sanguinary c: accompanied by, involving, or relating to bloodshed : bloody d: of the complexion : ruddy 4: having blood as the predominating bodily humor
The word for today is… stringent (adjective): 1: tight, constricted 2: marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard 3: marked by money scarcity and credit strictness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Words that are synonymous with stringent include rigid, which implies uncompromising inflexibility ("rigid
The word for today is… enhance (verb): 1: heighten, increase, especially : to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness 2 obsolete : raise Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When enhance was borrowed into English in the 13th century, it literally meant to raise something higher. That sense, though now obsolete,
The word for today is… subterfuge (noun): 1: deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade 2: a deceptive device or stratagem Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Though subterfuge is a synonym of deception, fraud, double-dealing, and trickery, there's nothing tricky about the word&
The word for today is… funicular (adjective, noun): adjective : having the form of or associated with a cord usually under tension noun : a cable railway ascending a mountain, especially : one in which an ascending car counterbalances a descending car Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : You may have fun on a funicular,
The word for today is… simpatico (adjective): 1: agreeable, likable 2: having shared qualities, interests, etc. : like-minded, sympathetic Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Simpatico, which comes ultimately from the Latin noun sympathia, meaning “sympathy,” was borrowed into English from both the Italian simpatico and Spanish simpatico. In those languages, the
The word for today is… kvell (verb): : to be extraordinarily proud : rejoice Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Kvell comes from Yiddish kveln, meaning "to be delighted," which, in turn, comes from the Middle High German word quellen, meaning "to well, gush, or swell." Yiddish has been a
The word for today is… deracinate (verb): 1: uproot 2: to remove or separate from a native environment or culture, especially : to remove the racial or ethnic characteristics or influences from Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : There is a hint about the roots of deracinate in its first definition. Deracinate was
The word for today is… purgatory (noun): 1: an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification, specifically : a place or state of punishment wherein according to Roman Catholic doctrine the souls of those who die in God's grace may make satisfaction for past sins and so become fit
