The word for today is… abstruse (adjective): : difficult to comprehend : recondite Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Look closely at the following Latin verbs, all of which are derived from the verb trudere ("to push, thrust"): extrudere, intrudere, obtrudere, protrudere. Remove the last two letters of each of these and
The word for today is… curious (adjective): 1a: marked by desire to investigate and learn b: marked by inquisitive interest in others' concerns : nosy 2: exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected : odd 3a archaic : made carefully b archaic : precisely accurate c obsolete : abstruse Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Since
The word for today is… alarm (noun, verb): noun 1 usually alarum - archaic : a call to arms 2: a signal (such as a loud noise or flashing light) that warns or alerts, also : a device that signals 3: sudden sharp apprehension and fear resulting from the perception of imminent
The word for today is… dyspepsia (noun): 1: indigestion 2: ill humour : disgruntlement Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When people get indigestion, they are often affected by nausea, heartburn, and gas-things that can cause the world's greatest gastronome to curse the world's most delectable dishes. So, it
The word for today is… limn (verb): 1: to draw or paint on a surface 2: to outline in clear sharp detail : delineate 3: describe Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Limn is a word with lustrous origins, tracing ultimately to the Latin verb illuminare, meaning "to illuminate." Its use
The word for today is… repel (verb): 1a: to drive back : repulse b: to fight against : resist 2: turn away, reject 3a: to drive away : discourage b: to be incapable of adhering to, mixing with, taking up, or holding c: to force away or apart or tend to do so
The word for today is… gyascutus (noun): an imaginary legendary animal. Source : Britannica Etymology : An imaginary, large, four-legged beast with legs on one side longer than those on the other, for walking on hillsides. Humorous references to this creature, whose name has countless local variants, first appeared in American newspapers
The word for today is… innuendo (noun): 1a: an oblique allusion : hint, insinuation, especially : a veiled or equivocal reflection on character or reputation b: the use of such allusions 2: a parenthetical explanation introduced into the text of a legal document Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word innuere in classical
The word for today is… phalanx (noun): 1: a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files; broadly : a body of troops in close array 2 plural phalanges : one of the digital bones of the hand or foot of a vertebrate 3 plural
The word for today is… scrupulous (adjective): 1: having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper 2: punctiliously exact : painstaking Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : People described as “scrupulous” might feel discomfort in anything that challenges their moral sensibilities. Such challenges might present a nagging
The word for today is… baleful (adjective): 1: deadly or pernicious in influence 2: foreboding or threatening evil Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The bale of baleful comes from Old English bealu ("evil"), and the bane of the similar-looking baneful comes from Old English bana ("slayer" or
The word for today is… dunce (noun): : a slow-witted or stupid person Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The irony of dunce lies in the fact that this synonym of dullard is derived from the name of one of the most brilliant thinkers of the Middle Ages, John Duns Scotus. So ingenious
The word for today is… concinnity (noun): : harmony or elegance of design especially of literary style in adaptation of parts to a whole or to each other Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Romans apparently found perfect harmony in a well-mixed drink. The cocktail in question was a beverage they called
The word for today is… chagrin (noun, verb): noun : disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure verb : to vex or unsettle by disappointing or humiliating Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Despite what its second syllable may lead one to believe, chagrin has nothing to do with grinning
The word for today is… disparage (verb): 1: to belittle the importance or value of (someone or something) : to speak slightingly about (someone or something) 2: to lower (someone or something) in rank or reputation : degrade Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In Middle English, to "disparage" someone meant causing
The word for today is… rationale (noun): 1: an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena 2: an underlying reason : basis Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Rationale comes from Latin ratio, meaning "reason," and rationalis, "endowed with reason." Ratio is reasonably familiar as an
