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
The word for today is… esoteric (adjective): 1a: designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone b: requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group 2a: limited to a small circle b: private, confidential 3: of special, rare, or unusual interest Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The
The word for today is… transmute (verb): 1: to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form 2: to subject (something, such as an element) to transmutation Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Transmutation changes something over into something else. Thus, a writer may transmute his
The word for today is… sedulous (adjective): 1: involving or accomplished with careful perseverance 2: diligent in application or pursuit Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word sedulous ultimately comes from Latin se dolus, which literally means "without guile." Those two words were eventually melded into one, sedulo, meaning
The word for today is… fete (noun, verb): noun 1: festival 2a: a lavish often outdoor entertainment b: a large elaborate party verb 1: to honour or commemorate with a fete 2: to pay high honour to Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fete is a word that has been around since
The word for today is… kamikaze (noun, adjective): noun 1: a member of a Japanese air attack corps in World War II assigned to make a suicidal crash on a target (such as a ship) 2: an aeroplane containing explosives to be flown in a suicide crash on a target
The word for today is… voyeur (noun): 1a: someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts broadly : someone who habitually seeks sexual stimulation by visual means b: a person who commits the crime of voyeurism 2: a prying observer
The word for today is… pernicious (adjective): 1: highly injurious or destructive : deadly 2 archaic : wicked Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Few would choose to be associated with people or things that are insidious, sinister, or pernicious; all three of these words have decidedly unpleasant meanings, each with its own particular
The word for today is… convoke (verb): : to call together to a meeting Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Latin noun vox ("voice") and verb vocare ("to call") have given rise to many English words, including convoke. Other English descendants of those roots are usually spelled with
The word for today is… obtuse (adjective): 1a: not pointed or acute : blunt b (1) of an angle : exceeding 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees (2): having an obtuse angle c of a leaf : rounded at the free end 2a: lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect : insensitive,
