The word for today is… decadent (adjective, noun): adjective 1: characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence 2: marked by decay or decline noun 1 literature : one of a group of late 19th century French and English writers tending toward artificial and unconventional subjects and subtilized style 2: one that is
The word for today is… alibi (noun, verb): noun 1: the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission also : the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time 2: an excuse usually intended to avert
The word for today is… quid pro quo (noun): : something given or received for something else also : a deal arranging a quid pro quo Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Quid pro quo means "something given or received for something else." There is nothing inherently illegal in giving or receiving
The word for today is… proliferate (verb): intransitive verb 1: to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring 2: to increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply transitive verb 1: to cause to grow by proliferating 2: to cause to increase in number or extent
The word for today is… chivy (verb): 1: to tease or annoy with persistent petty attacks 2: to move or obtain by small maneuvers Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Chivy became established in our language in the 19th century and, at first, meant "to harass or chase." Early usage
The word for today is… raddled (adjective): 1: being in a state of confusion : lacking composure 2: broken-down, worn Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The origin of raddled is unclear. Its participial form suggests verbal parentage, and indeed there is a verb raddle just a few decades older than raddled that
The word for today is… labile (adjective): 1: readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable 2: readily open to change Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Labile was borrowed into English from French and can be traced back (by way of Middle French labile, meaning "prone
The word for today is… pertinacious (adjective): 1a: adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design b: perversely persistent 2: stubbornly tenacious Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Remove the first syllable of pertinacious and say what remains out loud: you'll hear something that sounds a lot like the word
The word for today is… Sisyphean (adjective): : of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus, specifically requiring continual and often ineffective effort Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king who annoyed the gods with his trickery. As a consequence, he was condemned for eternity
The word for today is… armistice (noun): : temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement between the opponents : truce Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Armistice descends from Latin sistere, meaning "to come to a stand" or "to cause to stand or stop," combined with arma, meaning
The word for today is… misogynoir (noun): : hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against Black women Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Blend of misogyny and French noir "black" (going back to Old French neir, going back to Latin nigr-, niger, of obscure origin). Coinage of the word is credited
The word for today is… recrudescence (noun): : a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity : renewal Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Recrudescence comes from the Latin verb recrudescere, meaning “to become raw again” (used, for example, of wounds). Ultimately, it can be traced back to the Latin word crudus,
The word for today is… a cappella (adverb or adjective): : without instrumental accompaniment Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A cappella arrived in English from Italian sometime around the late-18th century. In Italian, a cappella means "in chapel or choir style." Cappella is the Italian word for "chapel"
The word for today is… psephology (noun): Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Psephology is from the Greek word psēphos, meaning "pebble." (One relative of psephology is psephomancy, meaning "divination by pebbles.") Psephology merited election as the name for the work of analysts of elections, or psephologists, because
The word for today is… amalgamate (verb): : to unite in or as if in an amalgam Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The noun amalgam derives, by way of Middle French, from Medieval Latin amalgama. It was first used in the 15th century with the meaning "a mixture of mercury and
The word for today is… cursory (adjective): : rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cursory and its synonyms superficial and shallow all mean "lacking in depth or care"—but these words are not used in exactly the same way in all cases. Cursory,
