The word for today is… temporise (verb) - 1: to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion 2: to draw out discussions or negotiations so as to gain time Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Temporise comes from the Middle French word temporiser, which in turn likely
The word for today is… gyre (noun, verb) - noun : a circular or spiral motion or form, especially : a giant circular oceanic surface current verb : to move in a circle or spiral Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : William Butler Yeats opens his 1920 poem, "The Second Coming," with the following
The word for today is… ferrule (noun) - 1: a ring or cap usually of metal put around a slender shaft (such as a cane or a tool handle) to strengthen it or prevent splitting 2: a usually metal sleeve used especially for joining or binding one part to another
The word for today is… compunction (noun) - 1a: anxiety arising from awareness of guilt b: distress of mind over an anticipated action or result 2: a twinge of misgiving : scruple Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : An old proverb says "a guilty conscience needs no accuser," and it's
The word for today is… hibernaculum (noun) - : a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (such as an insect, snake, bat, or marmot) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : If you’re afraid of snakes or bats, you probably won’t enjoy thinking about hibernacula, where hundreds, even thousands, of
The word for today is… stereotype (verb, noun) - verb 1: to make a stereotype from 2a: to repeat without variation : make hackneyed b: to develop a mental stereotype about noun 1: a plate cast from a printing surface 2: something conforming to a fixed or general pattern, especially : a
The word for today is… franchise (noun, verb) - noun 1a(1): the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory. Also : a business granted such a right or license (2): the territory involved in such
The word for today is… pious (adjective) - 1 a: marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship b: marked by conspicuous religiosity 2: sacred or devotional as distinct from the profane or secular : religious 3: showing loyal reverence for a person or thing : dutiful 4
The word for today is… conversant (adjective) - 1: having knowledge or experience —used with with 2 archaic : having frequent or familiar association 3 archaic : concerned, occupied Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The adjectives conversant and conversational both descend from the Latin verb conversari, meaning "to associate with." Conversant dates
The word for today is… dreidel (noun) - 1: a 4-sided toy marked with Hebrew letters and spun like a top in a game of chance 2: a children's game of chance played especially at Hanukkah with a dreidel Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : If your dreidel is spinning beneath
The word for today is… multitudinous (adjective) - 1: including a multitude of individuals : populous 2: existing in a great multitude 3: existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or aspects Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : “I am large, I contain multitudes.” So wrote Walt Whitman in his most celebrated poem, “Song
The word for today is… vaunted (adjective) - : highly or widely praised or boasted about Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The verb vaunt has been used since the 15th century with the meaning "to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments"—in other words, "
The word for today is… matinee (noun) - : a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In English, soiree means “a fancy evening affair.” The word comes directly from French and was formed from the word soir,
The word for today is… grift (verb) - : to acquire money or property illicitly Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Someone who grifts is a thief, but of a particular sort: they illegally obtain money or property by means of cleverness or deceit, and do not usually resort to physical force or violence.
The word for today is… paltry (adjective) - 1: inferior, trashy 2: mean, despicable 3: trivial 4: meager, measly Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Before paltry was an adjective, it was a noun meaning trash. That now-obsolete noun came from palt or pelt, a dialect term referring to a piece of coarse
The word for today is… perquisite (noun) - 1: a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages, especially : one expected or promised 2: gratuity, tip 3: something held or claimed as an exclusive right or possession Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Looking to acquire a job loaded with perquisites,
