The word for today is… avarice (noun) - : excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or profit : greediness, cupidity Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : A more formal synonym for greed, avarice has a long if uncomplicated history in English. Chaucer in his 14th-century The Parson's Tale compared avarice with covetise,
The word for today is… whelm (verb) - 1: to turn (something, such as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something : cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect 2: to overcome in thought or feeling : overwhelm Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In the film comedy Ten Things I
The word for today is… moribund (adjective) - 1: being in the state of dying : approaching death 2: being in a state of inactivity or obsolescence Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Moribund is still sometimes used in its original literal sense of "approaching death", but it's much more
The word for today is… corrode (verb) - 1: to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing, especially : to wear away gradually usually by chemical action 2: to weaken or destroy gradually : undermine Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Corrode comes from the Latin verb corrōdere, meaning "to gnaw or chew
The word for today is… irascible (adjective) - : marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : If you try to take apart irascible on the model of irrational, irresistible, and irresponsible you might find yourself wondering what ascible means—but that's not how irascible came
The word for today is… duplicity (noun) - 1: contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action, especially : the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action 2: the quality or state of being double or twofold 3 law : the technically incorrect use of two or more distinct
The word for today is… skulduggery (noun) - : underhanded or unscrupulous behavior, also : a devious device or trick Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Skulduggery, which can also be spelled "skullduggery," was first documented in the mid-19th century spelled as "scull-duggery." Etymologists aren't sure exactly
The word for today is… red herring (noun) - 1: a herring cured by salting and slow smoking to a dark brown color 2 [from the practice of drawing a red herring across a trail to confuse hunting dogs] : something that distracts attention from the real issue Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology
The word for today is… prospectus (noun) - 1: a preliminary printed statement that describes an enterprise (such as a business or publication) and that is distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants 2: something (such as a statement or situation) that forecasts the course or nature of something Source : Merriam-
The word for today is… metaphor (noun) - 1: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in swimming in paperwork) 2: an object, activity, or
The word for today is… paucity (noun) - 1: smallness of number : fewness 2: smallness of quantity : dearth Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Paucity refers to "littleness" in numbers (as in "a paucity of facts") or quantity ("a paucity of common sense"). The word comes from
The word for today is… nabob (noun) - 1: a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India 2: a person of great wealth or prominence Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In India's Mogul Empire, founded in the 16th century, provincial governors carried the Urdu title of nawāb. In 1612,
The word for today is… umami (noun, adjective) - noun : the taste sensation that is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides (such as glutamate and aspartate) and has a rich or meaty flavor characteristic of cheese, cooked meat, mushrooms, soy, and ripe tomatoes adjective : being, inducing, or marked by one
The word for today is… subtle (adjective) - 1a: pleasing to the senses in a mild or nuanced way : delicate, elusive b: difficult to understand or perceive : obscure sense 1c c: clever and indirect : disguised in purpose, also : gentle 2: having or involving keen perception or insight 3a: highly skillful : expert
The word for today is… null (adjective, noun, verb) - adjective 1: having no legal or binding force : invalid 2: amounting to nothing : nil 3: having no value : insignificant 4a: having no elements b: having zero as a limit c of a matrix : having all elements equal to zero 5a: indicating
The word for today is… crypt (noun) - 1a: a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground, especially : a vault under the main floor of a church b: a chamber in a mausoleum 2a: an anatomical pit or depression b: a simple tubular gland Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Hidden
