Word of the Day

July 20, 2022

waggish

play

displaying a mischievous sense of humor

July 19, 2022

emolument

play

money, gifts, or perks received due to one’s job or position

July 18, 2022

sanction

play

to officially approve or to impose a penalty upon

July 17, 2022

finicky

play

very particular in taste or standards

July 16, 2022

nuance

play

a subtle distinction, variation, or quality

July 15, 2022

akimbo

play

having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward

July 14, 2022

validate

play

to recognize or illustrate the worthiness of (something)

July 13, 2022

saga

play

an ancient Icelandic narrative, or a complicated story

July 12, 2022

eccentric

play

tending to act in strange or unusual ways

July 11, 2022

carp

play

to complain in an annoying way

July 2022

Jul 01

debunk
Jul 02

apposite
Jul 03

teem
Jul 04

Yankee
Jul 05

cantankerous
Jul 06

recidivism
Jul 07

inscrutable
Jul 08

postulate
Jul 09

behemoth
Jul 10

gibbous
Jul 11

carp
Jul 12

eccentric
Jul 13

saga
Jul 14

validate
Jul 15

akimbo
Jul 16

nuance
Jul 17

finicky
Jul 18

sanction
Jul 19

emolument
Jul 20

waggish
Jul 21

iconoclast

June 2022

Jun 01

behest
Jun 02

meld
Jun 03

perfunctory
Jun 04

decry
Jun 05

fidelity
Jun 06

sumptuous
Jun 07

vocation
Jun 08

arrogate
Jun 09

evanescent
Jun 10

lout
Jun 11

headlong
Jun 12

burgle
Jun 13

panacea
Jun 14

festoon
Jun 15

credulous
Jun 16

adulation
Jun 17

oblige
Jun 18

redolent
Jun 19

emancipation
Jun 20

garrulous
Jun 21

prescience
Jun 22

quibble
Jun 23

ingenuous
Jun 24

confidant
Jun 25

noisome
Jun 26

culminate
Jun 27

jingoism
Jun 28

fulsome
Jun 29

duress
Jun 30

scintillate

May 2022

May 01

leviathan
May 02

piggyback
May 03

schmooze
May 04

abeyance
May 05

fractious
May 06

mollify
May 07

sagacious
May 08

darling
May 09

orientate
May 10

conclave
May 11

ramshackle
May 12

bloviate
May 13

turpitude
May 14

verdant
May 15

hark back
May 16

epithet
May 17

nonpareil
May 18

indoctrinate
May 19

kibosh
May 20

ad hoc
May 21

paradox
May 22

galumph
May 23

mercurial
May 24

dander
May 25

benevolent
May 26

fetter
May 27

uncanny
May 28

propagate
May 29

junket
May 30

commemorate
May 31

ephemeral

April 2022

Apr 01

predilection
Apr 02

convoluted
Apr 03

exculpate
Apr 04

salient
Apr 05

adversity
Apr 06

grift
Apr 07

druthers
Apr 08

mettlesome
Apr 09

construe
Apr 10

liaison
Apr 11

zoomorphic
Apr 12

funambulism
Apr 13

bemuse
Apr 14

opportune
Apr 15

vanguard
Apr 16

timeless
Apr 17

resurrection
Apr 18

elicit
Apr 19

polyglot
Apr 20

imprimatur
Apr 21

juxtapose
Apr 22

simulacrum
Apr 23

askance
Apr 24

deem
Apr 25

hoary
Apr 26

minion
Apr 27

cerebral
Apr 28

salt junk
Apr 29

flummox
Apr 30

nefarious

March 2022

Mar 01

prosaic
Mar 02

kitsch
Mar 03

slough
Mar 04

askew
Mar 05

fester
Mar 06

milieu
Mar 07

compendious
Mar 08

riddle
Mar 09

besmirch
Mar 10

tempestuous
Mar 11

archetype
Mar 12

uncouth
Mar 13

elucidate
Mar 14

cryptography
Mar 15

gregarious
Mar 16

intersperse
Mar 17

limerick
Mar 18

nascent
Mar 19

wend
Mar 20

largesse
Mar 21

furtive
Mar 22

henchman
Mar 23

ostensible
Mar 24

reciprocate
Mar 25

bastion
Mar 26

specious
Mar 27

impetus
Mar 28

decimate
Mar 29

palatable
Mar 30

chagrin
Mar 31

malleable

February 2022

Feb 01

garble
Feb 02

obsequious
Feb 03

bona fides
Feb 04

jettison
Feb 05

schadenfreude
Feb 06

lugubrious
Feb 07

admonish
Feb 08

disheveled
Feb 09

yen
Feb 10

peremptory
Feb 11

collaborate
Feb 12

reprobate
Feb 13

fastidious
Feb 14

billet-doux
Feb 15

meander
Feb 16

slapdash
Feb 17

echelon
Feb 18

hew
Feb 19

nonchalant
Feb 20

candor
Feb 21

invincible
Feb 22

transpire
Feb 23

parable
Feb 24

utmost
Feb 25

embarrass
Feb 26

wherewithal
Feb 27

arbitrary
Feb 28

founder

January 2022

Jan 01

rejuvenate
Jan 02

captious
Jan 03

palindrome
Jan 04

antithetical
Jan 05

sully
Jan 06

cerulean
Jan 07

voluble
Jan 08

layman
Jan 09

finesse
Jan 10

affable
Jan 11

tome
Jan 12

stir-crazy
Jan 13

meritorious
Jan 14

gloss
Jan 15

euphemism
Jan 16

sanguine
Jan 17

stola
Jan 18

winsome
Jan 19

debilitating
Jan 20

non sequitur
Jan 21

derring-do
Jan 22

opine
Jan 23

juggernaut
Jan 24

intemperate
Jan 25

quip
Jan 26

bamboozle
Jan 27

ziggurat
Jan 28

myopic
Jan 29

career
Jan 30

factoid
Jan 31

homogeneous

December 2021

Dec 01

derrick
Dec 02

smarmy
Dec 03

galvanize
Dec 04

interloper
Dec 05

commodious
Dec 06

fomite
Dec 07

ostracize
Dec 08

milquetoast
Dec 09

rankle
Dec 10

palisade
Dec 11

secular
Dec 12

enigma
Dec 13

beleaguer
Dec 14

flippant
Dec 15

talisman
Dec 16

abrasive
Dec 17

venerate
Dec 18

rationale
Dec 19

congenial
Dec 20

huckster
Dec 21

exasperate
Dec 22

benign
Dec 23

paucity
Dec 24

adventitious
Dec 25

jubilate
Dec 26

Kwanzaa
Dec 27

livid
Dec 28

insinuate
Dec 29

carte blanche
Dec 30

astute
Dec 31

zeitgeist

November 2021

Nov 01

inane
Nov 02

passel
Nov 03

lenient
Nov 04

ad-lib
Nov 05

camaraderie
Nov 06

propitiate
Nov 07

soporific
Nov 08

demagogue
Nov 09

truncate
Nov 10

bevy
Nov 11

steadfast
Nov 12

edify
Nov 13

qualm
Nov 14

grisly
Nov 15

wormhole
Nov 16

facetious
Nov 17

negotiate
Nov 18

amity
Nov 19

draconian
Nov 20

trepidation
Nov 21

univocal
Nov 22

roister
Nov 23

enclave
Nov 24

feign
Nov 25

jovial
Nov 26

maître d'
Nov 27

commensurate
Nov 28

menorah
Nov 29

obfuscate
Nov 30

hoity-toity

October 2021

Oct 01

vestige
Oct 02

cozen
Oct 03

adroit
Oct 04

mettle
Oct 05

intransigent
Oct 06

loll
Oct 07

cavalier
Oct 08

scion
Oct 09

fret
Oct 10

amicable
Oct 11

restaurateur
Oct 12

extricate
Oct 13

odious
Oct 14

cabal
Oct 15

embellish
Oct 16

gossamer
Oct 17

perpetuity
Oct 18

zaftig
Oct 19

nomenclature
Oct 20

batten
Oct 21

untoward
Oct 22

devotion
Oct 23

bogus
Oct 24

mirage
Oct 25

hector
Oct 26

facile
Oct 27

treacle
Oct 28

eloquent
Oct 29

procrastinate
Oct 30

arch
Oct 31

doppelgänger

September 2021

Sep 01

regnant
Sep 02

doff
Sep 03

gasconade
Sep 04

jeopardize
Sep 05

adamantine
Sep 06

coiffure
Sep 07

suborn
Sep 08

egregious
Sep 09

brogue
Sep 10

fulminate
Sep 11

sedentary
Sep 12

adversary
Sep 13

inflammable
Sep 14

responsive
Sep 15

tribulation
Sep 16

exonerate
Sep 17

precarious
Sep 18

vignette
Sep 19

lucid
Sep 20

collude
Sep 21

flehmen
Sep 22

inchoate
Sep 23

chastise
Sep 24

hobnob
Sep 25

obtuse
Sep 26

dedication
Sep 27

misbegotten
Sep 28

parlay
Sep 29

zest
Sep 30

filial

August 2021

Aug 01

pulchritude
Aug 02

exemplary
Aug 03

berate
Aug 04

flexuous
Aug 05

infix
Aug 06

moot
Aug 07

pink
Aug 08

resilience
Aug 09

abject
Aug 10

garnish
Aug 11

nimrod
Aug 12

callow
Aug 13

kvell
Aug 14

scuttlebutt
Aug 15

undulant
Aug 16

bromide
Aug 17

tousle
Aug 18

defenestration
Aug 19

winnow
Aug 20

aghast
Aug 21

sophistry
Aug 22

liminal
Aug 23

emigrate
Aug 24

cryptic
Aug 25

ossify
Aug 26

fugitive
Aug 27

amenable
Aug 28

hubris
Aug 29

lollygag
Aug 30

numinous
Aug 31

desultory

July 2021

Jul 01

bijou
Jul 02

gormandize
Jul 03

inimical
Jul 04

patriot
Jul 05

quondam
Jul 06

deter
Jul 07

incumbent
Jul 08

mulct
Jul 09

aleatory
Jul 10

cataract
Jul 11

nonplus
Jul 12

emprise
Jul 13

ruthless
Jul 14

shibboleth
Jul 15

flounder
Jul 16

omniscient
Jul 17

torpor
Jul 18

parry
Jul 19

capricious
Jul 20

attenuate
Jul 21

receipt
Jul 22

guttural
Jul 23

expropriate
Jul 24

lexical
Jul 25

hagiography
Jul 26

urbane
Jul 27

jeremiad
Jul 28

bivouac
Jul 29

palaver
Jul 30

wherefore
Jul 31

dally

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emolument

sanction

finicky

nuance

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carp

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