Entries in Word of the Day (64)
Verbiage - August 19, 2011
Today's word of the day is "Fervor:"
fer·vor
[fur-ver]- great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor.
- intense heat.
Verbiage - August 18, 2011
Today's word of the day is "Exultant:"
ex·ult·ant
[ig-zuhl-tnt]Verbiage - August 17, 2011
Today's word of the day is "Efficacious:"
ef·fi·ca·cious
[ef-i-key-shuhs]Verbiage - August 16, 2011
Today's word of the day is "Sacrilege:"
sac·ri·lege
[sak-ruh-lij]- the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- an instance of this.
- the stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God.
Verbiage - August 15, 2011
Today's word of the day is "Pernicious:"
per·ni·cious
[per-nish-uhs]- causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease.
- Obsolete . evil; wicked.
Verbiage - July 19, 2011
Today's word of the day is "Ardent:"
ar·dent
[ahr-dnt]–adjective
- having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous: an ardent theatergoer. an ardent student of french history.
- vehement; fierce: They were frightened by his ardent, burning eyes.
- burning, fiery, or hot: the ardent core of a star.
Verbiage - July 18, 2011
Today's word of the day is Reckless:
reck·less
[rek-lis]- utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of ): to be reckless of danger.
- characterized by or proceeding from such carelessness: reckless extravagance.
Verbiage - July 15, 2011
Today's word of the day is Encompass:
en·com·pass
[en-kuhm-puhs]–verb (used with object)
- to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- to enclose; envelop: The folds of a great cloak encompassed her person.
- to include comprehensively: a work that encompasses the entire range of the world's religious beliefs.
Verbiage - July 14, 2011
Verbiage - July 13, 2011
Today's word of the day is Unbridled:
un·bri·dled
[uhn-brahyd-ld]–adjective
Verbiage - July 12, 2011
Today's word of the day is Recurrent:
re·cur·rent
[ri-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-]–adjective
- that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
Verbiage - July 11, 2011
Today's word of the day is Mind-blowing:
mind-blow·ing
[mahynd-bloh-ing]- overwhelming; astounding: Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.
- producing a hallucinogenic effect: a mind-blowing drug.
Verbiage - July 8, 2011
Today's word of the day is Endorse:
en·dorse
[en-dawrs] verb, -dorsed, -dors·ing, noun–verb (used with object) Also, indorse ( for defs. 1–6 ) .
- to approve, support, or sustain: to endorse a political candidate.
- to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.
- to sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
- to make over (a stated amount) to another as payee by one's endorsement
- to write (something) on the back of a document, paper, etc.: to endorse instructions; to endorse one's Signature.
- to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft, etc.
Verbiage - July 7, 2011
Today's word of the day is Ensnare: