Today's word of the day is "isolation."

Via theBERRY

Isolation

1. an act or instance of isolating.
2. the state of being isolated.
3. the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease; quarantine.

Today's phrase of the day is "magnum opus."

Via theBerry

Magnum Opus

a great work, esp. the chief work of a writer or artist: Proust's magnum opus is Remembrance of Things Past.

Today's word of the day is "incongruous."

Via Uphaa

Incongruous

1. out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
3. inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their professed principles.

Today's word of the day is "bewilder."

Via The Daily What

Bewilder

to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: These shifting attitudes bewilder me.

Today's word of the day is "blunder."

Via Picture is Unrelated

Blunder

(noun)

1. a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.

(verb without object)

1. to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance: Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room.
2. to make a gross or stupid mistake, esp. through carelessness or mental confusion: Just pray that he doesn't blunder again and get the names wrong.

(verb with object)

1. to bungle; botch: Several of the accounts were blundered by that new assistant.
2. to utter thoughtlessly; blurt out: He blundered his surprise at their winning the award.

Today's word of the day is "affray."

Via This is Photobomb

Affray

1. a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl.
2. Law. the fighting of two or more persons in a public place.

Today's word of the day is "ennui."

Ennui

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

Today's word of the day is "prodigious."

Via Agent M

Prodigious

1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
2. wonderful or marvelous
3. abnormal; monstrous.
4. Obsolete - ominous.

Today's word of the day is "despondency."

via The Daily What

Despondency

state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.

Today's word of the day is "whimsy."

Whimsy

1. capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression
2. an odd or fanciful notion.
3. anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy

Today's word of the day is "devotee."

Devotee

1. A person who is greatly devoted to something
2. A person who is extremely devoted to a religion; a follower
3. An enthusiastic follower or fan

Today's word of the day is "dread."

via GeekWeek

Dread

1. to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of
2. to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience
3. Archaic. to hold in respectful awe.

Today's word of the day is "lamentable."

Lamentable

Today's word of the day is "aloof."

Aloof

-adverb

at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates.

-adjective