Category: Today’s Word

adjective: Dark brown.

Definition: (noun) Strong dislike, contempt, or aversion. Synonyms: abhorrence, detestation, execration, loathing, abomination. Usage: He rather deserved the odium which he had incurred. Discuss

adjective: Sky blue.

Definition: (verb) To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to. Synonyms: gall. Usage: The sight of her gave Sheldon fresh courage, and the tedious hours of …

verb tr.: 1. To color or mark with red. 2. To highlight or decorate. 3. To provide with a rubric (a guide, rule, commentary, etc.).

Definition: (noun) A cheap, noisy bar or dance hall. Synonyms: barrelhouse. Usage: The missionaries went to the honky-tonk on a Saturday night hoping to save …

adjective: Deep reddish-brown.

Definition: (noun) A shabbily clothed, dirty child. Synonyms: tatterdemalion. Usage: The wealthy bachelor had pity on the ragamuffin and handed him a wad of bills, …

Definition: (noun) A buffet, sideboard, or bookcase, especially one without legs. Synonyms: credence. Usage: There was no room on the dining table, so they placed …

Definition: (adjective) Brief and to the point; effectively concise. Synonyms: laconic, curt, crisp. Usage: The officer's orders were terse, but everyone understood his instructions. Discuss

adjective: 1. Equal in time. 2. Occurring at regular intervals.

Definition: (adjective) Courageously noble in mind and heart. Synonyms: greathearted. Usage: Then he imagined how, after the attack, Bogdanich would come up to him as …

noun: A distinctive time period in history.

Definition: (noun) An error in printing or writing, especially such an error noted in a list of corrections and bound into a book. Synonyms: misprint, …

noun: 1. A period of a thousand years. 2. A group of 1000.

Definition: (adjective) Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking. Synonyms: quavering. Usage: The moonlight on the lawn was tremulous, as if the sward were a rippling …

noun: The right time for taking an action; a decisive moment.

Definition: (noun) A receptacle for spit (usually in a public place). Synonyms: spittoon. Usage: Louisa was revolted when their mysterious guest coughed, spitting mucus into …

adjective: 1. Out-of-date, old-fashioned. 2. Involving something or someone in the wrong historical period.

Definition: (noun) A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action. Synonyms: compact, covenant. Usage: The two nations were bitter …

Definition: (noun) A tricycle (usually propelled by pedaling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire. Synonyms: cycle rickshaw. Usage: Boys who once pulled …

Definition: (noun) Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity. Synonyms: blind. Usage: The manner in which he said this made Ned feel …

noun: 1. The act of walking on a rope between two points elevated from the ground. 2. The balancing act between contrasting situations, such as …

Definition: (noun) A shortened version of a written work. Synonyms: condensation, capsule. Usage: In a word, I gave him an abridgment of this whole history; …

noun: 1. The separation of two adjacent vowel sounds. 2. The mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that it’s pronounced as a separate …

Definition: (noun) A device that is very useful for a particular job. Synonyms: gizmo, appliance, contrivance, gadget, widget, gismo, convenience. Usage: He turned the contraption …

noun: A stage in the life of an insect between two molts, prior to reaching maturity. verb tr.: To make a star or decorate using …

Definition: (noun) A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others. Synonyms: deference, compliancy, obligingness, compliance. Usage: He complied with her request, and …

verb intr.: To exert a strong influence, either for or against something.

Definition: (noun) A likeness or image, especially of a person. Synonyms: simulacrum, image. Usage: The penny bears an effigy of Lincoln. Discuss

noun: 1. Rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces downward or backward. 2. Rotation of the foot such that the weight is borne …

Definition: (noun) A person who operates a farm. Synonyms: farmer, granger, sodbuster. Usage: The husbandman will not make his own plough or mattock, or other …

Definition: (noun) Ornamental trimming for a garment, as braid, lace, or metallic beads. Synonyms: trim. Usage: The passementerie on her hat was so elaborate that …

Definition: (noun) A person who is of equal standing with another in a group. Synonyms: equal, peer, match. Usage: He was a motivated and slightly …

adjective: Occurring every other day.

Definition: (noun) A sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together. Synonyms: conglomeration, aggregate. Usage: The top floor is devoted to the servants—a congeries of …

verb tr.: To take a small amount of something: to taste or sip.

Definition: (noun) A tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem. Synonyms: eyestrain. Usage: The jeweler …

noun: A poetry lover.

Definition: (noun) One who has a political appointment in the government. Synonyms: placeseeker. Usage: They viewed the placeman as a colorless bureaucrat. Discuss