mannequin
Definition: (noun) A woman who wears clothes to display fashions. Synonyms: model. Usage: She longed to become a mannequin and preened for hours before going …
Category: Today’s Word
Today’s Word
penetralium
noun: The innermost, secret, or hidden parts of something.
borderland
Definition: (noun) District consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area. Synonyms: border district, march, …
resurrect
verb tr.: 1. To raise from the dead. 2. To restore to use, practice, view, etc. verb intr.: To rise from the dead.
intone
Definition: (verb) Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm. Synonyms: cantillate, chant. Usage: I heard the eight singers of the King …
agonistic
Definition: (adjective) Striving to overcome in argument. Synonyms: combative. Usage: The incumbent's aggressive, agonistic approach to the debate alienated many of his supporters. Discuss
scopolamine
Definition: (noun) A thick, syrupy, colorless alkaloid, C17H21NO4, extracted from plants such as henbane and used primarily as a mydriatic and sedative, and to treat …
fairy-tale
adjective: 1. Referring to a situation where improbable events lead to a happy ending. 2. Relating to a story with fantastical, untrue, or idealized elements.
kinetic
Definition: (adjective) Supplying motive force. Synonyms: energizing. Usage: The bustling market was the kinetic center of the city, and all movement seemed to radiate outward …
kindler
noun: 1. A person or thing that starts a fire. 2. A person or thing that inspires, incites, or arouses.
rattlebrained
Definition: (adjective) Giddy and talkative; foolish. Synonyms: rattlepated, scatterbrained, scatty. Usage: Grandpa's rattlebrained, crackpot ideas always made us laugh. Discuss
berserk
adjective: Frenzied or deranged, especially in a violent manner. noun: One who has become frenzied or deranged.
odoriferous
Definition: (adjective) Having a natural fragrance. Synonyms: sweet-smelling, perfumed, scented, odorous, sweet. Usage: There were large bottles filled with serpents, ticketed according to their species; …
gobbledygook
noun: Speech or writing marked by jargon, circumlocution, or unintelligible terms.
patter
Definition: (verb) Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson). Synonyms: line of gab, spiel. Usage: The automobile salesman spoke about the old car so …
mimetic
adjective: Copying the behavior, appearance, or characteristics of others.
condescension
Definition: (noun) A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient. Synonyms: disdain, patronage. Usage: Natasha did not like the visitor's tone of …
excavate
Definition: (verb) Remove the inner part or the core of. Synonyms: dig, hollow. Usage: The mining company wants to excavate the hillside and build a …
regurgitate
Definition: (verb) Repeat after memorization. Synonyms: reproduce. Usage: In order to score well on the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information. Discuss
pussivant
verb intr.: To meddle, fuss, to move around busily.
importunity
Definition: (noun) Insistent solicitation and entreaty. Synonyms: urgency, urging. Usage: And to the importunity of their persisted questionings he had finally given in; and so …
cocky
adjective: Brashly confident.
despairing
Definition: (adjective) Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless. Synonyms: desperate. Usage: The set-back to their hopes made them despairing and desperate. Discuss
titman
noun: 1. The significantly smaller or weaker member in a group, such as the runt of a litter. 2. A person of short stature, physically …
unprejudiced
Definition: (adjective) Free from undue bias or preconceived opinions. Synonyms: impartial. Usage: I claim to be an absolutely unprejudiced witness. Discuss
nudifidian
noun: One who believes that faith alone is sufficient for salvation.
cardiomegaly
Definition: (noun) An abnormal enlargement of the heart. Synonyms: enlarged heart, megacardia, megalocardia. Usage: The chest x-ray indicated that the patient's symptoms were the result …
autogamy
noun: Self-fertilization, for example, of a flower by its own pollen.
febrile
Definition: (adjective) Of, relating to, or characterized by fever. Synonyms: feverish. Usage: The mother took her febrile and sweating child to the pediatrician. Discuss
flyblown
Definition: (adjective) Foul and run-down and repulsive. Synonyms: sordid, squalid. Usage: The gang met at a flyblown, grimy little bar on the edge of town …
congeal
Definition: (verb) Become gelatinous. Synonyms: jell, set. Usage: We waited patiently for the jello to congeal before cutting it into fun shapes with cookie cutters. …
benison
noun: A blessing; a benediction.
volition
Definition: (noun) The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision. Synonyms: willing. Usage: Without volition I leaned toward her, as a …
proscription
noun: A prohibition or the act of prohibiting, particularly one imposed by law.
colander
noun: A utensil with perforations, used for straining or draining foods.
fixity
Definition: (noun) The quality of being incapable of mutation. Synonyms: immutability. Usage: Darwin challenged the fixity of species with his theory of evolution. Discuss
desistance
noun: The act of ceasing a behavior, particularly one considered harmful or unwanted.
unlettered
Definition: (adjective) Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication. Synonyms: ignorant, nescient, unlearned. Usage: On points where the learned have, in purity of heart, been …
hight
adjective: Named or called.
meanly
Definition: (adverb) In a miserly manner. Synonyms: humbly. Usage: They lived meanly and without ostentation. Discuss