Category: Today’s Word

Definition: (noun) An ulterior, usually implicit meaning or quality; an implication or a hint. Often used in the plural. Synonyms: connotation, hint, implication, undercurrent, intimation. …

Definition: (adjective) Having the supposed power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses. Synonyms: precognitive, second-sighted. Usage: An advertisement marked …

Definition: (noun) A larval frog or toad. Synonyms: tadpole. Usage: The boy found it hard to believe that this tiny, legless polliwog would someday sprout …

verb intr.: 1. To move in a leisurely manner. 2. To leave quickly.

Definition: (adjective) Covered with a layer of myelin. Synonyms: medullated. Usage: The medical textbook had a detailed diagram of myelinated nerve fibers. Discuss

adjective: 1. Open to discussion: debatable. 2. Of little practical value, hence not worth considering. 3. Irrelevant or insignificant as a result of the issue …

Definition: (adjective) Causing debilitation. Synonyms: debilitative, enfeebling, weakening. Usage: The air of the place, so fresh in the spring and early summer, was stagnant and …

adjective: 1. Relating to mathematics. 2. Absolute or certain. 3. Possible, but highly improbable.

Definition: (noun) A smaller room serving as an entryway into a larger room. Synonyms: foyer, lobby, vestibule, hall, anteroom, entrance hall. Usage: He led the …

adjective: 1. Nervous or anxious. 2. Brash. 3. Bold.

Definition: (noun) An offensive odor; a stench. Synonyms: malodor, reek, stench, stink, mephitis. Usage: He waited in the basement, trying to ignore the moldy fetor …

adjective: 1. Unthinking; instinctive; spontaneous. 2. Thoughtful; reflective. 3. In grammatical contexts: Directed on itself.

Definition: (noun) The combination of qualities of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume. Synonyms: tone, quality. Usage: …

Definition: (noun) A group of confidential, often scheming advisers. Synonyms: cabal, faction, junto. Usage: The people thought the war was for a righteous cause, but …

adjective: Having stress on the last syllable. noun: A word having stress on the last syllable.

Definition: (noun) A poem or song of mourning or lamentation. Synonyms: coronach, dirge, requiem, lament. Usage: He had made all the plans for his funeral, …

noun: 1. A quotation followed by a commentary upon it. 2. A summary, review, or discussion of a case. 3. A secondary crisis, something that …

Definition: (noun) Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom. Synonyms: boredom, tedium. Usage: On rainy days, of which we have had a good …

noun: The carrying away of something unlawfully.

Definition: (noun) A medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the …

noun: Rudeness; tactlessness; clumsiness; awkwardness.

Definition: (noun) A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory. Synonyms: memory trace. …

noun: 1. A magic spell. 2. A trick, sham, prank, etc.

Definition: (noun) A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol. Synonyms: drunkenness, tipsiness, intoxication. Usage: He was a man who would have made a …

Definition: (noun) A plant adapted to grow in water. Synonyms: aquatic plant. Usage: Water lilies and other hydrophytes dotted the surface of the lake. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Cut low at the neckline. Synonyms: low-cut, low-necked. Usage: She wore a decollete dress that many of the guests deemed inappropriately revealing. Discuss

noun: A peace imposed and maintained by force.

Definition: (noun) A main organ that is situated inside the body. Synonyms: internal organ. Usage: The doctor showed the students a detailed model of the …

adjective: Obscure or ambiguous.

Definition: (noun) A small brook or stream. Synonyms: rill, runnel, streamlet, run. Usage: A tiny rivulet of cold water trickled outward from the opening. Discuss

noun: A sudden, devastating attack. verb tr.: To attack suddenly with devastating results.

Definition: (noun) A pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money. Synonyms: wallet, notecase, pocketbook. Usage: The thief was at the bar, eyeing the patrons' …

adjective: 1. Opposed to machines, automation, or technology, like a Luddite https://wordsmith.org/words/luddite.html2. Treating disease as crime and ill people as criminals.

Definition: (noun) A member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor. Synonyms: deckhand. Usage: He worked as a roustabout on the Mississippi from the …

adjective: 1. Highly complex or intricate. 2. Involving scheming or intrigue. 3. Relating to the architectural or decorative style developed in the Byzantine Empire. 4. …

Definition: (noun) A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated. Synonyms: criterion, standard, measure. Usage: You appear to me …

Definition: (noun) A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink). Synonyms: gastronome, bon vivant, foodie, gourmet. Usage: He fancied himself an …

Definition: (adjective) Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional. Synonyms: indifferent, cold, heavy, dull, stoical, bovine, apathetic, frigid, lymphatic, listless, impassive, stolid, unfeeling, undemonstrative. …

noun: The minimum amount or number of something required to initiate or sustain a process or effect.

Definition: (noun) A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification. Synonyms: protective embankment. Usage: Instead of trying to breach the escarp, the army encircled …