dark side
noun: 1. The side that’s dark or unlit. 2. The side that’s undesirable or evil.
Category: Today’s Word
Today’s Word
Padawan
noun: 1. An apprentice or student. 2. A naive, ignorant, or untrained person.
gainsay
Definition: (verb) To oppose, especially by contradiction. Synonyms: challenge, dispute. Usage: In vain did the poor old father weep and implore her pity; she was …
Jedi
noun: Someone having great skills and powers.
variegate
Definition: (verb) Make something more diverse and varied. Synonyms: vary. Usage: After the third consecutive dinner of mashed potatoes, we began to hope that the …
droid
noun: 1. A humanoid robot. 2. A person who behaves in a robot-like manner, showing little emotion or personality.
haversack
Definition: (noun) A bag carried over one shoulder to transport supplies, as on a hike. Synonyms: backpack, knapsack. Usage: She carried the heavy haversack for …
fumigate
Definition: (verb) To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect. Synonyms: fume. Usage: When we found out there was …
propinquity
Definition: (noun) The property of being close together. Synonyms: proximity. Usage: She loved Emma Jane, but it was a friendship born of propinquity and circumstance, …
watchword
Definition: (noun) A slogan used to rally support for a cause. Synonyms: cry. Usage: "Fight and fall, but fly not," that was our watchword. Discuss
rawky
adjective: Foggy; damp; cold.
anonym
Definition: (noun) A pseudonym. Synonyms: nom de guerre, pseudonym. Usage: Aware that all kinds of people would be reading the bulletin board, he used an …
euthanasia
noun: The practice of ending life to relieve suffering. Example: someone hopelessly injured, terminally ill, suffering from an incurable disease, etc.
perquisite
Definition: (noun) A payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one's due. Synonyms: fringe benefit, …
aweigh
adjective, adverb: Just clear of the bottom (used for a ship’s anchor).
declivity
Definition: (noun) A downward slope or bend. Synonyms: fall, downslope, declension, declination, decline, descent. Usage: As best I could, I stumbled after him down a …
ocellated
adjective: 1. Having eyelike spots. 2. Eyelike.
roomer
Definition: (noun) A tenant in someone's house. Synonyms: boarder, lodger. Usage: My aunt took in roomers for years and is still in touch with many …
littoral
adjective: Relating to or situated at the shore. noun: A shore, especially the area between high tide and low tide levels.
libelous
Definition: (adjective) Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. Synonyms: calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, libellous, slanderous. Usage: The article, being libelous, had to be …
bucolic
Definition: (adjective) Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. Synonyms: rustic, arcadian, pastoral. Usage: The illustrations in the book depicted pleasant, bucolic …
coagulum
Definition: (noun) A lump of material formed from the content of a liquid. Synonyms: clot. Usage: His nose began to bleed again when a hearty …
cosplay
noun: 1. The act or practice of dressing up as a character from a work of fiction, such as a comic book, video game, film, …
apiary
Definition: (noun) A place where bees and beehives are kept, especially a place where bees are raised for their honey. Synonyms: bee house. Usage: She …
quarry
noun: 1. A large, deep pit from which material such as slate, stone, etc. are extracted. 2. A rich source. 3. Something or someone hunted …
acquittance
Definition: (noun) A written release from an obligation, specifically a receipt indicating payment in full. Synonyms: release. Usage: After years of haggling over debts and …
turquoise
noun: 1. A blue, bluish-green, or greenish-gray semi-precious stone. 2. A bluish-green color.
melange
Definition: (noun) A mixture. Synonyms: mishmash, farrago, hodgepodge, mingle-mangle, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag. Usage: The movie was a strange melange of romance, science …
anime
noun: A style of animation originating in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art, exaggerated expressions, oversized heads, large expressive eyes, etc., meant for adults as …
celerity
Definition: (noun) Swiftness of action or motion; speed. Synonyms: rapidity, quickness. Usage: These rapid attentions were bestowed with the celerity and skill of a practiced …
craic
noun: Good times involving pleasant company, enjoyable conversation, etc.
declination
Definition: (noun) A polite refusal of an invitation. Synonyms: regrets. Usage: His declination of the dinner invitation was a great disappointment to the would-be host. …
entrepot
Definition: (noun) A place where goods are stored or deposited and from which they are distributed. Synonyms: transshipment center. Usage: Bahrain has been an entrepot …
redoubt
Definition: (noun) A small, often temporary defensive fortification. Synonyms: sconce. Usage: Great mounds had been heaped about the crest of the hill, making a huge …
merismus
noun: Describing the whole of something by specifying its two extremes, such as contrasting or complementary parts.
schoolman
Definition: (noun) A scholar who is skilled in academic disputation. Synonyms: academician. Usage: The symposium was scheduled to end at seven, but the schoolman continued …
anacronym
noun: An acronym or abbreviation whose expansion is not widely known.
clotheshorse
Definition: (noun) A person excessively concerned with dress. Synonyms: dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell. Usage: The clotheshorse could be found at …
apothegm
noun: A terse, witty, instructive saying.
varsity
Definition: (noun) The principal team representing a university, college, or school in sports, games, or other competitions. Synonyms: first team. Usage: She was determined to …