Category: Today’s Word

noun: 1. A commoner, one belonging to the working class. 2. An uncultured or unsophisticated person. 3. A person of low social status.

Definition: (adjective) Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power. Synonyms: autocratic, bossy, peremptory, magisterial, dominating. Usage: Mr. Smith's high-and-mighty demeanor made him very …

noun: Face; facial expression.

Definition: (verb) Infuse or fill completely. Synonyms: impregnate. Usage: This light, subdued and colored, seemed almost a radiation from the trunks themselves, so strongly did …

noun: One who advocates fundamental or far-reaching change or reform. adjective: Extraordinary; wonderful; fashionable; hip; cool.

Definition: (verb) (Informal) To beat soundly; strike hard. Synonyms: whack, wham, whop. Usage: The chef was so enraged that I feared she might wallop me …

Definition: (noun) Foolish or senseless behavior. Synonyms: lunacy, craziness, folly, indulgence. Usage: Having had enough of our tomfoolery, the teacher sternly warned us to settle …

Definition: (noun) One who claims to be able to foretell events or predict the future; a seer. Synonyms: forecaster, predictor, prognosticator. Usage: My mother does …

noun: An oily, hypocritical person.

Definition: (adjective) Capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature. Synonyms: changeable. Usage: The concierge warned me that the island's mutable …

verb intr.: To behave like a tyrant.

Definition: (adjective) Of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch. Synonyms: haptic, tactual. Usage: Hannah's velvet couch was such a tactile delight …

noun: One who willfully damages another’s property.

Definition: (adjective) Not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature. Synonyms: abstract, nonfigurative. Usage: The focal point of the living room was …

adjective: Strikingly handsome.

Definition: (noun) Poor handwriting. Synonyms: scrawl, scribble, scratch. Usage: The pharmacist struggled to decipher Dr. Clark's cacography on my prescription and eventually had to call …

Definition: (noun) Unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous Synonyms: fickleness, falseness. Usage: If he does not return, instead of accusing him of the …

Definition: (noun) Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome. Synonyms: hindrance, preventive, interference, hitch. Usage: I had regarded his presence as an encumbrance to the …

Definition: (adjective) Having concealed difficulty. Synonyms: tricky. Usage: Despite Ms. Brown's assurances to the contrary, her exam was surprisingly catchy, and many students received a …

noun: A huge or difficult task.

Definition: (verb) To behead. Synonyms: decapitate. Usage: King Louis XVI was decollated by means of a guillotine in 1793. Discuss

noun: The highest point of something: achievement, ambition, challenge, etc.

Definition: (adjective) Having lost freshness or brilliance of color. Synonyms: bleached, faded. Usage: Michael is finally buying new jeans to replace that torn, washed-out pair …

noun: A high court.

Definition: (noun) (Informal) A person who talks constantly, especially about trivial matters. Synonyms: babbler, prater, spouter, magpie. Usage: That abominable chatterbox, Evgenie Pavlovitch, monopolizes the …

verb tr.: To divide a region, group, etc., into small, often hostile, entities.

Definition: (adjective) Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite. Synonyms: vindictive. Usage: In light of Mr. Smith's spiteful and callous …

adj.: 1. Lofty; surpassing others. 2. Like an Olympian god: majestic or aloof. 3. Of or relating to the Olympic Games. 4. Of or relating …

Definition: (adjective) Large in amount or extent or degree. Synonyms: sizable, tidy, hefty, respectable, healthy. Usage: I was ravenous, so I heaped a goodly portion …

Definition: (noun) An enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated. Synonyms: wheelhouse. Usage: Alone in the pilothouse, Captain Anderson enjoyed the tranquil expanse …

Definition: (noun) Loud confused noise from many sources. Synonyms: hubbub, katzenjammer, uproar. Usage: The judge tried in vain to silence the spectators and end the …

noun: Common sense.

Definition: (noun) A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. Synonyms: bar, ginmill, saloon. Usage: I go to a local taproom …

noun: Poetic or literary inspiration.

Definition: (noun) Something of sentimental value. Synonyms: souvenir, relic, token. Usage: I had no keepsake to speak to me of my lost darling but the …

verb tr.: 1. To dislodge from a horse. 2. To unseat from a position of power.

Definition: (verb) To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate. Synonyms: drag one's feet, procrastinate, stall, shillyshally. Usage: If you continue to dilly-dally, we …

noun: A chivalrous man, one having qualities of courtesy, honor, bravery, gallantry, etc.

Definition: (noun) Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason. Synonyms: pretext. Usage: Steve said …

noun: 1. Something imaginary. 2. Someone out of their element; a misfit. 3. A marine part of a cavalry or a cavalryman doing marine duty.