Word of the Day August 23, 2018 Word of the Day – Captious Captious (adj) kap-shus Tending to find fault or raise petty objections. Late Middle English (also… Jacqui Bell Love2
Word of the Day August 22, 2018 Word of the Day – Compunction Compunction (noun) kom-punk-shun A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the… Jacqui Bell Love0
Word of the Day August 21, 2018 Word of the Day – Sinecure Sinecure (noun) sai-ne-cure A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status… Jacqui Bell Love0
Word of the Day August 20, 2018 Word of the Day – Plantigrade Plantigrade (adj) plan-ti-gray-d (of a mammal) walking on the soles of the feet, like a… Kath Love1
Word of the Day August 19, 2018 Word of the Day – Connubial Connubial (adj) kon-oo-bee-al Relating to marriage or the relationship between a married couple; conjugal. Mid… Kath Love0
Word of the Day August 18, 2018 Word of the Day – Drongo Drongo (noun) (NZ) dron-go A stupid or incompetent person. Mid 19th century: from Malagasy. drongo… Kath Love1
Word of the Day August 17, 2018 Word of the Day – Carinate Carinate (adj) ka-rin-ayt Having a keel-like ridge. (of a bird) having a deep ridge on… Kath Love0
Word of the Day August 16, 2018 Word of the Day – Poppycock Poppycock (noun) pop-ee-kok Nonsense. Mid 19th century: from Dutch dialect pappekak, from pap ‘soft’ +… Kath Love0
Word of the Day August 15, 2018 Word of the Day – Gerundive Gerundive (noun) (grammar) jer-un-div A form of a Latin verb, ending in -ndus (declinable) and… Kath Love0
Word of the Day August 14, 2018 Word of the Day – Elucidation Elucidation (noun) e-loo-sid-ay-shun Explanation that makes something clear; clarification. Mid 16th century: from late Latin… Kath Love0