Word of the Day November 22, 2017 Word of the Day – Afflatus Afflatus (noun) a-flay-tus A divine creative impulse or inspiration. Mid 17th century: from Latin, from… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 21, 2017 Word of the Day – Rictus Rictus (noun) rik-tus A fixed grimace or grin. Early 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘open… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 20, 2017 Word of the Day – Resipiscence Resipiscence (noun) resi-pisns Originally: repentance for misconduct; recognition of one's past misdeeds or errors. Later… Kath Love2
Word of the Day November 19, 2017 Word of the Day – Tergiversate Tergiversate (verb) tur-jiv-urs-ayt Make conflicting or evasive statements; equivocate. Mid 17th century: from Latin tergiversat-… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 18, 2017 Word of the Day – Manque Manque (adj) mon-kay Having failed to become what one might have been. Late 18th century:… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 17, 2017 Word of the Day – Bewail Bewail (verb) bee-way-l Express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about (something) (more…) Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 16, 2017 Word of the Day – Macaronic Macaronic (adj) mak-a-ron-ik Denoting language, especially burlesque verse, containing words or inflections from one language… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 15, 2017 Word of the Day – Trilemma trilemma (noun) tri-lem-a A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 14, 2017 Word of the Day – Bavardage Bavardage (noun) bav-ard-arj Idle gossip, chitchat. French, from bavarder ‘to chatter’, from bavard ‘talkative’, from… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 13, 2017 Word of the Day – Lucifugous Lucifugous (adj) loo-sif-ug-us Shunning the light (of a creature). Mid 17th century: from Latin lucifugus… Kath Love0