WotD

Rubric (noun) roo-brik A title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute,…

Omnibus (noun) om-nee-bus volume a collection of works by one author or several works on…

Charrette (noun) sha-ret a final, intensive effort to finish a project, before a deadline. 1965–70;…

Stratum (noun) Strah-tum/ strey-tum one of a number of portions or divisions likened to layers…

Appellative (adj) a-pel-a-tiv designative; descriptive. First recorded around 1375–1425 and comes via late Middle English…

Irenic (adj) ahy-ren-ik tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory. First recorded in…

Cacophony (noun) ku-kof-uh-nee harsh or unpleasant discordance of sound; dissonance. First recorded in 1650–60; from…

Abrade (verb) a-brayd to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing. 1670–80; Latin abrādere,…

Skiplagging (noun) skip-lag-ing the practice of purchasing an air ticket for a flight with a…