Words of the Day
Humility: (noun) free from pride or arrogance
Pernicious: (adj) Having a harmful effect, especially in a subtle or gradual way
Noxious: (adj) Physically or morally harmful or destructive
Promiscuous: (adj) Sexually unrestrained and indiscriminate
Puritanical: (adj) Demonstrating an extremely rigid or strict sense of morality
Propriety: (noun) Conformity to what is acceptable in conduct or speech
Assimilation: (noun) The process of taking in or absorbing; the process of becoming similar to others in customs and culture
Vex: (verb) To irritate or frustrate, especially with trivial matters
Apologist: (noun) A person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial
Existential: (adj) Relating to or grounded in the experience of existence
Insidious: (adj) Proceeding in a gradual way, but with harmful effects
Ample: (adj) generous or more than adequate in size, scopes or capacity
Renounce: (verb) To give up, refuse, or resign by formal declaration
En Masse: (adv) As a whole
Indiscriminately: (adverb) Not marked by careful distinction; randomly
Whim: (noun) A sudden and often unusual desire or change of mind
Disparate: (adj) Markedly distinct in quality or character
Subsistence: (noun) The minimum (food, shelter) necessary to support life
Insolent: (adj) Rude or disrespectful in an arrogant or ungrateful manner
Auspicious: (adj) Indicating the likelihood of future success
Humane: (adj) Tender, compassionate and sympathetic towards other living creature
Tactless: (adj) Lacking a sense of what is polite or appropriate; blunt, indelicate
Unseemly: (adj) inappropriate for time or place
Enfranchise: (verb) To offer the rights and priviledges of citizenship (especially voting)
Advocate: (verb) To recommend in a public manner; publicly support an issue
Reconcile: (verb) To restore harmony; to settle or resolve
Sacrosanct: (adj) Most sacred; immune from criticism or violation
Bevy: (noun) A large group or collection
Pummel: (verb) To beat aggressively; to strike repeatedly
Voracious: (adj) Having a huge appetite, insatiable
Meander: (verb) To wander aimlessly without urgency
Gawky: (adj) Awkward and clumsy; demonstrating a lack of coordination that comes with having a new body
Fervor: (noun) Intensity of feeling or expression
Albeit: (conjunction) Even though or although
Progenitor: (noun) A direct ancestor
Idyllic: (adj) Pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
Sovereign: (adj/life) Having autonomy and independent power OR one who has supreme authority
Haughty: (adj) Demonstrating a superior attitude and a contempt for those perceived to be inferior
Rife: (adj) Common or abundant
Strife: (noun) Angry or bitter conflict
Stasis: (noun) A state of equilibrium or inactivity
Mundane: (adj) Lacking in interest or excitement; dull
Injunction: (noun) A judicial order that restrains someone from beginning or continuing an action
Evocable: (adj) Capable of being called forth, brought out, or recalled
Debris: (noun) Scattered pieces of waste or remains, garbage
Pragmatic: (adj) Dealing with things sensibly and realistically, as opposed to theoretically or ideally
Paradigm: (noun) A typical example or model of something: a recognizable pattern
Calamity: (noun) A disastrous event marked by great loss and/or distress
Bellows: (noun) A device with an airbag and two handles that pumps air when squeezed
Curtail: (verb) To reduce or restrict something
Partisan: (adj) Demonstrating a strong and sometimes blind loyalty to a particular party or cause
Pow wow: (adj) Indigenous gatherings where multiple generations come together to share food, honour traditions, and practice spiritual healing
Omen: (noun) An event regarded as a sign or warning of the future; augury
Coulee: (noun) A small stream
Lurch: (verb) To move in an unsteady or uncontrolled manner
Sluice: (noun) A sliding gate used to control the flow of water
Sanguine: (adj) Cheerfully optimistic; hopefully
Procure: (verb) To obtain or bring about through a special effort
Furtive: (adj) Sly, secretive or sneaky
Urbane: (adj) Demons**trating, in personality, the sophistication and elegance of a big city