Word of the Day

July 17, 2025

fugitive

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a person who flees or tries to escape

July 16, 2025

abject

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extremely bad or severe

July 15, 2025

tantalize

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to cause (someone) to feel interest or excitement

July 14, 2025

nuance

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a very small difference in color, tone, meaning, etc.

July 13, 2025

contrite

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feeling or showing regret for bad behavior

July 12, 2025

impunity

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exemption from punishment, harm, or loss

July 11, 2025

rescind

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to officially end a law, contract, agreement, etc.

July 10, 2025

boffo

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extremely good or successful

July 09, 2025

simulacrum

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a superficial likeness or representation

July 08, 2025

exemplary

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extremely good and deserving to be admired and copied

July 2025

Jul 01

verbose
Jul 02

galumph
Jul 03

desultory
Jul 04

Yankee
Jul 05

cantankerous
Jul 06

antic
Jul 07

procrastinate
Jul 08

exemplary
Jul 09

simulacrum
Jul 10

boffo
Jul 11

rescind
Jul 12

impunity
Jul 13

contrite
Jul 14

nuance
Jul 15

tantalize
Jul 16

abject
Jul 17

fugitive

June 2025

Jun 01

proscribe
Jun 02

Herculean
Jun 03

tutelage
Jun 04

bogus
Jun 05

sea change
Jun 06

festoon
Jun 07

abstruse
Jun 08

cataract
Jun 09

eloquent
Jun 10

minutia
Jun 11

debilitating
Jun 12

impute
Jun 13

rambunctious
Jun 14

vexillology
Jun 15

progeny
Jun 16

garrulous
Jun 17

apologia
Jun 18

jeopardize
Jun 19

emancipation
Jun 20

convivial
Jun 21

litmus test
Jun 22

bemuse
Jun 23

wherewithal
Jun 24

noisome
Jun 25

flotsam
Jun 26

sumptuous
Jun 27

oblige
Jun 28

restive
Jun 29

impetus
Jun 30

expunge

May 2025

May 01

convoluted
May 02

ziggurat
May 03

sleuth
May 04

risible
May 05

plethora
May 06

exculpate
May 07

bumptious
May 08

modicum
May 09

gloss
May 10

uncanny
May 11

darling
May 12

fester
May 13

apotropaic
May 14

scuttlebutt
May 15

impervious
May 16

junket
May 17

mercurial
May 18

talisman
May 19

antithetical
May 20

chagrin
May 21

hapless
May 22

voluble
May 23

bastion
May 24

limn
May 25

dyspeptic
May 26

commemorate
May 27

interminable
May 28

fiasco
May 29

nascent
May 30

gust
May 31

opportune

April 2025

Apr 01

cynosure
Apr 02

effusive
Apr 03

snark
Apr 04

hew
Apr 05

benign
Apr 06

impresario
Apr 07

malleable
Apr 08

apparatchik
Apr 09

vouchsafe
Apr 10

chary
Apr 11

kitsch
Apr 12

gustatory
Apr 13

reminisce
Apr 14

druthers
Apr 15

pugnacious
Apr 16

adversity
Apr 17

uncouth
Apr 18

collaborate
Apr 19

fastidious
Apr 20

resurrection
Apr 21

bodacious
Apr 22

liaison
Apr 23

slough
Apr 24

ostensible
Apr 25

travail
Apr 26

nonchalant
Apr 27

decimate
Apr 28

alacrity
Apr 29

furtive
Apr 30

insouciance

March 2025

Mar 01

factoid
Mar 02

transpire
Mar 03

draconian
Mar 04

schadenfreude
Mar 05

askew
Mar 06

career
Mar 07

emollient
Mar 08

gregarious
Mar 09

wend
Mar 10

imperturbable
Mar 11

quark
Mar 12

multifarious
Mar 13

curfew
Mar 14

bamboozle
Mar 15

stratagem
Mar 16

rife
Mar 17

limerick
Mar 18

admonish
Mar 19

juggernaut
Mar 20

vernal
Mar 21

permeate
Mar 22

neologism
Mar 23

de rigueur
Mar 24

garble
Mar 25

hobbit
Mar 26

flippant
Mar 27

archetype
Mar 28

derelict
Mar 29

elucidate
Mar 30

untoward
Mar 31

penchant

February 2025

Feb 01

disputatious
Feb 02

presage
Feb 03

sarcophagus
Feb 04

zaftig
Feb 05

canard
Feb 06

ad-lib
Feb 07

malapropism
Feb 08

finesse
Feb 09

ecstatic
Feb 10

vestige
Feb 11

ruminate
Feb 12

hagiography
Feb 13

gallant
Feb 14

billet-doux
Feb 15

livid
Feb 16

non sequitur
Feb 17

pertain
Feb 18

chutzpah
Feb 19

obtuse
Feb 20

flounder
Feb 21

jabberwocky
Feb 22

astute
Feb 23

tousle
Feb 24

quip
Feb 25

superfluous
Feb 26

ignoramus
Feb 27

doff
Feb 28

cryptic

January 2025

Jan 01

rejuvenate
Jan 02

potpourri
Jan 03

addlepated
Jan 04

fulminate
Jan 05

cerulean
Jan 06

tome
Jan 07

beleaguer
Jan 08

gelid
Jan 09

excursion
Jan 10

untenable
Jan 11

cozen
Jan 12

leitmotif
Jan 13

secular
Jan 14

deus ex machina
Jan 15

hackneyed
Jan 16

parlay
Jan 17

apprehension
Jan 18

minuscule
Jan 19

virtuoso
Jan 20

inimitable
Jan 21

gourmand
Jan 22

opine
Jan 23

wanderlust
Jan 24

divers
Jan 25

nomenclature
Jan 26

circuitous
Jan 27

edify
Jan 28

sward
Jan 29

facetious
Jan 30

audition
Jan 31

encroach

December 2024

Dec 01

scintilla
Dec 02

complaisant
Dec 03

eschew
Dec 04

hoity-toity
Dec 05

drub
Dec 06

ambigram
Dec 07

misbegotten
Dec 08

galvanize
Dec 09

fulgent
Dec 10

brogue
Dec 11

sublimate
Dec 12

pastiche
Dec 13

immense
Dec 14

venerate
Dec 15

cavalier
Dec 16

allusion
Dec 17

lexical
Dec 18

qualm
Dec 19

requite
Dec 20

beatific
Dec 21

testimonial
Dec 22

ambient
Dec 23

delectation
Dec 24

wassail
Dec 25

evergreen
Dec 26

menorah
Dec 27

feisty
Dec 28

condone
Dec 29

linchpin
Dec 30

urbane
Dec 31

zeitgeist

November 2024

Nov 01

hatching
Nov 02

extricate
Nov 03

cursory
Nov 04

amalgamate
Nov 05

psephology
Nov 06

a cappella
Nov 07

dedication
Nov 08

feign
Nov 09

inchoate
Nov 10

truncate
Nov 11

armistice
Nov 12

labile
Nov 13

bevy
Nov 14

raddled
Nov 15

cachet
Nov 16

steadfast
Nov 17

grandiloquence
Nov 18

denigrate
Nov 19

moot
Nov 20

snivel
Nov 21

tenacious
Nov 22

paroxysm
Nov 23

negotiate
Nov 24

lenient
Nov 25

chastise
Nov 26

eddy
Nov 27

guttural
Nov 28

victuals
Nov 29

obfuscate
Nov 30

frugal

October 2024

Oct 01

chthonic
Oct 02

fret
Oct 03

posterity
Oct 04

gossamer
Oct 05

adversary
Oct 06

berate
Oct 07

lèse-majesté
Oct 08

exorbitant
Oct 09

coruscate
Oct 10

numinous
Oct 11

scapegoat
Oct 12

verbatim
Oct 13

ideate
Oct 14

taciturn
Oct 15

rendition
Oct 16

exact
Oct 17

fugacious
Oct 18

zest
Oct 19

appreciable
Oct 20

defenestration
Oct 21

intransigent
Oct 22

betwixt
Oct 23

palaver
Oct 24

garnish
Oct 25

euphoria
Oct 26

categorical
Oct 27

usurp
Oct 28

disbursement
Oct 29

omniscient
Oct 30

syncretism
Oct 31

hallowed

September 2024

Sep 01

skirl
Sep 02

incandescent
Sep 03

cronyism
Sep 04

ensconce
Sep 05

gridiron
Sep 06

replete
Sep 07

vilify
Sep 08

memento
Sep 09

ambivalent
Sep 10

ethos
Sep 11

chockablock
Sep 12

fraternize
Sep 13

callow
Sep 14

succor
Sep 15

liminal
Sep 16

nebula
Sep 17

dally
Sep 18

by and large
Sep 19

approbation
Sep 20

winnow
Sep 21

paraphernalia
Sep 22

heinous
Sep 23

rue
Sep 24

jerkwater
Sep 25

ilk
Sep 26

deter
Sep 27

lucid
Sep 28

avatar
Sep 29

feckless
Sep 30

tribulation

August 2024

Aug 01

midriff
Aug 02

extemporaneous
Aug 03

parry
Aug 04

hoopla
Aug 05

capricious
Aug 06

balayage
Aug 07

reify
Aug 08

fusty
Aug 09

acumen
Aug 10

durable
Aug 11

vitiate
Aug 12

iota
Aug 13

sentient
Aug 14

gadabout
Aug 15

encumber
Aug 16

tchotchke
Aug 17

copious
Aug 18

impugn
Aug 19

lethargic
Aug 20

propensity
Aug 21

ossify
Aug 22

dearth
Aug 23

newfangled
Aug 24

jeremiad
Aug 25

attenuate
Aug 26

fallacious
Aug 27

propinquity
Aug 28

lollygag
Aug 29

clement
Aug 30

mise-en-scène
Aug 31

Byzantine

July 2024

Jul 01

abhor
Jul 02

glade
Jul 03

insuperable
Jul 04

patriot
Jul 05

castigate
Jul 06

mogul
Jul 07

swole
Jul 08

dicker
Jul 09

respite
Jul 10

ungainly
Jul 11

fountainhead
Jul 12

bilk
Jul 13

eclectic
Jul 14

coterie
Jul 15

limpid
Jul 16

harry
Jul 17

otiose
Jul 18

tomfoolery
Jul 19

nonplus
Jul 20

amiable
Jul 21

visage
Jul 22

extenuate
Jul 23

catastrophe
Jul 24

sanctimonious
Jul 25

fealty
Jul 26

herald
Jul 27

jurisprudence
Jul 28

dulcet
Jul 29

aspersion
Jul 30

purport
Jul 31

impeccable

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fugitive

abject

tantalize

nuance

contrite

impunity

rescind

boffo

simulacrum

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