{"word":"hecatomb","pronunciation":"ˈhɛkətoʊm","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.","Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount."]}]}
{"word":"hecatomb","pronunciation":"ˈhɛkətoʊm","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.","Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount."]}]}
{"word":"verisimilitude","pronunciation":"vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.","A statement which merely appears to be true.","(of a story) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion."]}]}
{"word":"verisimilitude","pronunciation":"vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.","A statement which merely appears to be true.","(of a story) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion."]}]}
{"word":"superpermutation","pronunciation":"ˈsupɚpɝmjuːˌteɪʃən","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["For some value <i>n</i>, a string that contains each permutation of <i>n</i> symbols as a substring."]}]}
{"word":"superpermutation","pronunciation":"ˈsupɚpɝmjuːˌteɪʃən","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["For some value n, a string that contains each permutation of n symbols as a substring."]}]}
{"word":"chyron","pronunciation":"ˈkaɪɹɑn","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content."]}]}
{"word":"peregrinate","pronunciation":"ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɹəˌneɪt","definitions":[{"part":"Verb","definitions":["To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.","To travel through a specific place, e.g., “to peregrinate a country”."]}]}
{"word":"disphotic","pronunciation":"dɪsˈfoʊtɪk","definitions":[{"part":"Adjective","definitions":["Having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis."]}]}
{"word":"nudiustertian","pronunciation":"nʊdi.əsˈtɝʃɪən","definitions":[{"part":"Adjective","definitions":["Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent."]}]}
{"word":"allodial","pronunciation":"əˈloʊdiəl","definitions":[{"part":"Adjective","definitions":["Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title."]},{"part":"Noun","definitions":["Anything held allodially."]}]}
{"word":"otiose","pronunciation":"ˈoʊ.ti.oʊs","definitions":[{"part":"Adjective","definitions":["Having no effect.","Done in a careless or perfunctory manner.","Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.","Of a person, possessing a bored indolence.","Having no reason for existing; having no point, reason, or purpose."]}]}
{"word":"paracosm","pronunciation":"ˈpæɹəˌkɒzəm","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["A detailed imaginary world, especially one created by a child."]}]}
{"word":"pome","pronunciation":"poʊm","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels, such as an apple.","A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service."]}]}
{"word":"gigot","pronunciation":"ˈdʒɪɡət","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["A leg of lamb or mutton.","Short for “gigot sleeve”, a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton."]}]}
{"word":"slaked","pronunciation":"sleɪkt","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["Allayed; quenched; extinguished.","Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place."]},{"part":"Verb","definitions":["Simple past tense and past participle of slake."]}]}
{"word":"chirurgeonly","pronunciation":"kaɪˈɹɝdʒənli","definitions":[{"part":"Adjective","definitions":["Having the characteristics of a chirurgeon, that is, a doctor or surgeon."]}]}
{"word":"dithyrambic","pronunciation":"daɪθəˈɹæmbɪk","definitions":[{"part":"Adjective","definitions":["Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb, that is, an impassioned hymn or speech.","Passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm."]}]}
{"word":"esquamulose","pronunciation":"iˈskweɪmjʊloʊs","definitions":[{"part":"Adjective","definitions":["Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering."]}]}
{"word":"emollient","pronunciation":"ɪˈmɒlɪənt","definitions":[{"part":"Adjective","definitions":["Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.","Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable."]}]}
{"word":"rent","pronunciation":"ɹɛnt","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["A tear or rip in some surface.","A division or schism."]},{"part":"Verb","definitions":["Simple past tense and past participle of rend."]},{"part":"Adjective","definitions":["That has been torn or rent; ripped; torn."]}]}
{"word":"bit bucket","pronunciation":"ˈbɪt ˌbʌkət","definitions":[{"part":"Noun","definitions":["A container for holding chad (small punched-out pieces of paper) from paper tape or punch cards used with teleprinters, early computers, and other machines; a chad box.","The supposed place where bits go when they fall off the end of a register during a shift operation; the notional resting place of lost or missing digital information."]}]}
4/5/2022,bridegome,ˈbriːdɡoːmə,Noun,A bridegroom; a man recently married or to be married.,God as Christendom’s partner.,,,,,
4/6/2022,enfeoff,ɛnˈfɛf,Verb,"To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to put in legal possession of a freehold interest.","To give up completely; to surrender, to yield.",,,,,
4/8/2022,funambulist,fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst,Noun,A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.,,,,,,
4/9/2022,hodiernal,ˌhoʊdiˈɝnəl,Adjective,Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.,,,,,,
4/10/2022,effluvium,ɨˈfluːvi.əm,Noun,"A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.",A condition causing the shedding of hair.,,,,,
4/11/2022,merlon,ˈmɝlən,Noun,"Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.",,,,,,
4/12/2022,cosmogony,kɑːzˈmɑːɡəni,Noun,"The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.","Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.",The creation of the universe.,,,,
4/13/2022,hexameron,hɛkˈsæmɝən,Noun,The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.,,,,,,
4/14/2022,machicolation,məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃən,Noun,"An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.",A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.,,,,,
4/16/2022,vernal,ˈvɝnəl,Adjective,Pertaining to or occurring in spring.,"Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful.",,,,,
4/17/2022,apotropaic,ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk,Adjective,Intended to ward off evil.,Noun,An agent intended to ward off evil.,,,,
4/18/2022,POETS day,ˈpoʊɪts deɪ,Noun,"Piss Off (or Push Off) Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday.","i.e., Friday, the last day of the working week.",,,,,
4/19/2022,autogolpe,ˈɑːtoʊɡɔlpə,Noun,"A coup d’état in which a nation’s leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.",,,,,,
4/20/2022,bildungsroman,ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən,Noun,"A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.",,,,,,
4/21/2022,dilettante,ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt,Noun,"An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.",,,,,,
4/22/2022,sodality,soʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti,Noun,"A fraternity, a society or association.","Spiritual communion with a divine being, a fellowship.",,,,,
4/23/2022,lenticular,lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lɚ,Adjective,Of or pertaining to a lens.,Shaped like a biconvex lens.,Relating to a lenticular image.,,,,
4/24/2022,toilet,ˈtɔɪ.lət,Noun,"A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.",The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.,"Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.","One’s style of dressing: dress, outfit.",A dressing room.,Verb,To dress and groom oneself.
4/25/2022,disponible,dɪˈspɑːnsəbl̩,Adjective,"Available. (Generally an error made by non-native speakers. Available is about 3,000 times more common.)",,,,,,
4/26/2022,miasma,miˈæzmə,Noun,"A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.","A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.",,,,,
4/27/2022,aetiology,ɛtiːˈɑːlədʒi,Noun,"The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.",The study of causes or causation.,The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.,A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease.,,,
4/28/2022,emic,ˈiːmɪk,Adjective,Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.,,,,,,
4/29/2022,etic,ˈɛtɪk,Adjective,Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.,,,,,,
4/30/2022,efflux,ˈɛflʌks,Noun,The process of flowing out.,That which has flowed out.,,,,,
5/1/2022,inflood,ˈinˌflʌd,Noun,The act or process of flooding or flowing in; an inflow or influx.,Verb,"Of a river, water, etc.: to flood or flow into (a place).",To flood or flow in; to inflow.,,,
5/2/2022,glade,ɡleɪd,Noun,An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.,An everglade.,An open space in the ice on a river or lake.,A bright surface of ice or snow.,A gleam of light.,A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.,
5/3/2022,laund,lɔːnd,Noun,"A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.",,,,,,
5/4/2022,etaoin shrdlu,ˈɛtəɔɪn ˈʃɚdluː,Noun,"Nonsense, filler text, or an example of accidental typing.",,,,,,
5/5/2022,Batavo-,bəˈtɑːvo,Prefix,"Relating to the Netherlands or the Dutch people, language, or culture.",,,,,,
5/6/2022,dehiscent,dɪˈhɪsənt,Adjective,(Of a pod or wound) characterized by splitting or bursting open.,,,,,,
5/7/2022,repast,ɹɪˈpæst,Noun,A meal.,A period of refreshment or rest.,Food or drink that may be consumed as a meal.,Something that is intellectually or spiritually nourishing.,"The consumption of food; also, refreshment obtained from eating; refreshment; rest.",,
5/8/2022,desuetude,dəˈsuːəˌtuːd,Noun,"The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence.",A cessation of practising or using something.,,,,,
5/9/2022,hecatomb,ˈhɛkətoʊm,Noun,"A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.","Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount.",,,,,
5/10/2022,word salad,wɝd ˈsæləd,Noun,"A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of patients with schizophrenia, Wernicke’s aphasia, and some other mental disorders.",Meaningless text generated by a computer.,An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement.,,,,
5/11/2022,cryptolect,ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt,Noun,A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.,,,,,,
5/12/2022,derisible,dəˈɹɪzəbəl,Adjective,"Deserving derision, i.e., deserving disdain or contempt.",,,,,,
5/13/2022,verisimilitude,vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd,Noun,"The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.",A statement which merely appears to be true.,(of a story) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.,,,,
5/14/2022,spangled,ˈspæŋ.ɡəld,Noun,Possessing spangles.,(Spangles are small sparkling decorations.),,,,,
5/15/2022,konjac,ˈkoʊn.jæk,Noun,A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia (Amorphophallus konjac).,,,,,,
5/16/2022,perspicacity,ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti,Noun,Acute discernment or understanding; insight.,The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.,Keen eyesight.,,,,
5/17/2022,abele,əˈbil,Noun,The white poplar (<i>Populus alba</i>).,,,,,,
5/18/2022,dolichocephalic,ˌdɑlɪkoʊsəˈfælɪk,Noun,Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).,,,,,,
5/19/2022,adytum,ˈædɪtəm,Noun,"The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.",A private chamber; a sanctum.,,,,,
5/20/2022,bewray,bɪˈɹeɪ,Verb,To accuse; malign; speak evil of.,"To reveal, divulge, or make something known; disclose.","To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one’s discredit.",To expose or rat someone out.,To expose to harm.,To expose a deception.,
5/21/2022,welkin,ˈwɛlkən,Noun,The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.,"The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.",The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven.,,,,
5/22/2022,synagogical,ˌsɪ.nəˈɡɑɡɪkəl,Adjective,Of or pertaining to a synagogue.,,,,,,
5/23/2022,prozymite,ˈpɹɑzəˌmaɪt,Noun,"One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church.",,,,,,
5/24/2022,azymite,ˈæzɪmaɪt,Noun,"One who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church.",,,,,,
5/25/2022,superpermutation,ˈsupɚpɝmjuːˌteɪʃən,Noun,"For some value n, a string that contains each permutation of n symbols as a substring.",,,,,,
5/26/2022,mouthbrooder,ˈmaʊθˌbɹudɚ,Noun,"Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.",,,,,,
5/27/2022,yepsen,ˈjɛp.sən,Noun,Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together.,Two hands cupped together.,,,,,
5/28/2022,gowpen,ˈɡaʊpən,Noun,A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.,,,,,,
5/29/2022,uguisubari,ˌuːɡuː.iːsuːˈbɑːɹi,Noun,"A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or “chirp” at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.",,,,,,
5/30/2022,regolith,ˈɹɛɡəlɪθ,Noun,"The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.",,,,,,
5/31/2022,updation,ʌpˈdeɪʃən,Noun,The act or process of updating.,An instance of that process: an update.,,,,,
6/1/2022,antejentacular,ˌæn.tədʒɛnˈtækjəlɚ,Adjective,Occurring before breakfast.,,,,,,
6/2/2022,breviloquent,bɹɛˈvɪl.ə.kwənt,Adjective,Exhibiting brevity in speech; concise.,,,,,,
4/5/2022,bridegome,ˈbriːdɡoːmə,Noun,A bridegroom; a man recently married or to be married.,God as Christendom’s partner.,,,,,,
4/6/2022,enfeoff,ɛnˈfɛf,Verb,"To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to put in legal possession of a freehold interest.","To give up completely; to surrender, to yield.",,,,,,
4/8/2022,funambulist,fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst,Noun,A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.,,,,,,,
4/9/2022,hodiernal,ˌhoʊdiˈɝnəl,Adjective,Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.,,,,,,,
4/10/2022,effluvium,ɨˈfluːvi.əm,Noun,"A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.",A condition causing the shedding of hair.,,,,,,
4/11/2022,merlon,ˈmɝlən,Noun,"Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.",,,,,,,
4/12/2022,cosmogony,kɑːzˈmɑːɡəni,Noun,"The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.","Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.",The creation of the universe.,,,,,
4/13/2022,hexameron,hɛkˈsæmɝən,Noun,The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.,,,,,,,
4/14/2022,machicolation,məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃən,Noun,"An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.",A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.,,,,,,
4/16/2022,vernal,ˈvɝnəl,Adjective,Pertaining to or occurring in spring.,"Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful.",,,,,,
4/17/2022,apotropaic,ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk,Adjective,Intended to ward off evil.,Noun,An agent intended to ward off evil.,,,,,
4/18/2022,POETS day,ˈpoʊɪts deɪ,Noun,"Piss Off (or Push Off) Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday.","i.e., Friday, the last day of the working week.",,,,,,
4/19/2022,autogolpe,ˈɑːtoʊɡɔlpə,Noun,"A coup d’état in which a nation’s leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.",,,,,,,
4/20/2022,bildungsroman,ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən,Noun,"A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.",,,,,,,
4/21/2022,dilettante,ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt,Noun,"An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.",,,,,,,
4/22/2022,sodality,soʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti,Noun,"A fraternity, a society or association.","Spiritual communion with a divine being, a fellowship.",,,,,,
4/23/2022,lenticular,lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lɚ,Adjective,Of or pertaining to a lens.,Shaped like a biconvex lens.,Relating to a lenticular image.,,,,,
4/24/2022,toilet,ˈtɔɪ.lət,Noun,"A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.",The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.,"Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.","One’s style of dressing: dress, outfit.",A dressing room.,Verb,To dress and groom oneself.,
4/25/2022,disponible,dɪˈspɑːnsəbl̩,Adjective,"Available. (Generally an error made by non-native speakers. Available is about 3,000 times more common.)",,,,,,,
4/26/2022,miasma,miˈæzmə,Noun,"A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.","A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.",,,,,,
4/27/2022,aetiology,ɛtiːˈɑːlədʒi,Noun,"The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.",The study of causes or causation.,The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.,A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease.,,,,
4/28/2022,emic,ˈiːmɪk,Adjective,Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.,,,,,,,
4/29/2022,etic,ˈɛtɪk,Adjective,Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.,,,,,,,
4/30/2022,efflux,ˈɛflʌks,Noun,The process of flowing out.,That which has flowed out.,,,,,,
5/1/2022,inflood,ˈinˌflʌd,Noun,The act or process of flooding or flowing in; an inflow or influx.,Verb,"Of a river, water, etc.: to flood or flow into (a place).",To flood or flow in; to inflow.,,,,
5/2/2022,glade,ɡleɪd,Noun,An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.,An everglade.,An open space in the ice on a river or lake.,A bright surface of ice or snow.,A gleam of light.,A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.,,
5/3/2022,laund,lɔːnd,Noun,"A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.",,,,,,,
5/4/2022,etaoin shrdlu,ˈɛtəɔɪn ˈʃɚdluː,Noun,"Nonsense, filler text, or an example of accidental typing.",,,,,,,
5/5/2022,Batavo-,bəˈtɑːvo,Prefix,"Relating to the Netherlands or the Dutch people, language, or culture.",,,,,,,
5/6/2022,dehiscent,dɪˈhɪsənt,Adjective,(Of a pod or wound) characterized by splitting or bursting open.,,,,,,,
5/7/2022,repast,ɹɪˈpæst,Noun,A meal.,A period of refreshment or rest.,Food or drink that may be consumed as a meal.,Something that is intellectually or spiritually nourishing.,"The consumption of food; also, refreshment obtained from eating; refreshment; rest.",,,
5/8/2022,desuetude,dəˈsuːəˌtuːd,Noun,"The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence.",A cessation of practising or using something.,,,,,,
5/9/2022,hecatomb,ˈhɛkətoʊm,Noun,"A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.","Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount.",,,,,,
5/10/2022,word salad,wɝd ˈsæləd,Noun,"A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of patients with schizophrenia, Wernicke’s aphasia, and some other mental disorders.",Meaningless text generated by a computer.,An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement.,,,,,
5/11/2022,cryptolect,ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt,Noun,A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.,,,,,,,
5/12/2022,derisible,dəˈɹɪzəbəl,Adjective,"Deserving derision, i.e., deserving disdain or contempt.",,,,,,,
5/13/2022,verisimilitude,vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd,Noun,"The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.",A statement which merely appears to be true.,(of a story) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.,,,,,
5/14/2022,spangled,ˈspæŋ.ɡəld,Noun,Possessing spangles.,(Spangles are small sparkling decorations.),,,,,,
5/15/2022,konjac,ˈkoʊn.jæk,Noun,A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia (Amorphophallus konjac).,,,,,,,
5/16/2022,perspicacity,ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti,Noun,Acute discernment or understanding; insight.,The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.,Keen eyesight.,,,,,
5/17/2022,abele,əˈbil,Noun,The white poplar (<i>Populus alba</i>).,,,,,,,
5/18/2022,dolichocephalic,ˌdɑlɪkoʊsəˈfælɪk,Noun,Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).,,,,,,,
5/19/2022,adytum,ˈædɪtəm,Noun,"The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.",A private chamber; a sanctum.,,,,,,
5/20/2022,bewray,bɪˈɹeɪ,Verb,To accuse; malign; speak evil of.,"To reveal, divulge, or make something known; disclose.","To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one’s discredit.",To expose or rat someone out.,To expose to harm.,To expose a deception.,,
5/21/2022,welkin,ˈwɛlkən,Noun,The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.,"The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.",The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven.,,,,,
5/22/2022,synagogical,ˌsɪ.nəˈɡɑɡɪkəl,Adjective,Of or pertaining to a synagogue.,,,,,,,
5/23/2022,prozymite,ˈpɹɑzəˌmaɪt,Noun,"One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church.",,,,,,,
5/24/2022,azymite,ˈæzɪmaɪt,Noun,"One who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church.",,,,,,,
5/25/2022,superpermutation,ˈsupɚpɝmjuːˌteɪʃən,Noun,"For some value n, a string that contains each permutation of n symbols as a substring.",,,,,,,
5/26/2022,mouthbrooder,ˈmaʊθˌbɹudɚ,Noun,"Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.",,,,,,,
5/27/2022,yepsen,ˈjɛp.sən,Noun,Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together.,Two hands cupped together.,,,,,,
5/28/2022,gowpen,ˈɡaʊpən,Noun,A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.,,,,,,,
5/29/2022,uguisubari,ˌuːɡuː.iːsuːˈbɑːɹi,Noun,"A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or “chirp” at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.",,,,,,,
5/30/2022,regolith,ˈɹɛɡəlɪθ,Noun,"The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.",,,,,,,
5/31/2022,updation,ʌpˈdeɪʃən,Noun,The act or process of updating.,An instance of that process: an update.,,,,,,
6/1/2022,antejentacular,ˌæn.tədʒɛnˈtækjəlɚ,Adjective,Occurring before breakfast.,,,,,,,
6/2/2022,breviloquent,bɹɛˈvɪl.ə.kwənt,Adjective,Exhibiting brevity in speech; concise.,,,,,,,
6/11/2022,chyron,ˈkaɪɹɑn,Noun,"A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.",,,,,,,
6/12/2022,peregrinate,ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɹəˌneɪt,Verb,"To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.","To travel through a specific place, e.g., “to peregrinate a country”.",,,,,,
6/13/2022,eke,ik,Noun,An addition.,A small stand on which a beehive is placed.,,A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.,Verb,"To add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.",Adverb,Also; in addition to.
6/14/2022,disphotic,dɪsˈfoʊtɪk,Adjective,"Having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis.",,,,,,,
6/15/2022,nudiustertian,nʊdi.əsˈtɝʃɪən,Adjective,Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.,,,,,,,
6/16/2022,allodial,əˈloʊdiəl,Adjective,"Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.",Noun,Anything held allodially.,,,,,
6/17/2022,otiose,ˈoʊ.ti.oʊs,Adjective,Having no effect.,Done in a careless or perfunctory manner.,Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.,"Of a person, possessing a bored indolence.","Having no reason for existing; having no point, reason, or purpose.",,,
6/18/2022,sera,ˈsɪɹə,Noun,Plural of serum.,,,,,,,
6/19/2022,paracosm,ˈpæɹəˌkɒzəm,Noun,"A detailed imaginary world, especially one created by a child.",,,,,,,
6/20/2022,definiendum,dəfɪniˈɛndəm,Noun,The word or phrase defined in a definition.,,,,,,,
6/21/2022,pome,poʊm,Noun,"A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels, such as an apple.","A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.",,,,,,
6/23/2022,gigot,ˈdʒɪɡət,Noun,A leg of lamb or mutton.,"Short for “gigot sleeve”, a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton.",,,,,,
6/24/2022,slaked,sleɪkt,Noun,Allayed; quenched; extinguished.,Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place.,Verb,Simple past tense and past participle of slake.,,,,
6/25/2022,chirurgeonly,kaɪˈɹɝdʒənli,Adjective,"Having the characteristics of a chirurgeon, that is, a doctor or surgeon.",,,,,,,
6/26/2022,dithyrambic,daɪθəˈɹæmbɪk,Adjective,"Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb, that is, an impassioned hymn or speech.","Passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.",,,,,,
6/27/2022,esquamulose,iˈskweɪmjʊloʊs,Adjective,Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.,,,,,,,
6/28/2022,emollient,ɪˈmɒlɪənt,Adjective,Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.,"Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.",,,,,,
6/29/2022,rent,ɹɛnt,Noun,A tear or rip in some surface.,A division or schism.,Verb,Simple past tense and past participle of rend.,Adjective,That has been torn or rent; ripped; torn.,,
6/30/2022,bit bucket,ˈbɪt ˌbʌkət,Noun,"A container for holding chad (small punched-out pieces of paper) from paper tape or punch cards used with teleprinters, early computers, and other machines; a chad box.",The supposed place where bits go when they fall off the end of a register during a shift operation; the notional resting place of lost or missing digital information.,,,,,,
1
4/5/2022
bridegome
ˈbriːdɡoːmə
Noun
A bridegroom; a man recently married or to be married.
God as Christendom’s partner.
2
4/6/2022
enfeoff
ɛnˈfɛf
Verb
To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to put in legal possession of a freehold interest.
To give up completely; to surrender, to yield.
3
4/7/2022
soi-disant
ˌswɑːdɪˈzɑːn
Adjective
Self-styled; self-proclaimed.
4
4/8/2022
funambulist
fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst
Noun
A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
5
4/9/2022
hodiernal
ˌhoʊdiˈɝnəl
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.
6
4/10/2022
effluvium
ɨˈfluːvi.əm
Noun
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.
A condition causing the shedding of hair.
7
4/11/2022
merlon
ˈmɝlən
Noun
Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.
8
4/12/2022
cosmogony
kɑːzˈmɑːɡəni
Noun
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
Any specific theory, model, myth, or other account of the origin of the universe.
The creation of the universe.
9
4/13/2022
hexameron
hɛkˈsæmɝən
Noun
The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
10
4/14/2022
machicolation
məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃən
Noun
An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.
A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.
11
4/15/2022
cheesewright
ˈtʃiːzɹaɪt
Noun
A cheesemaker.
12
4/16/2022
vernal
ˈvɝnəl
Adjective
Pertaining to or occurring in spring.
Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful.
13
4/17/2022
apotropaic
ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk
Adjective
Intended to ward off evil.
Noun
An agent intended to ward off evil.
14
4/18/2022
POETS day
ˈpoʊɪts deɪ
Noun
Piss Off (or Push Off) Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday.
i.e., Friday, the last day of the working week.
15
4/19/2022
autogolpe
ˈɑːtoʊɡɔlpə
Noun
A coup d’état in which a nation’s leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
16
4/20/2022
bildungsroman
ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən
Noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
17
4/21/2022
dilettante
ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt
Noun
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
18
4/22/2022
sodality
soʊˈdæl.ɪ.ti
Noun
A fraternity, a society or association.
Spiritual communion with a divine being, a fellowship.
19
4/23/2022
lenticular
lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lɚ
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lens.
Shaped like a biconvex lens.
Relating to a lenticular image.
20
4/24/2022
toilet
ˈtɔɪ.lət
Noun
A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.
Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.
One’s style of dressing: dress, outfit.
A dressing room.
Verb
To dress and groom oneself.
21
4/25/2022
disponible
dɪˈspɑːnsəbl̩
Adjective
Available. (Generally an error made by non-native speakers. Available is about 3,000 times more common.)
22
4/26/2022
miasma
miˈæzmə
Noun
A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.
23
4/27/2022
aetiology
ɛtiːˈɑːlədʒi
Noun
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease.
24
4/28/2022
emic
ˈiːmɪk
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.
25
4/29/2022
etic
ˈɛtɪk
Adjective
Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.
26
4/30/2022
efflux
ˈɛflʌks
Noun
The process of flowing out.
That which has flowed out.
27
5/1/2022
inflood
ˈinˌflʌd
Noun
The act or process of flooding or flowing in; an inflow or influx.
Verb
Of a river, water, etc.: to flood or flow into (a place).
To flood or flow in; to inflow.
28
5/2/2022
glade
ɡleɪd
Noun
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
An everglade.
An open space in the ice on a river or lake.
A bright surface of ice or snow.
A gleam of light.
A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.
29
5/3/2022
laund
lɔːnd
Noun
A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.
30
5/4/2022
etaoin shrdlu
ˈɛtəɔɪn ˈʃɚdluː
Noun
Nonsense, filler text, or an example of accidental typing.
31
5/5/2022
Batavo-
bəˈtɑːvo
Prefix
Relating to the Netherlands or the Dutch people, language, or culture.
32
5/6/2022
dehiscent
dɪˈhɪsənt
Adjective
(Of a pod or wound) characterized by splitting or bursting open.
33
5/7/2022
repast
ɹɪˈpæst
Noun
A meal.
A period of refreshment or rest.
Food or drink that may be consumed as a meal.
Something that is intellectually or spiritually nourishing.
The consumption of food; also, refreshment obtained from eating; refreshment; rest.
34
5/8/2022
desuetude
dəˈsuːəˌtuːd
Noun
The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence.
A cessation of practising or using something.
35
5/9/2022
hecatomb
ˈhɛkətoʊm
Noun
A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
Any great sacrifice; a great number of people, animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large amount.
36
5/10/2022
word salad
wɝd ˈsæləd
Noun
A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of patients with schizophrenia, Wernicke’s aphasia, and some other mental disorders.
Meaningless text generated by a computer.
An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement.
37
5/11/2022
cryptolect
ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt
Noun
A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
38
5/12/2022
derisible
dəˈɹɪzəbəl
Adjective
Deserving derision, i.e., deserving disdain or contempt.
39
5/13/2022
verisimilitude
vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd
Noun
The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism.
A statement which merely appears to be true.
(of a story) Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.
40
5/14/2022
spangled
ˈspæŋ.ɡəld
Noun
Possessing spangles.
(Spangles are small sparkling decorations.)
41
5/15/2022
konjac
ˈkoʊn.jæk
Noun
A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia (Amorphophallus konjac).
42
5/16/2022
perspicacity
ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti
Noun
Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.
Keen eyesight.
43
5/17/2022
abele
əˈbil
Noun
The white poplar (<i>Populus alba</i>).
44
5/18/2022
dolichocephalic
ˌdɑlɪkoʊsəˈfælɪk
Noun
Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
45
5/19/2022
adytum
ˈædɪtəm
Noun
The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
A private chamber; a sanctum.
46
5/20/2022
bewray
bɪˈɹeɪ
Verb
To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
To reveal, divulge, or make something known; disclose.
To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one’s discredit.
To expose or rat someone out.
To expose to harm.
To expose a deception.
47
5/21/2022
welkin
ˈwɛlkən
Noun
The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.
The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.
The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven.
48
5/22/2022
synagogical
ˌsɪ.nəˈɡɑɡɪkəl
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a synagogue.
49
5/23/2022
prozymite
ˈpɹɑzəˌmaɪt
Noun
One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
50
5/24/2022
azymite
ˈæzɪmaɪt
Noun
One who administers the Eucharist with unleavened bread, in particular a member of the Latin Church or Roman Catholic Church.
51
5/25/2022
superpermutation
ˈsupɚpɝmjuːˌteɪʃən
Noun
For some value n, a string that contains each permutation of n symbols as a substring.
52
5/26/2022
mouthbrooder
ˈmaʊθˌbɹudɚ
Noun
Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.
53
5/27/2022
yepsen
ˈjɛp.sən
Noun
Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together.
Two hands cupped together.
54
5/28/2022
gowpen
ˈɡaʊpən
Noun
A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.
55
5/29/2022
uguisubari
ˌuːɡuː.iːsuːˈbɑːɹi
Noun
A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or “chirp” at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.
56
5/30/2022
regolith
ˈɹɛɡəlɪθ
Noun
The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.
57
5/31/2022
updation
ʌpˈdeɪʃən
Noun
The act or process of updating.
An instance of that process: an update.
58
6/1/2022
antejentacular
ˌæn.tədʒɛnˈtækjəlɚ
Adjective
Occurring before breakfast.
59
6/2/2022
breviloquent
bɹɛˈvɪl.ə.kwənt
Adjective
Exhibiting brevity in speech; concise.
60
6/11/2022
chyron
ˈkaɪɹɑn
Noun
A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.
61
6/12/2022
peregrinate
ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɹəˌneɪt
Verb
To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.
To travel through a specific place, e.g., “to peregrinate a country”.
62
6/13/2022
eke
ik
Noun
An addition.
A small stand on which a beehive is placed.
A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.
Verb
To add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
Adverb
Also; in addition to.
63
6/14/2022
disphotic
dɪsˈfoʊtɪk
Adjective
Having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis.
64
6/15/2022
nudiustertian
nʊdi.əsˈtɝʃɪən
Adjective
Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.
65
6/16/2022
allodial
əˈloʊdiəl
Adjective
Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
Noun
Anything held allodially.
66
6/17/2022
otiose
ˈoʊ.ti.oʊs
Adjective
Having no effect.
Done in a careless or perfunctory manner.
Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
Of a person, possessing a bored indolence.
Having no reason for existing; having no point, reason, or purpose.
67
6/18/2022
sera
ˈsɪɹə
Noun
Plural of serum.
68
6/19/2022
paracosm
ˈpæɹəˌkɒzəm
Noun
A detailed imaginary world, especially one created by a child.
69
6/20/2022
definiendum
dəfɪniˈɛndəm
Noun
The word or phrase defined in a definition.
70
6/21/2022
pome
poʊm
Noun
A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels, such as an apple.
A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.
71
6/22/2022
gnomess
noʊmɪs
Noun
A female gnome.
72
6/23/2022
gigot
ˈdʒɪɡət
Noun
A leg of lamb or mutton.
Short for “gigot sleeve”, a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton.
73
6/24/2022
slaked
sleɪkt
Noun
Allayed; quenched; extinguished.
Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place.
Verb
Simple past tense and past participle of slake.
74
6/25/2022
chirurgeonly
kaɪˈɹɝdʒənli
Adjective
Having the characteristics of a chirurgeon, that is, a doctor or surgeon.
75
6/26/2022
dithyrambic
daɪθəˈɹæmbɪk
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb, that is, an impassioned hymn or speech.
Passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
76
6/27/2022
esquamulose
iˈskweɪmjʊloʊs
Adjective
Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.
77
6/28/2022
emollient
ɪˈmɒlɪənt
Adjective
Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
78
6/29/2022
rent
ɹɛnt
Noun
A tear or rip in some surface.
A division or schism.
Verb
Simple past tense and past participle of rend.
Adjective
That has been torn or rent; ripped; torn.
79
6/30/2022
bit bucket
ˈbɪt ˌbʌkət
Noun
A container for holding chad (small punched-out pieces of paper) from paper tape or punch cards used with teleprinters, early computers, and other machines; a chad box.
The supposed place where bits go when they fall off the end of a register during a shift operation; the notional resting place of lost or missing digital information.