Word of the Day:

Flavorgasm
when eating food so good that you let out an involuntary moan, usually the first bite; also as an adjective - flavorgasmic

Example Sentence:
I ate this unbelievable steak yesterday. I swear when I ate the first bite I had a total flavorgasm.

(Ummm yes. This is real. LOL)

Word of the Day:

Kickshaw
\KICK-shaw\
noun
1 : a fancy dish
*2 : a showy trifle

Example Sentence:
The shop was filled with refrigerator magnets, back-scratchers, snow globes, and other kickshaws, all adorned with images of smiling pigs.

Word of the Day:

Exculpate

\EK-skull-payt\

verb
: to clear from alleged fault or guilt


Example Sentence:

The lawyer claimed to have recently discovered evidence that would exculpate her client.

Word of the Day:

Hebetude
\HEB-uh-tood\
noun
: lethargy, dullness

Example Sentence:
The hebetude and ennui displayed by such bright students was just one sign that they were not being sufficiently challenged in their classes.

Word of the Day:

Quaggy
\KWAGG-ee\
adjective
*1 : marshy
2 : flabby

Example Sentence:
“The alluring creeks and guts that cut through the quaggy archipelago are littered with too much manmade detritus.” (The Baltimore Sun, August 20, 2006)

Word of the Day:

Econnoisseur
One who insists on the highest quality at the lowest price.

Example Sentence:
Being an econnoisseur I bought the ten dollar chilean wine instead of the fifty dollar french.

(I know several of these... Denae being number 1!!)

Word of the Day:

Touchstone
\TUTCH-stohn\
noun
1 : a test or criterion for determining the quality or genuineness of a thing
*2 : a fundamental or quintessential part or feature

Example Sentence:
The band was a touchstone of the grunge music scene in the 1990s.

Word of the Day:

Prelapsarian
\pree-lap-SAIR-ee-un\
adjective
: characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the fall of humankind

Example Sentence:
In the afternoon we walked through the idyllic gardens, noting their prelapsarian charm.

Word of the Day:

Remora
\rih-MOR-uh\
noun
*1 : any of various marine fishes that have a suction disk on the head by means of which they cling especially to other fishes
2 : hindrance, drag

Example Sentence:
Remoras feed on parasites culled from their host's skin and scraps from their host's meals.

Word of the Day:

Kickshaw

\KICK-shaw\

noun
1 : a fancy dish
*2 : a showy trifle


Example Sentence:

The shop was filled with refrigerator magnets, back-scratchers, snow globes, and other kickshaws, all adorned with images of smiling pigs.

Word of the Day:

Bifurcate
\BYE-fer-kayt\
verb
: to divide or cause to divide into two branches or parts

Example Sentence:
The proposed restructuring would bifurcate the company.

Word of the Day:

Simulacrum
\sim-yuh-LAK-rum\
noun
1 : image, representation
*2 : an insubstantial form or semblance of something : trace

Example Sentence:
The magazine is still in publication, but, since the change in ownership, it is but a simulacrum of its former self.

Word of the Day:

Undulant
\UN-juh-lunt\
adjective
1 : rising and falling in waves
*2 : having a wavy form, outline, or surface

Example Sentence:
The undulant foothills gradually give way to the craggy highlands for which Scotland is celebrated.

Word of the Day:

Screwvenir
anything that you keep (whether stolen or given to you) from someones house after you've slept with them.

Example Sentence:
Laura didn't really like doing it with Chip so much, but she did nab a copy of Time Magazine with Mick Jagger on it from his house as a screwvenir.

Word of the Day:

Wisenheimer
\WYE-zun-hye-mer\
noun
: smart aleck

Example Sentence:
"Everybody's a comedian," quipped Lisa, unperturbed, when some wisenheimer in the back row interrupted her speech with a clever comment.

Word of the Day:

Conciliatory
\kun-SILL-yuh-tor-ee\
adjective
: tending to win over from a state of hostility or distrust : intended to gain the goodwill or favor of someone

Example Sentence:
As the irate customer yelled, the manager adopted a soothing, conciliatory tone and promised that the situation would be remedied.

Word of the Day:

Videlicet
\vuh-DEH-luh-set\
adverb
: that is to say : namely

Example Sentence:
The restaurant is famous for several dishes: videlicet, arroz con pollo, olla podrida, and carne asada.

Word of the Day:

Scapegrace
\SKAYP-grayss\
noun
: an incorrigible rascal

Example Sentence:
Joanna was at a loss for ways to help her teenage brother, a scapegrace who always found himself in trouble with the police.

Word of the Day:

Xeric
\ZEER-ik\
adjective
: characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture

Example Sentence:
Many cacti have thick, succulent stems that can store enough water to allow them to survive even in xeric habitats.

Word of the Day:

Meander
\mee-AN-der\
verb

Meaning
*1 : to follow a winding or intricate course
2 : to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination : ramble

Example Sentence
As we meandered through the underground maze, we stumbled upon a pile of stones that appeared to mark a burial site.