W o t D smorgasbord

word of the day : Hyperbole
hyperbole |hīˈpərbəlē|
noun
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
DERIVATIVES
hyperbolical |ˌhīpərˈbälikəl| |ˈˈhaɪpərˈbɑləkəl| |-ˈbɒlɪk(ə)l| adjective
hyperbolically |ˌhīpərˈbälik(ə)lē| |ˈˈhaɪpərˈbɑlək(ə)li| |-ˈbɒlɪk(ə)li| adverb
hyperbolism |-ˌlizəm| |haɪˈpərbəˈlɪzəm| noun
ORIGIN late Middle English : via Latin from Greek huperbolē (see hyperbola ).

word of the day : sinecure
sinecure |ˈsīnəˌkyoŏr; ˈsi-|
noun
a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
DERIVATIVES
sinecurism |ˈsīnəkyoŏrizəm; si-| |ˈsɪnəˈkjʊˈrɪzəm| noun
sinecurist |ˈsīnəˌkyoŏrist; si-| |ˈsɪnəˈkjʊrəst| noun
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin sine cura ‘without care.’

word of the day: sanguine
sanguine |ˈsa ng gwin|
adjective
1 cheerfully optimistic : they are not sanguine about the prospect.
• (in medieval science and medicine) of or having the constitution associated with the predominance of blood among the bodily humors, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition.
• archaic (of the complexion) florid; ruddy.
• archaic bloody or bloodthirsty.
2 poetic/literary & Heraldry blood-red.
noun
a blood-red color.
• a deep red-brown crayon or pencil containing iron oxide.
• Heraldry a blood-red stain used in blazoning.
DERIVATIVES
sanguinely |ˈsøŋgwənli| adverb
sanguineness |ˈsøŋgwən(n)əs| noun
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French sanguin(e) ‘blood-red,’ from Latin sanguineus ‘of blood,’ from sanguis, sanguin- ‘blood.’

word of the day: enervate
enervate
verb |ˈenərˌvāt| [ trans. ]
cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
adjective |ˈenərvit| |ɪˈnəːvət| poetic/literary
lacking in energy or vitality : the enervate slightness of his frail form.
DERIVATIVES
enervation |ˌenərˈvā sh ən| |ˈɛnərˈveɪʃən| |ɛnəˈveɪʃ(ə)n| noun
enervator | -ˌvātər| noun
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin enervat- ‘weakened (by extraction of the sinews),’ from the verb enervare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + nervus ‘sinew.’

word of the day: wastrel
wast·rel (wstrl)
n.
1. One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; a profligate.
2. An idler or a loafer.
[wast(e) + -rel (as in scoundrel).]

word of the day: infelicitous
in·fe·lic·i·tous (nf-ls-ts)
adj.
1. Inappropriate; ill-chosen: an infelicitous remark.
2. Not happy; unfortunate.
infe·lici·tous·ly adv.

word of the day: exility
Ex`il´ity
n. 1. Smallness; meagerness; slenderness; fineness, thinness.

as played by Katie in scrabulous. bingo on the triple. wd Katie

word of the day: mau mau
Mau Mau |ˈmou ˌmou|
an African secret society originating among the Kikuyu that in the 1950s used violence and terror to try to expel European settlers and end British rule in Kenya. The British eventually subdued the organization, but Kenya gained independence in 1963.
• ( mau-mau) [as v. ] [ trans. ] informal terrorize or threaten (someone).
ORIGIN Kikuyu.

word of the day: excursive
excursive |ikˈskərsiv|
adjective formal
of the nature of an excursion; ranging widely; digressive.
DERIVATIVES
excursively |ɪkˈskərsəvli| |ɛkˈskərsəvli| adverb
excursiveness |ɪkˈskərsɪvn1s| |ɛkˈskərsɪvn1s| noun
ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin excurs- ‘digressed, run out’ (from the verb excurrere) + -ive , perhaps influenced by discursive.

word of the day : progeny
progeny |ˈpräjənē|
noun [treated as sing. or pl. ]
a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring : the progeny of mixed marriages.
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French progenie, from Latin progenies, from progignere ‘beget’ (see progenitor ).

word of the day : probity
probity |ˈprōbitē|
noun formal
the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency : financial probity. See note at goodness .
ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin probitas, from probus ‘good.’

Probity describes an honesty or integrity that has been tried and proved (: as mayor, she displayed a probity that was rare in a politician).

word of the day: acerbic
acerbic |əˈsərbik|
adjective
1 (esp. of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright : his acerbic wit.
2 archaic or technical tasting sour or bitter.
DERIVATIVES
acerbically |əˈsərbək(ə)li| adverb
acerbity |-bitē| |əˈsərbədi| noun
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin acerbus ‘sour-tasting’ + -ic .

word of the day: Sybarite
Syb-a-rite

noun :: A person devoted to pleasure and luxury.

"The sybarite visited a dozen bars and restaurants last night."


sybarite |ˈsibəˌrīt|
noun
a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury.
DERIVATIVES
sybaritism |-rītˌizəm| |ˈsɪbəˈraɪdˈɪzəm| noun
ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (originally denoting an inhabitant of Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy, noted for luxury): via Latin from Greek Subaritēs.

word of the day: impecunious
habitually penniless

impecunious |ˌimpəˈkyoōnēəs|
adjective
having little or no money : a titled but impecunious family.
DERIVATIVES
impecuniosity |-ˌkyoōnēˈäsitē| |ˈɪmpəˈkjuniˈɑsədi| |ˈɪmpiˈkjuniˈɑsədi| |-ˈɒsɪti| noun
impecuniousness |ˈˈɪmpəˈkjuniəsnəs| noun
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from in- 1 [not] + obsolete pecunious [having money, wealthy] (from Latin pecuniosus, from pecunia ‘money’ ).

word of the day: sempiternal
sempiternal |ˌsempəˈtərnl|
adjective
eternal and unchanging; everlasting : his writings have the sempiternal youth of poetry.
DERIVATIVES
sempiternally |ˈˈsɛmpəˈtərnli| adverb
sempiternity |-ˈtərnitē| |ˈsɛmpəˈtərnədi| noun
ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French sempiternel or late Latin sempiternalis, from Latin sempiternus, from semper ‘always’ + aeternus ‘eternal.’

word of the day: Melange
mélange |māˈlänj| (also melange)
noun
a mixture; a medley : a mélange of tender vegetables and herbs. See note at jumble .
ORIGIN from French mélange, from mêler ‘to mix.’

word of the day: Cognisant
cognizant |ˈkägnəzənt| (also cognisant )
adjective [ predic. ] formal
having knowledge or being aware of : statesmen must be cognizant of the political boundaries within which they work
ORIGIN early 19th cent.: probably directly from cognizance .

word of the day: textpectation
Textpectation
The anticipation one feels when waiting for a response to a text message.

(urban dictionary)

word of the day: Vituperation
vituperation |vəˌt(y)oōpəˈrā sh ən; vī-|
noun
bitter and abusive language : no one else attracted such vituperation from him.