Word of the Day – June 20, 2020 Posted on 06/21/2020 by gegebearbear surreptitious [ˌsərəpˈtiSHəs] ADJECTIVE kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day – June 13, 2020 Posted on 06/14/2020 by gegebearbear divagate [ˈdīvəˌɡāt] VERB literary stray or digress. CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day – June 6, 2020 Posted on 06/06/2020 by gegebearbear insurrection [ˌinsəˈrekSH(ə)n] NOUN a violent uprising against an authority or government. “the insurrection was savagely put down”. CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day – May30, 2020 Posted on 05/30/2020 by gegebearbear apoplectic [ˌapəˈplektik] ADJECTIVE informal overcome with anger; extremely indignant. “Mark was apoplectic with rage at the decision”
Word of the Day – May 23, 2020 Posted on 05/24/2020 by gegebearbear canard [kəˈnär(d)] NOUN an unfounded rumor or story. synonyms: piece of gossip · report · story · whisper · speculation · information · word · news · on dit · buzz · bruit CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day – May 16, 2020 Posted on 05/16/2020 by gegebearbear zeitgeist [ˈtsītˌɡīst, ˈzītˌɡīst] NOUN the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. “the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s” CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day- May 9, 2020 Posted on 05/09/2020 by gegebearbear empirical [əmˈpirik(ə)l] ADJECTIVE based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic. “they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument” synonyms: observed · seen · factual · actual · real · verifiable · firsthand · experimental · experiential · practical · pragmatic · hands-on · applied CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day – May2, 2020 Posted on 05/02/2020 by gegebearbear apoplectic [ˌapəˈplektik] ADJECTIVE informal overcome with anger; extremely indignant. “Mark was apoplectic with rage at the decision” synonyms: furious · enraged · overcome with anger · infuriated · in a temper · incensed · raging · incandescent · wrathful · fuming · ranting · raving · seething · frenzied · [more] CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day – April 25, 2020 Posted on 04/25/2020 by gegebearbear vitriolic (ˌvɪtrɪˈɒlɪk) adj 1. (Chemistry) (of a substance, esp a strong acid) highly corrosive 2. severely bitter or caustic; virulent: vitriolic criticism. CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com
Word of the Day – April 18, 2020 Posted on 04/18/2020 by gegebearbear castigate (ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪt) vb (tr) to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner; chastise [C17: from Latin castīgāre to correct, punish, from castum pure + agere to compel (to be)] ˌcastiˈgation n ˈcastiˌgator n ˌcastiˈgatory adj CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com