Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

April 02, 2025

effusive

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expressing a lot of emotion or enthusiasm

April 01, 2025

cynosure

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a center of attraction or interest

March 31, 2025

penchant

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a strong liking or a strong tendency to behave a certain way

March 30, 2025

untoward

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improper or inappropriate

March 29, 2025

elucidate

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to make clear or easy to understand

March 28, 2025

derelict

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no longer cared for or used by anyone

March 27, 2025

archetype

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a perfect example of something

March 26, 2025

flippant

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lacking proper respect or seriousness

March 25, 2025

hobbit

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a fictitious, peaceful, humanlike creature living underground

March 24, 2025

garble

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to cause words, speech, etc. to be distorted or unclear

April 2025

Apr 01

cynosure
Apr 02

effusive

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

June 2024

Jun 01

svelte
Jun 02

incidence
Jun 03

deride
Jun 04

meliorism
Jun 05

affluent
Jun 06

moxie
Jun 07

gossip
Jun 08

incognito
Jun 09

consternation
Jun 10

tractable
Jun 11

foment
Jun 12

efficacious
Jun 13

lodestone
Jun 14

rebuff
Jun 15

unbeknownst
Jun 16

paradigm
Jun 17

apocryphal
Jun 18

brainiac
Jun 19

jubilee
Jun 20

hue and cry
Jun 21

vulnerable
Jun 22

supersede
Jun 23

polemic
Jun 24

clandestine
Jun 25

remuneration
Jun 26

zero-sum
Jun 27

cardinal
Jun 28

deference
Jun 29

fecund
Jun 30

kudos

May 2024

May 01

cohesive
May 02

forfend
May 03

melee
May 04

agrarian
May 05

proliferate
May 06

plangent
May 07

extemporize
May 08

reputation
May 09

grudging
May 10

bogart
May 11

zhuzh
May 12

torrid
May 13

instigate
May 14

caveat
May 15

wane
May 16

debacle
May 17

lucrative
May 18

artifice
May 19

sequester
May 20

futile
May 21

neophyte
May 22

belie
May 23

panoply
May 24

ebullient
May 25

countermand
May 26

symposium
May 27

glean
May 28

gadfly
May 29

obstreperous
May 30

dynasty
May 31

foist

April 2024

Apr 01

shambles
Apr 02

ethereal
Apr 03

lambaste
Apr 04

praxis
Apr 05

meticulous
Apr 06

redoubt
Apr 07

conjecture
Apr 08

fatuous
Apr 09

aegis
Apr 10

vicarious
Apr 11

discomfit
Apr 12

surfeit
Apr 13

brusque
Apr 14

furlong
Apr 15

purloin
Apr 16

inalienable
Apr 17

circumlocution
Apr 18

qua
Apr 19

underwhelm
Apr 20

gingerly
Apr 21

noblesse oblige
Apr 22

palpable
Apr 23

exodus
Apr 24

burgeon
Apr 25

tendentious
Apr 26

homage
Apr 27

assail
Apr 28

ken
Apr 29

inviolable
Apr 30

demagogue

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Word of the Day

effusive

cynosure

penchant

untoward

elucidate

derelict

archetype

flippant

hobbit

garble

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