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Word of the Day: March 31, 2023  Recuse verb rih-KYOOZ What It Means Recuse means “to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular case.” More broadly, it can also mean “to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of interest.” // The judge decided to recuse herself from the case due to the nature of her relationship with … Continue reading Word of the Day – Recuse

Word of the Day: March 30, 2023 Golem noun GOH-lum What It Means Golem refers in Jewish folklore to an artificial humanoid being endowed with life. It can also refer to someone or something (such as a robot) resembling such a being. // She came to regard her punctilious supervisor as a golem who never had an unprogrammed thought in his … Continue reading Word of the Day – Golem

Word of the Day : March 29, 2023 Immaculate adjective ih-MAK-yuh-lut What It Means Immaculate means "spotlessly clean" or "without flaw or error." In botany and zoology, the word describes beings that have no colored spots or marks. // Despite the constant demands of school and fatherhood, Javier kept an immaculate home, tidying up whenever the opportunity arose. // Even … Continue reading Word of the Day – Immaculate

Word of the Day: March 28, 2023 Bildungsroman noun BIL-doonks-roh-mahn What It Means A bildungsroman is a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character. // She was thrilled to discover that the next book on the syllabus was a bildungsroman by her favorite author. See the entry > BILDUNGSROMAN In Context "[Brendan] Slocumb's debut novel, a … Continue reading Word of the Day – Bildungsroman