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Word of the Day : October 16, 2020 Futile adjective FYOO-tul Definition 1 : serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective 2 : occupied with trifles : frivolous Did you know? Futile broke into 16th-century English as a Latinate borrowing from Middle French. The Latin derivative, fūtilis, was used to describe things that are brittle … Continue reading Word of the Day – Futile

Word of the Day : October 15, 2020 Kiln noun KILN Definition an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying Did you know? The word kiln was kindled in Old English as a bundle of c-y-l-n. Unlike many words that descend from Old English, however, kiln is … Continue reading Word of the Day -Kiln

Word of the Day : October 14, 2020 Benefic adjective buh-NEF-ik Definition producing good or helpful results or effects : beneficent Did you know? Benefic comes from Latin beneficus, which in turn comes from bene ("well") and facere ("to do"). The word was originally used by astrologers to refer to celestial bodies believed to have a favorable influence, and it's still used in astrological … Continue reading Word of the Day – Benefic

Word of the Day : October 13, 2020 Usurp verb yoo-SERP Definition a : to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right b : to take or make use of without right 2 : to take the place of by or as if by force : supplant Did you know? Usurp was borrowed into … Continue reading Word of the Day – Usurp