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Word of the Day : June 29, 2020 Parse verb PARSS Definition 1 a : to divide (a sentence) into grammatical parts and identify the parts and their relations to each other b : to describe (a word) grammatically by stating the part of speech and explaining the inflection and syntactical relationships 2 : to examine in a minute way : analyze critically 3 : to … Continue reading Word of the day – Parse

Word of the Day : June 26, 2020 Yokel noun YOH-kul Definition : a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town Did you know? The origins of yokel are uncertain, but it might have come from the dialectal English word yokel used as the name for the green woodpecker (the nickname is of imitative origin). Other words for supposedly … Continue reading Word of the day – Yokel

Word of the Day : June 25, 2020 Omnipotent adjective ahm-NIP-uh-tunt Definition 1 often capitalized Omnipotent : having absolute power over all : almighty 2 : having virtually unlimited authority or influence 3 obsolete : being notoriously without moderation : arrant Did you know? The word omnipotent made its way into English through Anglo-French, but it ultimately derives from the Latin prefix omni-, meaning "all," and the word potens, meaning "potent." The omni- prefix has also … Continue reading Word of the day – Omnipotent

Word of the Day : June 24, 2020 Gourmand Definition 1 : one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking 2 : one who is heartily interested in good food and drink Did you know? "What God has plagu'd us with this gourmaund guest?" As this exasperated question from Alexander Pope's 18th-century translation of Homer's Odyssey suggests, being … Continue reading Word of the day – Gourmand