Word of the Day

Word of the Day: May 14, 2020 refulgence noun - rih-FULL-junss Definition a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance Did you know? "The full bow of the crescent moon peeps above the plain and shoots its gleaming arrows far and wide, filling the earth with a faint refulgence, as the glow of a good man's deeds … Continue reading Word of the Day – Refulgence

Word of the Day: May 13, 2020 Pelagic adjective - puh-LAJ-ik Definition of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea : oceanic Did you know? Pelagic comes to us from Greek, via Latin. The Greek word pelagikos became pelagicus in Latin and then pelagic in English. (Pelagikos is derived from pelagos, the Greek word for the sea—it is also a source of archipelago—plus the adjectival … Continue reading Word of the Day – Pelagic

Word of the Day: May 12, 2020 flotsam noun - FLAHT-sum Definition floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly : floating debrisa floating population (as of emigrants or castaways)miscellaneous or unimportant materialdebris, remains Did you know? English speakers started using flotsam, jetsam, and lagan as legal terms in the 16th and 17th centuries (the earliest evidence of flotsam dates from around the early 1600s). … Continue reading Word of the Day – Flotsam

Word of the Day: May 11, 2020 aggrandize verb - uh-GRAN-dyze Definition to make great or greater : increase, enlargeto make appear great or greater : praise highlyto enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of Did you know? Aggrandize has enhanced the English vocabulary since the early 17th century. English speakers adapted agrandiss-, the stem of the French verb agrandir, to form aggrandize, and … Continue reading Word of the Day – Aggrandize