Word of the Day

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

Word of the Day : May 7, 2020 Truckle verb TRUK-ul Definition to act in a subservient manner : submit Did you know? When truckle was first used in English in the 15th century, it meant "small wheel" or "pulley." Such small wheels were often attached to the underside of low beds to allow them to be easily moved under … Continue reading Word of the day – Truckle

Word of the Day : May 6, 2020 Quintessence noun kwin-TESS-unss Definition the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodiesthe essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated formthe most typical example or representative Did you know? Long ago, when people believed … Continue reading Word of the Day – Quintessence