Miasma noun mye-AZ-muh Definition 1 : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease; also : a heavy vaporous emanation or atmosphere 2 : an influence or atmosphere that tends to deplete or corrupt; also : an atmosphere that obscures : fog Did you know? In notes taken during a voyage to South America on the HMS Beagle in the 1830s, Charles Darwin described an illness that he believed was caused by … Continue reading Word of the Day – Miasma
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Word of the Day – Inveigle
Word of the Day : June 21, 2021 Inveigle verb in-VAY-gul Definition 1 : to win over by wiles : entice 2 : to acquire by ingenuity or flattery : wangle Did you know? Inveigle, a word that dates from the 16th century, refers to the act of using clever talk, trickery, or flattery either to persuade somebody to do something or to … Continue reading Word of the Day – Inveigle
Word of the Day – Bumptious
Word of the Day : June 8, 2021 Bumptious Definition : presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : obtrusive Did you know? While we've uncovered evidence dating bumptious to the beginning of the 19th century, the word was uncommon enough decades later that Edward Bulwer-Lytton included the following in his 1850 My Novel: "'She holds her head higher, I think,' said … Continue reading Word of the Day – Bumptious
Word of the day – Solipsism
Word of the Day : June 7, 2021 Solipsism noun SOH-lip-sih-zum Definition : a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing; also : extreme egocentrism Did you know? French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650) can be blamed for the idea that if one whittles away beliefs about which … Continue reading Word of the day – Solipsism
