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Word of the Day : February 1, 2021 Gadabout noun GAD-uh-bout Definition : a person who goes from place to place in social activity Did you know? If you had to pick the insect most closely related to a gadabout, you might wryly guess the "social butterfly." But there's another bug that's commonly heard buzzing around discussions … Continue reading Word of the Day – Gadabout

Word of the Day : January 29, 2021 Categorical adjective kat-uh-GOR-ih-kul Definition 1 : absolute, unqualified 2 a : of, relating to, or constituting a category b : involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categorie Did you know? The ancestor of categorical and category has been important in logic and philosophy since the days of Aristotle. Both English words derive from Greek katēgoria, … Continue reading Word of the Day – Categorical

Word of the Day : January 28, 2021 Jeopardy noun JEP-er-dee Definition 1 : exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury : danger 2 law : the danger that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense Did you know? Geoffrey Chaucer employed the word jeopardy in his late 14th-century masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, but its Middle English … Continue reading Word of the Day – Jeopardy

Word of the Day : January 27, 2021 Itinerant adjective eye-TIN-uh-runt Definition : traveling from place to place; especially : covering a circuit Did you know? In Latin, iter means "way" or "journey." That root was the parent of the Late Latin verb itinerari, meaning "to journey." It was that verb which ultimately gave rise to the English word for traveling types: itinerant. The … Continue reading Word of the Day – Itinerant