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Word of the Day : September 8, 2020 Impregnable adjective im-PREG-nuh-bul Definition 1 : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable 2 : unassailable; also : impenetrable Did you know? Impregnable is one of the many English words that bear a French ancestry, thanks to the Norman conquest of England in 1066. It derives from … Continue reading Word of the day – Impregnable

Word of the Day : September 7, 2020 Plaudit noun PLAW-dit Definition 1 : an act or round of applause 2 : enthusiastic approval — usually used in plural Did you know? Word of the Day: Plaudit | Merriam-Webster You earn plaudits for your etymological knowledge if you can connect plaudit to words besides the familiar … Continue reading Word of the day – Plaudit

Word of the Day : July 14, 2020 Tutelage noun TOO-tuh-lij Definition: 1 a : instruction especially of an individual b : a guiding influence 2 : the state of being under a guardian or tutor 3 a : an act or process of serving as guardian or protector : guardianship b : hegemony over a foreign territory: trusteeship Did you know? The Latin verb tueri means … Continue reading Word of the day – Tutelage

Word of the Day : July 10, 2020 Histrionic adjective his-tree-AH-nik Definition 1 : deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical 2 : of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater Did you know? The term histrionic developed from histrio, Latin for "actor." Something that is histrionic tends to remind one of the high drama of stage and screen and is often … Continue reading Word of the day – Histrionic