Word of the Day: moue
moue: a little grimace : pout
Pronunciation:: \ MOO \
Example: a moue of distaste at the display of bad manners
Word of the Day: martinet
martinet: a strict disciplinarian
Pronunciation:: \ mar-t’n-ET \
Example: The prison’s warden was a cruel martinet.
Word of the Day: brumal
brumal: indicative of or occurring in the winter
Pronunciation:: \ BROO-muhl \
Example: his life of tropic climates had unfitted him for the brumal rigours of mountain life
Word of the Day: equivocate
equivocate: to avoid committing oneself in what one says
Pronunciation:: \ ih-KWIV-uh-kayt \
Example: When asked about her tax plan, the candidate didn’t equivocate.
Word of the Day: foment
foment: to promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite
Pronunciation:: \ foh-MENT \
Example: He was accused of fomenting violence.
Word of the Day: portend
Portend: to give an omen or anticipatory sign of
Pronunciation:: \ por-TEND \
Example: The distant thunder portended a storm.
Word of the Day: redoubtable
redoubtable: illustrious, eminent; broadly : worthy of respect
Pronunciation:: \ rih-DOW-tuh-buhl \
Example: There is a new biography of the redoubtable Winston Churchill.
Word of the Day: Fealty
Fealty: the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord
Pronunciation:: \ FEE-uhl-tee \
Example: He swore fealty to the king.
Word of the Day: zetetic
zetetic: proceeding by inquiry
Pronunciation:: \ zeh-TEH-tic \
Example: It was not dogmatic and scholastic, but zetetic and critical: it did not seek to lay down and inculcate ready-made philosophical doctrine, but to afford direction to investigation and independent thought.
Word of the Day: arcanum
arcanum: mysterious or specialized knowledge, language, or information accessible or possessed only by the initiate —usually used in plural: arcana
Pronunciation:: \ ar-KAY-nuhm \
Example: Each arcanum, made visible or tangible by one of these paintings, is the formula of a law of human activity in its relationship with spiritual and material forces whose combination produces the phenomena of life.