Author: Ken Saunders

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 7, 2020 is: infantilize • IN-fun-tye-lyze  • verb 1 : to make or keep infantile 2 : to treat as if infantile Examples: "Food manufacturers have been infantilizing us by selling calorie-dense, salty, sweet stuff in brightly colored…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 6, 2020 is: canard • kuh-NARD  • noun 1 a : a false or unfounded report or story; especially : a fabricated report b : a groundless rumor or belief 2 : an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 4, 2020 is: scumble • SKUM-bul  • verb 1 a : to make (something, such as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry brush…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 3, 2020 is: hierophant • HYE-uh-ruh-fant  • noun 1 : a priest in ancient Greece; specifically : the chief priest of the Eleusinian mysteries 2 a : a person who explains : expositor b : one who defends…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 2, 2020 is: prognosticate • prahg-NAHSS-tuh-kayt  • verb 1 : to foretell from signs and symptoms : predict 2 : to give an indication of in advance : foreshadow Examples: The university's political science professor has successfully prognosticated…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 31, 2020 is: macabre • muh-KAHB  • adjective 1 : having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death 2 : dwelling on the gruesome 3 : tending to produce horror in a…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 30, 2020 is: gist • JIST  • noun 1 : the ground of a legal action 2 : the main point or part : essence Examples: I didn't catch every word, but I heard enough to get the…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 29, 2020 is: allege • uh-LEJ  • verb 1 : to assert without proof or before proving 2 : to bring forward as a reason or excuse Examples: The lawsuit alleges that the company knew about the faulty…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 28, 2020 is: diligent • DIL-uh-junt  • adjective : characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking Examples: After many hours of diligent research, the students were ready to compile their results. "Being informed and diligent is…