Author: Ken Saunders

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 21, 2020 is: bonhomie • bah-nuh-MEE  • noun : good-natured easy friendliness Examples: "For older athletes, the bonhomie among teammates and rivals who have spent years sprinting or skating together, or boxing one another out under the rim,…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 20, 2020 is: dauntless • DAWNT-lus  • adjective : incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless, undaunted Examples: With dauntless persistence, the ship's crew navigated the vessel through the unexpected storm, escaping with minimal damage and no…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 19, 2020 is: intercalate • in-TER-kuh-layt  • verb 1 : to insert (something, such as a day) in a calendar 2 : to insert between or among existing elements or layers Examples: "The fossiliferous deposits … consist of…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 18, 2020 is: vicarious • vye-KAIR-ee-us  • adjective 1 : experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another 2 a : serving instead of someone or something else b : that has been delegated…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 17, 2020 is: tontine • TAHN-teen  • noun : a joint financial arrangement whereby the participants usually contribute equally to a prize that is awarded entirely to the participant who survives all the others Examples: "For denizens of…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 16, 2020 is: hirsute • HER-soot  • adjective 1 : hairy 2 : covered with coarse stiff hairs Examples: Turner wore a hirsute mask as part of his werewolf costume for the school play. "Berry is a stocky,…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 15, 2020 is: artifice • AHR-tuh-fus  • noun 1 a : clever or artful skill : ingenuity  b : an ingenious device or expedient 2 a : an artful stratagem : trick  b : false or insincere behavior…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 14, 2020 is: lily-livered • LILL-ee-LIV-erd  • adjective : lacking courage : cowardly Examples: "The deus ex machina aspect of Mando's comrades popping up to save him and Baby Yoda from certain death once he proved he wasn't a…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 13, 2020 is: glom • GLAHM  • verb 1 : take, steal 2 : seize, catch Examples: "It would not surprise me if the sampling 'Fleabag' receives from glomming an Emmy sets it up as a series that…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 12, 2020 is: weal • WEEL  • noun : a sound, healthy, or prosperous state : well-being Examples: Before presenting the bill to the legislature, the senator spoke of devotion to the general weal. "All our life ……