Word of the Day

Definition: (adjective) Having or showing great emotion or zeal. Synonyms: ardent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid. Usage: She was a fervent opponent of the death penalty and organized a monthlong hunger strike to protest the practice. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity. Synonyms: mazy. Usage: A labyrinthine maze of sculpted bushes surrounded the estate. Discuss

Definition: (noun) The projecting upper edge of a steep place. Synonyms: top, summit, peak, edge, tip, crown, verge, brink, rim, crest, brim. Usage: The sun set behind the brow of the distant hills. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; poised Synonyms: unembarrassed. Usage: And on this evening success stood at his back, patting him on the shoulder and telling him that he was making good, so that he could afford to laugh…and remain unabashed. Discuss

Definition: (noun) Fearless daring; intrepidity. Synonyms: temerity. Usage: Skill, coolness, audacity, and cunning he possessed in a superior degree, and it must be a cunning whale to escape the stroke of his harpoon. Discuss

Definition: (noun) The most condensed and constricted region of a chromosome, to which the spindle fiber is attached during mitosis. Synonyms: kinetochore. Usage: Down syndrome, a congenital disorder caused by the presence of an extra twenty-first chromosome, can result from aberrant functioning of the centromere. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Planning prudently for the future. Synonyms: foresighted, long, longsighted, prospicient. Usage: The presidential candidate spoke about his farsighted policies that would stabilize the economy for years to come. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Of a material nature; tangible. Synonyms: material. Usage: That which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain. Synonyms: covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile. Usage: The avaricious man prayed to have a room full of gold. Discuss

Definition: (adjective) Having or marked by imposing physical strength. Synonyms: hardy, sturdy, stout. Usage: Athos sprang into the boat, which was immediately pushed off and which soon sped seawards under the efforts of four stalwart rowers. Discuss