Word of the Day
Definition: (adjective) Softly bright or radiant. Synonyms: aglow, lucent, luminous. Usage: Lady Ruth lifted her eyes to his, and their lambent fires were suddenly rekindled. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction. Synonyms: withering, devastating. Usage: The possession of annihilative power has not slowed down the drive toward even more fiendish modes of inflicting wholesale death. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Consisting of fine particles. Synonyms: fine-grained, pulverized, small-grained. Usage: He scooped up a handful of dry powdery earth and let it slowly slip through his fingers. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. Synonyms: tame, cultivate, naturalize. Usage: New World peoples domesticated a cornucopia of plants. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To feel or express sympathy or compassion. Synonyms: sympathize. Usage: Several friends called to commiserate when they found out that I had not gotten the job, and this comforted me somewhat. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To make clean, bright, or fresh again. Synonyms: freshen up, renovate. Usage: We refurbished the offices in the hopes that a new look would make for happier, more productive employees. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Characterized by or full of force and vigor. Synonyms: trenchant. Usage: After her hard-hitting report on conditions in the tent cities of Haiti's capital aired, viewers donated millions of dollars to charities there. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To gather something into small wrinkles or folds. Synonyms: cockle, rumple, crumple, knit. Usage: She puckered her lips and kissed him on the nose. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Showing poise and confidence in your own worth. Synonyms: self-confident. Usage: He's a self-assured negotiator, and his confidence helps him make sales that no one else can. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation. Synonyms: exorbitant, usurious, outrageous, steep, unconscionable. Usage: The extortionate price of designer clothes makes them all the more desirable to those that can afford them. Discuss