Word of the Day: Laudable, adjective

1. worthy of praise : commendable, Deserving commendation; praiseworthy.

“Improving the schools is a laudable goal.”

Word of the Day: Laconic, adjective

1. using few words; expressing much in few words; to the point of seeming rude or mysterious; concise.

“He gave a  laconic reply.”

Word of the Day: Inamorata, noun

1. a woman who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover.

“Have you read the story about the powerful politician and his inamorata.”

Word of the Day: Cognoscente, noun

1. a person who has expert knowledge in a subject.

“A cognoscente of medieval painting.”

Word of the Day: Alacrity, noun

1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness;
2. liveliness; briskness.

“We accepted the invitation with alacrity.”

Word of the Day: Vivify, transitive verb

• to endow with life or renewed life, animate;
• to impart vitality or vividness to.

“This re-creation of a town in the Old West really vivifies the history that visitors learned in school.”

Word of the Day: Stasis, noun

1. A period or state of inactivity or equilibrium, standstill;
2. A stoppage of flow of a body fluid.

“The country is in economic stasis.”

Word of the Day: Sybarite, noun

1. (sometimes capital) a devotee of luxury and the sensual vices;
2. adj. luxurious; sensuous

“As a Sybarite, I can afford the luxury of the finer things in life.”

Word of the Day: Perfunctory, adjective

• Done routinely and with little interest or care;
• Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic.

“The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.”

Word of the Day: Omnipresent, adjective

• (of God) Present everywhere at the same time;
• Widely or constantly encountered; common or widespread.

“The omnipresent threat of natural disasters.”