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.”

Word of the Day: Minatory, adjective

• Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious.

“The novel’s protagonist is haunted by a minatory black specter.”

Word of the Day: Iota, noun

• A very small amount; a bit:

“Not an iota of truth to that tale.”

Word of the Day: Deprecate, verb

1. to express earnest disapproval of;
2. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme,purpose, etc.).

“Movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year.”

Word of the Day: Buss

• (noun) A kiss;
• (transitive verb) To kiss.

“We buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss.”

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Word of the Day: Quandary, noun

• A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
• Dilema.

“Unable to make a firm decision, I’ve been in this quandary for weeks.”

Word of the Day: Plaudit, noun

1. an enthusiastic expression of approval;
2. a demonstration or round of applause, as for some approved or admired performance.

“Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.”

Word of the Day: Gadabout, noun

• to visit or travel to a lot of different places, enjoying yourself and not worrying about other things you should be doing

“Where have you been, you young gadabout!”

Word of the Day: Prolix, adjective

1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
2. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.

“The speech was unnecessarily prolix.”