Word for Today :
misbegotten
adjective | miss-bih-GAH-tun
Definition
1 : unlawfully conceived : illegitimate
2
a :having a disreputable or improper origin : ill-conceived
b : contemptible, deformed
Word for Today :
misbegotten
adjective | miss-bih-GAH-tun
Definition
1 : unlawfully conceived : illegitimate
2
a :having a disreputable or improper origin : ill-conceived
b : contemptible, deformed
Word for Today :
acumen
noun | AK-yoo-mun
Definition : keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
Word for Today :
dissemble
verb | dih-SEM-bul
Definition
1 : to hide under a false appearance
2 : to put on the appearance of : simulate
3 : to put on a false appearance : to conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense
Word for Today :
injunction
noun | in-JUNK-shun
Definition
1 : the act or an instance of enjoining : order, admonition
2 : a court order requiring a party to do or refrain from doing a specified act
Word for Today :
trenchant
adjective | TREN-chunt
Definition
1 : keen, sharp
2 : vigorously effective and articulate; also : caustic
3
a : sharply perceptive : penetrating
b : clear-cut, distinct
Word for Today :
coax
verb | KOHKS
Definition
1 : to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
2 : to draw, gain, or persuade by means of gentle urging or flattery
3 : to manipulate with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort toward a desired state or activity
Word for Today :
untenable
adjective | un-TEN-uh-bul
Definition
1 : not able to be defended
2 : not able to be occupied
Word for Today :
interpolate
verb | in-TER-puh-layt
Definition
1
a : to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
b : to insert (words) into a text or into a conversation
2 : to insert between other things or parts : intercalate
3 : to estimate values of (data or a function) between two known values
4 : to make insertions (as of estimated values)
Word for Today :
perquisite
noun | PER-kwuh-zut
Definition
1 : a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages; especially : one expected or promised
2 : gratuity, tip
3 : something held or claimed as an exclusive right or possession
Word for Today :
rectitudinous
adjective | rek-tuh-TOO-duh-nus
Definition
1 : characterized by the quality of being honest and morally correct
2 : piously self-righteous