Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 30, 2011 is: enfant terrible • \ahn-fahn-teh-REE-bluh\ • noun 1 a : a child whose inopportune remarks cause embarrassment b : a person known for shocking remarks or outrageous behavior 2 : a usually young and successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde Examples: John McEnroe’s [...]
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credulous
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 29, 2011 is: credulous • \KREJ-uh-lus\ • adjective 1 : ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence 2 : proceeding from credulity Examples: Because she is by nature credulous, Ivy didn’t question Bill’s assertion that the castle they stood in had been built in England and [...]
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lexicographer
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 28, 2011 is: lexicographer • \lek-suh-KAH-gruh-fer\ • noun : an author or editor of a dictionary Examples: The great lexicographer Noah Webster, who wrote the first authoritative dictionary of American English, was born on October 16, 1758. "The 18th-century lexicographer and wit-about-town Samuel Johnson claimed that patriotism is [...]
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bombard
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 27, 2011 is: bombard • \bahm-BARD\ • verb 1 : to attack especially with artillery or bombers 2 : to assail vigorously or persistently (as with questions) 3 : to subject to the impact of rapidly moving particles (as electrons) Examples: Reporters bombarded the defendant’s lawyer with questions [...]
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prodigious
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 26, 2011 is: prodigious • \pruh-DIJ-us\ • adjective 1 : resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange, unusual 2 : exciting amazement or wonder 3 : extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : enormous Examples: Artisans have begun the prodigious task of restoring the beautiful mosaics that were [...]
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cryptography
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 25, 2011 is: cryptography • \krip-TAH-gruh-fee\ • noun : the enciphering and deciphering of messages in secret code or cipher; also : the computerized encoding and decoding of information Examples: Effective cryptography is essential for secure exchanges of sensitive information in cyberspace. "At the same time, he was [...]
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samara
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 24, 2011 is: samara • \SAM-uh-ruh\ • noun : a dry " referring to the winged fruit of the elm, ash, maple, and sycamore, among other trees? Then how about "key," "whirlybird," "helicopter," "whirligig," or "spinning jenny"? Those nicknames are all excellent descriptors of a samara. A samara [...]
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assay
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 23, 2011 is: assay • \a-SAY\ • verb 1 : try, attempt 2 a : to analyze (as an ore) for one or more specific components b : to prove to be of a particular nature by means of analysis 3 : to judge the worth of : [...]
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clew
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 22, 2011 is: clew • \KLOO\ • noun 1 : a ball of thread, yarn, or cord 2 : clue 3 a : a lower corner or only the after corner of a sail b : a metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail Examples: [...]
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ambiguous
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for May 21, 2011 is: ambiguous • \am-BIG-yuh-wus\ • adjective 1 a : doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness b : inexplicable 2 : capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways Examples: Jane complained that her boss frequently gave her ambiguous instructions. "West [...]
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