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Word of the Day
Word of the Day: montage
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verisimilar
adjective: Having the appearance of truth or reality.
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Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
thick (2)
full-figured without appearing overweight
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Idiom of the Day
(as) sick as a parrot
Thoroughly displeased, disappointed, or dejected (about something). Primarily heard in UK. Watch the video
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Word of the Day
button-down
Definition: (adjective) Unimaginatively conventional.
Synonyms: conservative.
Usage: Knowing that her unconventional appearance would hold her back in the button-down corporate culture she was about to enter, she reluctantly dyed her magenta hair back to its natural auburn.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
debunk
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 16, 2025 is:
debunk \dee-BUNK\ verb
To debunk something (such as a belief or theory) is to show that it is not true.
// The influencer remained enormously popular despite having the bulk of their health claims thoroughly debunked.
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“Conspiracy theorists (and those of us who argue with them have the scars to show for it) often maintain that the ones debunking the conspiracies are allied with the conspirators.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being nonsense. (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
fill up (2)
to fill someone's stomach with food
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Word of the Day
self-restraint
Definition: (noun) Restraint of one's emotions, desires, or inclinations; self-control.
Synonyms: temperateness.
Usage: She little guessed the struggle within my breast, or the effort of self-restraint which held me back.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
askance
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 15, 2025 is:
askance \uh-SKANSS\ adverb
Askance means "in a way that shows a lack of trust or approval" or "with a side-glance."
// I couldn't help but look askance at the dealer's assurances that the car had never been in an accident.
// Several people eyed them askance when they walked into the room.
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Examples:
"In other cultures they might look askance at such a gnarly, leggy thing wedged into a loaf. But we know that a whole fried soft shell crab is one of the gifts of southeast Louisiana's robust seafood heritage." — Ian McNulty, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate Online, 1 May 2025
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As with the similar word side-eye, writers over the years have used askance literally when someone is looking with a side-glance and figuratively when such a glance is conveying disapproval or distrust. Back in the days of Middle English you could use askaunce and a-skans and a-skaunces to mean “in such a way that,” “as if to say,” and “artificially, deceptively.” It’s likely that askance developed from these forms, with some help from asqwynt meaning “obliquely, askew.” Askance was first used in the 16th century with the meaning "sideways" or "with a sideways glance.”
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
come into
to be given something after its owner dies
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Word of the Day
spongy
Definition: (adjective) Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility.
Synonyms: squishy, squashy.
Usage: I like nothing better than butter on a slice of freshly baked, spongy white bread.
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Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
yips
(in phrase the yips) nervous tension that causes mistakes
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Idiom of the Day
short on looks
Homely; rather plain or unattractive; not aesthetically pleasing. Watch the video
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
consummate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 13, 2025 is:
consummate \KAHN-suh-mut\ adjective
Someone or something described as consummate is very skilled or accomplished. Consummate can also mean “of the highest degree” and “complete in every detail.” The adjective is always used before the noun it describes.
// Ever the consummate professional, the planner ensured that no one attending the event was aware of all the elements that had not gone as planned.
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“... KEM’s legacy serves as a blueprint for excellence. Offstage, his charm extends beyond the microphone. Friends and collaborators describe him as a consummate gentleman and leader with an infectious sense of humor.” — Raquelle Harris, Vibe, 25 July 2025
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Consummate is a consummate example of a word that’s shifted in meaning over the centuries. A 15th century addition to the language ultimately from Latin consummare, meaning “to sum up, finish,” the word first described something that has been brought to completion. Shakespeare used the word this way in Measure for Measure: “Do you the office, friar; which consummate, Return him here again.” By the early 16th century consummate had taken on the meaning of “complete in every detail.” Today it usually describes someone or something extremely skilled and accomplished, but it can also describe that which is supremely excellent, as well as that which is simply extreme.
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Word of the Day
intersect
Definition: (verb) Meet at a point.
Synonyms: cross.
Usage: These two fences intersect at the creek.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
jovial
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 17, 2025 is:
jovial \JOH-vee-ul\ adjective
Jovial describes people as well as moods, attitudes, etc., that are cheerful and jolly.
// The audience was in a jovial mood as the headlining comedian walked onto the stage.
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Examples:
"Transport yourself to a sumptuous hidden garden somewhere in Europe, where the meats are plentiful and the specials oh so tantalizing. The rustic communal tables and jovial service will make you feel like you're hanging out with your extended family in the old country." — Briony Smith, The Toronto Star, 29 Mar. 2025
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In ancient Roman astrology, people were thought to share the personality traits of the god whose planet was rising when they were born. The largest planet was named after the chief Roman god Jupiter, also called Jove. Jove was a sky god and a bringer of light, as well as a great protector who kept heroes focused on being loyal to the gods, the state, and family. Ancient mythology is full of stories of Jupiter (Zeus in the Greek myths) behaving badly, but jovial points only to the joy and happiness of a supremely powerful god: it describes the cheerful and jolly among us. (Jovian is the adjective that describes what is simply related to Jove/Jupiter.) Jovial has historically been contrasted with saturnine, which describes those with a gloomy or surly disposition. Sad Saturn was the father of Jupiter and his siblings, and he was exiled (understandably) for swallowing them all.
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
give out
If you give something out, you distribute it to many people, usually by hand.
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Word of the Day
Word of the Day: comatose
This word has appeared in 31 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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monomachy
noun: A fight between two people or forces.
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Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
eats
snacks, food
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Idiom of the Day
be sick to death of (something)
To be or become exceedingly wearied by, bored of, or exasperated with something. Watch the video
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Word of the Day
Word of the Day: sartorial
This word has appeared in 126 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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corroboree
noun: 1. A meeting. 2. A large or noisy gathering or celebration. 3. A tumult.
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Slang of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
vac (1)
vacation, holiday
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Idiom of the Day
shotgun house
(chiefly Southern United States slang) A one-story house in which each room is in a straight alignment with the others, connected by a continuous hallway running from the front to the back of the residence. Watch the video
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
perpetuity
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 14, 2025 is:
perpetuity \per-puh-TOO-uh-tee\ noun
Perpetuity refers to a state of continuing forever or for a very long time.
// The property will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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Examples:
“This isn’t new territory for the band—beginning with 2018’s Modern Meta Physic, Peel Dream Magazine have taken cues from bands like Stereolab and Pram, exploring the ways that rigid, droning repetition can make time feel rubbery. As they snap back into the present, Black sings, ‘Millions of light years, all of them ours.’ The past and future fold into themselves, braided together in perpetuity.” — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Sept. 2024
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Perpetuity is a “forever” word—not in the sense that it relates to a lifelong relationship (as in “forever home”), but because it concerns the concept of, well, forever. Not only can perpetuity refer to infinite time, aka eternity, but it also has specific legal and financial uses, as for certain arrangements in wills and for annuities that are payable forever, or at least for the foreseeable future. The word ultimately comes from the Latin adjective perpetuus, meaning “continual” or “uninterrupted.” Perpetuus is the ancestor of several additional “forever” words, including the verb perpetuate (“to cause to last indefinitely”) and the adjective perpetual (“continuing forever,” “occurring continually”). A lesser known descendent, perpetuana, is now mostly encountered in historical works, as it refers to a type of durable wool or worsted fabric made in England only from the late 16th through the 18th centuries. Alas, nothing is truly forever.
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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
act up
If a part of your body or a piece of equipment acts up, it doesn't work properly.
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Word of the Day
garret
Definition: (noun) Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage.
Synonyms: attic, loft.
Usage: There was yet an upper staircase, of a steeper inclination and of contracted dimensions, to be ascended, before the garret story was reached.
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