Word Nerds
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January 14, 2023
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Bankrupt “Bankrupt” is from the Italian banca rotta,...
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January 7, 2023
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Cryptic “Cryptic” comes from the Greek word kryptos,...
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December 31, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Confetti Happy New year! Maybe you threw confetti,...
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December 24, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Map Most maps todays are on computer screens,...
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December 17, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Tacit A tacit agreement is an unspoken agreement,...
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December 10, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Primogeniture “Primogeniture” refers to the state of being...
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December 3, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Brumal If you’re tired of saying “wintry” try...
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November 19, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Umami The basic tastes that humans can detect...
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November 12, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Mundane “Mundane” means dull or ordinary. It comes...
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November 5, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Teem I recently wrote, “Nineteenth century London seems...
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October 29, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Gubernatorial Welcome to the season of changing leaves...
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October 22, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Urchin The word urchin is primarily used to...
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October 15, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Foible A foible is a minor flaw, weakness...
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October 1, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: October How did the 10th month get a...
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September 24, 2022
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Ostracize To ostracize someone is to banish or...
