Category Archives: Word of the day

An interesting or unusual word.

WotD: lacuna

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Definition of lacuna

noun pluralla·cu·nae alsola·cu·nas

  1. 1:  a blank space or a missing part :gap; also:deficiency 1

  2. 2:  a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure

la·cu·nar also la·cu·nateadjective
From: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacuna

WotD: neurasthenia

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neurasthenia
[noo r-uh s-thee-nee-uh, nyoo r-]
noun
1.
Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.

From http://www.dictionary.com/browse/neurasthenia

WotD: mellifluous

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mellifluous

[muh–lif-loo-uh s]
adjective
1.

sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding:

a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
2.

flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.
From: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mellifluous

WotD: simulacrum

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sim·u·la·crum

(sĭm′yə-lā′krəm, -lăk′rəm)

n. pl. sim·u·la·cra (-lā′krə, -lăk′rə)

1. An image or representation.
2. An unreal or vague semblance.

From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/simulacrum

WotD: Imbroglio

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imbroglio
[im-brohl-yoh]
noun, plural imbroglios.
1. a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations.
2. an intricate and perplexing state of affairs; a complicated or difficult situation.
3. a confused heap.

From http://www.dictionary.com/browse/imbroglio