Daily Word Play

Unusual

brash

brash

[brash]

confident in an aggressive or rude way

blissful

blissful

[blis-fuhl]

extremely happy or joyful

forage

forage

[fawr-ij]

to search about; seek; rummage; hunt

inculcate

inculcate

[in-kuhl-keyt]

to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in)

cheat

cheat

[cheet]

to act dishonestly to gain an advantage

spurn

spurn

[spurn]

to reject with disdain; scorn

authentic

authentic

[aw-then-tik]

genuine, real, or original; not a copy, imitation, or counterfeit; conforming to the source or representing true characteristics or qualities.

forage

forage

[fawr-ij]

to wander or go in search of provisions

virtuoso

virtuoso

[vur-choo-oh-soh]

a person who excels in musical technique or execution

balcony

balcony

[bal-kuh-nee]

a platform projecting from a wall of a building, enclosed by a railing

apparel

apparel

[uh-par-uhl]

clothing or garments

hindrance

hindrance

[hin-druhnce]

something that obstructs or delays progress

lollygag

lollygag

[lol-ee-gag]

to spend time idly; loaf

recondite

recondite

[ri-kon-dahyt]

dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter

dubious

dubious

[doo-bee-uhs]

doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt

animus

animus

[an-uh-mus]

strong hostility or ill feeling

hygge

hygge

[hoog-uh]

(especially in reference to the Danish lifestyle) the feeling of coziness and contentment evoked by simple comforts, as being wrapped in a blanket, having good conversations, enjoying food, etc.

cherubic

cherubic

[chuh-roo-bik]

of or having the nature of a cherub, or an angel represented as a rosy-cheeked child with wings; angelic

ellipsis

ellipsis

[ih-lip-sis]

omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete.

logical

logical

[l-og-ik-al]

clear and sound reasoning based on facts and principles.

suffuse

suffuse

[suh-fyooz]

to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

insipid

insipid

[in-sip-id]

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

sartorial

sartorial

[sahr-tawr-ee-uhl]

of or relating to clothing or style or manner of dress

cherubic

cherubic

[chuh-roo-bik]

having a plump, pretty innocence