Word+of+the+Day

"Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. " ~NathanielHawthorne

WORD OF THE DAY

1. Perfunctory: (adjective) Performed merely as a regular duty with little interest or care. 2. Transient: (adjective) lasting only for a short time, impermanent 3. Erubescent: (adjective) becoming red or reddish, as in blushing 4. Emulate: (verb) to strive to equal or match, especially through imitation 5. Mantic: (adjective) having the power to tell the future 6. Deprecate: (verb) to express earnest disapproval; to belittle 7. Immunosuppression: (noun) medical suppression of the body's immune system in order to reduce the likelihood of rejection of a transplant organ 8. Truckle: (verb) To be servile or submissive 9. Hiatus: (noun) An interruption, a pause 10. Psychosomatic: (adjective) Describing an illness caused by the mind. 11. Hacienda (noun) A large estate, especially one used for farming or ranching. 12. Moxie (noun) Vigor, Courage and aggressiveness.