Word of the Day — Archive Page #268

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March 24, 2019
66%    34%    #127 votes

What does Surreptitious mean?

furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious(adj)
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

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March 23, 2019
66%    34%    #217 votes

What does Recidivate mean?

relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back(verb)
go back to bad behavior

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March 22, 2019
66%    34%    #122 votes

What does acuity mean?

acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness(noun)
sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

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March 21, 2019
61%    39%    #122 votes

What does Ghoulish mean?

ghoulish, morbid(adj)
suggesting the horror of death and decay

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March 20, 2019
63%    37%    #109 votes

What does Peckish mean?

peckish(adj)
somewhat hungry

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March 19, 2019
68%    32%    #132 votes

What does Canard mean?

canard(noun)
a deliberately misleading fabrication

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March 18, 2019
73%    27%    #145 votes

What does Peripatetic mean?

peripatetic(noun)
a person who walks from place to place

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    a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
    A descant
    B gloat
    C exacerbate
    D caddie