Word of the Day — Archive Page #335

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December 2, 2017
72%    28%    #28 votes

What does Docile mean?

docile(adj)
willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed

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December 1, 2017
68%    32%    #39 votes

What does Accommodate mean?

suit, accommodate, fit(verb)
be agreeable or acceptable to

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November 30, 2017
90%    10%    #73 votes

What does Lugubrious mean?

lugubrious(adj)
excessively mournful

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November 29, 2017
85%    15%    #41 votes

What does Pontificate mean?

papacy, pontificate(verb)
the government of the Roman Catholic Church

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November 28, 2017
87%    13%    #46 votes

What does Contentious mean?

contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious(adj)
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

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November 27, 2017
85%    15%    #34 votes

What does Sentient mean?

sentient, animate(adj)
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

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November 26, 2017
81%    19%    #42 votes

What does Trepidation mean?

trepidation(noun)
a feeling of alarm or dread

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    (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
    A sesquipedalian
    B askant
    C repugnant
    D bibulous