Word of the week – pantheon

Word Of The Week

pantheon   • \PAN-thee-ahn\  •  noun 1 : a temple dedicated to all the gods; also : the gods of a people 2 : a group of illustrious persons Example Sentence: With his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, the former player joined a pantheon of legends from the...

Word of the week – jingoism

Word Of The Week

jingoism   • \JING-goh-is-uhm\  •  noun Extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy Example Sentence: Albert Einstein was a pacifist who found German jingoism, with its ultra-nationalistic ideology and militaristic policy, so...

Word of the week

Word Of The Week

muckrake; verb to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business Example Sentence: Arn is an aggressive reporter, never afraid to ask difficult questions, hound evasive sources, or muckrake when things appear suspect....

Word of the week – palmary

Word Of The Week

palmary   • \PAL-muh-ree\  •  adj outstanding, best Example Sentence: Louis Pasteur is best known for originating pasteurization, but he also made palmary contributions in the field of immunology, including finding a vaccination for anthrax. Did you know? English...

exonerate

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exonerate   • \ig-ZAH-nuh-rayt\  •  verb 1 : to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship 2 : to clear from accusation or blame Example Sentence: Dwight was exonerated for the crime of taking the money after it was found that his fingerprints did not match...

Word of the week – haptic

Word Of The Week

haptic   • \HAP-tik\  •  adjective 1 : relating to or based on the sense of touch 2 : characterized by a predilection for the sense of touch Example Sentence: Katy could tell one kind of yarn from another purely by haptic clues. Did you know? “Haptic”...