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accoutrement

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 8, 2026 is: accoutrement • \uh-KOO-truh-munt\ • noun An accoutrement is a piece of...

00:02:11Jun 8, 2026

MacGyver

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 7, 2026 is: MacGyver • \muh-GHYE-ver\ • verb To MacGyver something is to make, form...

00:02:17Jun 7, 2026

valedictory

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 6, 2026 is: valedictory • \val-uh-DIK-tuh-ree\ • adjective Valedictory describes so...

00:01:56Jun 6, 2026

interloper

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 5, 2026 is: interloper • \in-ter-LOH-per\ • noun An interloper is a person who intr...

00:01:59Jun 5, 2026

redolent

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 4, 2026 is: redolent • \RED-uh-lunt\ • adjective As a synonym of aromatic , the wor...

00:01:49Jun 4, 2026

engender

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 3, 2026 is: engender • \in-JEN-der\ • verb Engender is a formal word that means “to...

00:02:13Jun 3, 2026

crux

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 2, 2026 is: crux • \KRUKS\ • noun Crux refers to the most important part of somethi...

00:01:48Jun 2, 2026

palatable

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 1, 2026 is: palatable • \PAL-uh-tuh-bul\ • adjective Palatable describes something...

00:02:03Jun 1, 2026

permutation

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 31, 2026 is: permutation • \per-myoo-TAY-shun\ • noun Permutation is a formal word f...

00:02:23May 31, 2026

unctuous

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 30, 2026 is: unctuous • \UNK-chuh-wus\ • adjective Unctuous is a word that’s undergo...

00:02:29May 30, 2026

cohort

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 29, 2026 is: cohort • \KOH-hort\ • noun Cohort refers to a group or band of individu...

00:02:17May 29, 2026

ingratiate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 28, 2026 is: ingratiate • \in-GRAY-shee-ayt\ • verb To ingratiate yourself with othe...

00:01:54May 28, 2026

wistful

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 8, 2026 is: wistful  \WIST-ful\  adjective To be wistful is to have sad thoughts and f...

00:01:56May 8, 2026

dudgeon

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 7, 2026 is: dudgeon  \DUJ-un\  noun Dudgeon is typically used in the phrase “in high d...

00:01:50May 7, 2026

flamboyant

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 6, 2026 is: flamboyant  \flam-BOY-ant\  adjective Someone or something described as fl...

00:02:03May 6, 2026

augur

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 5, 2026 is: augur  \AW-gur\  verb To augur is to show or suggest, especially from omen...

00:01:42May 5, 2026

scrupulous

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 4, 2026 is: scrupulous  \SKROO-pyuh-lus\  adjective Scrupulous describes someone who i...

00:02:07May 4, 2026

métier

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 3, 2026 is: métier  \MET-yay\  noun Métier , sometimes styled metier , is a formal wor...

00:02:02May 3, 2026

exasperate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 2, 2026 is: exasperate  \ig-ZASS-puh-rayt\  verb To exasperate someone is to cause the...

00:01:52May 2, 2026

Beltane

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 1, 2026 is: Beltane  \BEL-tayn\  noun Beltane refers to the Celtic May Day festival. /...

00:01:58May 1, 2026

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