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gnomic

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 12, 2026 is: gnomic • \NOH-mik\ • adjective Gnomic is a formal word that describe...

00:01:54Aug 12, 2026

baptism of fire

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 11, 2026 is: baptism of fire • \BAP-tiz-um-uv-FYRE\ • noun A baptism of fire (or...

00:02:09Aug 11, 2026

pedagogical

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 10, 2026 is: pedagogical • \ped-uh-GAH-jih-kul\ • adjective Pedagogical is a form...

00:01:47Aug 10, 2026

anecdote

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 9, 2026 is: anecdote • \AN-ik-doht\ • noun An anecdote is a short narrative about...

00:01:50Aug 9, 2026

nurture

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 8, 2026 is: nurture • \NER-cher\ • verb Nurture is most often used to mean “to he...

00:02:09Aug 8, 2026

invidious

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 7, 2026 is: invidious • \in-VID-ee-us\ • adjective Invidious is a formal word use...

00:02:04Aug 7, 2026

torpor

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 6, 2026 is: torpor • \TOR-per\ • noun Torpor is a formal word for a state of inac...

00:02:08Aug 6, 2026

colloquial

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 5, 2026 is: colloquial • \kuh-LOH-kwee-ul\ • adjective Colloquial is used with wo...

00:02:13Aug 5, 2026

élan

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 4, 2026 is: élan • \ay-LAHN\ • noun Élan refers to energy and enthusiasm. // The...

00:01:52Aug 4, 2026

mitigate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 3, 2026 is: mitigate • \MIT-uh-gayt\ • verb To mitigate something is to make it l...

00:02:05Aug 3, 2026

highfalutin

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2026 is: highfalutin • \hye-fuh-LOO-tun\ • adjective Something or someone desc...

00:02:11Aug 2, 2026

spindrift

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 1, 2026 is: spindrift • \SPIN-drift\ • noun Spindrift refers to spray blown from...

00:01:58Aug 1, 2026

comely

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 31, 2026 is: comely • \KUM-lee\ • adjective Comely is an adjective with an old-fash...

00:02:06Jul 31, 2026

sultry

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 30, 2026 is: sultry • \SULL-tree\ • adjective Sultry means “very hot and humid” whe...

00:01:51Jul 30, 2026

inveigle

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 29, 2026 is: inveigle • \in-VAY-gul\ • verb To inveigle someone is to persuade them...

00:02:06Jul 29, 2026

kludge

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 28, 2026 is: kludge • \KLOOJ\ • noun A kludge is a haphazard or makeshift solution...

00:02:56Jul 28, 2026

parochial

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 27, 2026 is: parochial • \puh-ROH-kee-ul\ • adjective Parochial is a formal word th...

00:02:05Jul 27, 2026

aerie

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 26, 2026 is: aerie • \AIR-ee\ • noun Aerie refers to the nest of a bird (such as an...

00:02:12Jul 26, 2026

vituperate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 25, 2026 is: vituperate • \vye-TOO-puh-rayt\ • verb To vituperate someone is to cri...

00:01:52Jul 25, 2026

itinerant

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 24, 2026 is: itinerant • \eye-TIN-uh-runt\ • adjective Itinerant describes someone...

00:02:18Jul 24, 2026