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volition

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 20, 2026 is: volition • \voh-LISH-un\ • noun Volition is a formal word that me...

00:01:54Sep 20, 2026

aggrandize

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 19, 2026 is: aggrandize • \uh-GRAN-dyze\ • verb To aggrandize someone (or some...

00:01:49Sep 19, 2026

churlish

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 18, 2026 is: churlish • \CHUR-lish\ • adjective Churlish is a formal word used...

00:02:22Sep 18, 2026

watershed

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 17, 2026 is: watershed • \WAW-ter-shed\ • noun Watershed , used figuratively,...

00:02:29Sep 17, 2026

facsimile

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 16, 2026 is: facsimile • \fak-SIM-uh-lee\ • noun A facsimile is an exact copy...

00:02:09Sep 16, 2026

quorum

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 15, 2026 is: quorum • \KWOR-um\ • noun Quorum refers to the smallest number of...

00:01:55Sep 15, 2026

empirical

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 14, 2026 is: empirical • \im-PEER-uh-kul\ • adjective When we describe somethi...

00:02:49Sep 14, 2026

shofar

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 13, 2026 is: shofar • \SHOH-far\ • noun A shofar is the horn of an animal (usu...

00:02:04Sep 13, 2026

hobnob

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 12, 2026 is: hobnob • \HAHB-nahb\ • verb To hobnob is to socialize with others...

00:02:06Sep 12, 2026

patina

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 11, 2026 is: patina • \puh-TEE-nuh\ • noun A patina is a usually green film th...

00:02:06Sep 11, 2026

patina

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 11, 2026 is: patina • \puh-TEE-nuh\ • noun A patina is a usually green film th...

00:02:06Sep 11, 2026

loath

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 10, 2026 is: loath • \LOHTH\ • adjective A person who is loath to do something...

00:02:16Sep 10, 2026

stigma

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 9, 2026 is: stigma • \STIG-muh\ • noun Stigma refers to a set of negative and...

00:02:02Sep 9, 2026

magnanimous

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 8, 2026 is: magnanimous • \mag-NAN-uh-mus\ • adjective Magnanimous is a formal...

00:01:43Sep 8, 2026

gist

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 7, 2026 is: gist • \JIST\ • noun Gist , which almost always appears in the phr...

00:01:34Sep 7, 2026

inexorable

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 6, 2026 is: inexorable • \i-NEK-suh-ruh-bul\ • adjective Inexorable is a forma...

00:02:30Sep 6, 2026

matriculate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 5, 2026 is: matriculate • \muh-TRIK-yuh-layt\ • verb To matriculate is to enro...

00:01:50Sep 5, 2026

apiary

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 4, 2026 is: apiary • \AY-pee-air-ee\ • noun Apiary refers to a place where bee...

00:02:20Sep 4, 2026

recalcitrant

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 3, 2026 is: recalcitrant • \rih-KAL-suh-trunt\ • adjective Recalcitrant is a f...

00:01:59Sep 3, 2026

dissonant

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 2, 2026 is: dissonant • \DISS-uh-nunt\ • adjective Dissonant typically describ...

00:01:53Sep 2, 2026