Today's Word of the Day
Progeny
Progeny n.pl. 1. Something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue. 2. A result of creative effort; a product.
Causative
Causative adj. 1. Indicative that the subject causes an act to be performed or a condition to come into being. “A causative factor of war.”
Ambivalence
Ambivalence n. 1. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. 2. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.
Litigious
Litigious adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by litigation.
Tending to engage in lawsuits. A litigious celebrity.
Gratuitous
Gratuitous adj. 1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: A gratuitous remark.
Aplomb
Aplomb n. Self-confident assurance, skill, and poise – especially in difficult or challenging circumstances.
Secular
Secular adj. 1. Worldly rather than spiritual. 2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body. “A secular book.”
Arduous
Arduous adj. 1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult. “An arduous undertaking.” 2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous. “A long and arduous process.”
Antithesis
Antithesis n.pl. 1. Direct contrast; opposition. 2. The direct or exact opposite. “Hope is the antithesis of despair.”
Oxymoron
Oxymoron n.pl. A phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect, for example, “wise fool” or “to make haste slowly.”
Pervicacious
Pervicacious adj. Stubborn, extremely willful, obstinate. “He became quite pervicacious in his old age.”
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