Word of the Week

A catalogue of unique words to help you get informed and inspired in your writing journey. New word every week!

This Week:

Abscond

(verb) To deport secretly and hide oneself

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Bisect

(verb) to divide into two usually equal parts

(adjective) Deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed, in body or mind

(noun) Expert; one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge. 

(noun) Denial; especially self-denial. 

(adjective) Decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse.

(adjective) Having death as a subject : compromising or including personalized representation of death.

(verb) to behave in an arrogant or intimidating way. 

(noun) prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination; temperamental makeup.

(verb) to take exception; object

(noun) the action or process of uniting or merging two or more things

(adjective) permitting the passage of light

(noun) a one-storied house with a low-pitched roof

(noun) a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent

(noun) a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely

(verb) to strive to equal or excel; to equal or approach equality with

(adjective) uniquely or highly significant 

(adjective) said or done as a joke

(adjective) lacking vitality: dim, faint

(noun) lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)

(adjective) of, relating to, or constituting a title

(noun) the system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood

(noun) something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified

(adjective) bearing flowers ; especially ; blooming freely

(adjective) pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity

(noun) an act or instance of traveling

(adjective) to stay as a temporary resident

(noun) a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)

(noun) the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group

(noun) the direct opposite

(adjective) involving two people or two sides who oppose each other

(noun) a glowing fragment (as of coal) from a fire

(verb) to be extremely joyful

(adjective) softly bright or radiant

(noun) a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea)

(noun) time that is to come

(noun) time gone by

(verb) to make amends for

(noun) an indirect, usually subtle suggestion, indication, or hint

(verb) to summon by as if by invocation or incantation

(adjective) so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine

(noun) a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead

(noun) an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition

(verb) to be affected with great fear or anxiety

(adjective) showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit

(noun) a method of painting with opaque watercolors

(noun) a theory to practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist

(adjective) sprightly in manner or appearance

(adjective) of a similar nature or character

(noun) a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava

(adjective) stern and cold in appearance or manner

(noun) an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior

(adjective) showing or suggesting that future success is likely

(noun) the lowest point

(noun) a peculiar trait

(adjective) generally known and talked of

(adjective) acceptable, satisfactory

(adjective) marked by accord in sentiment or action

(adjective) deeply affected with or struck by strong feelings of attraction, affection, or infatuation

(verb) to thrust or cast oneself into or as if into water

(verb) to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action

(verb) to run nimbly and usually playfully about

(adjective) marked by or suggestive of goodwill

(adjective) immeasurably low or wretched; extremely poor or bad

(noun) skill or cleverness in devising or combining

(noun) a joking or mocking remark

(noun) the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another

(noun) an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas

(noun) a usually permanent climate-controlled structure enclosed (as by glass or multiple layers of plastic) and used usually year-round for the cultivation or protection of tender plants

(verb) to shake or move with a slight trembling motion

(adjective) continuing forever

(adjective) having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone

(adjective) circuitous, indirect

(noun) gentleness and affection

(verb) to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference

(verb) to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference

(noun) shady branches

(adjective) of, relating to, or resembling twilight

(noun) a technically brilliant, sometimes improvised, solo passage toward the end of a concerto

(verb) to transport in or as if in a wheeled vehicle

(noun) the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body; culminating point

(noun) the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body; culminating point

(noun) the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body; culminating point

(noun) an opening to admit light or air or to permit observation

(noun) a miserly person

(noun) a grumpy person who spoils the pleasure of others

(noun) a place that excites admiration or wonder

(noun) the act of answering; solving

(adjective) feeling or expressing great joy

(adjective) marked by strong wind or more wind than usual

(adjective) readily perceived by the senses, especially the sense of sight

(adjective) expending or bestowing profusely

(noun) the act of dedicating something to a cause, enterprise, or activity

(verb) to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature – especially to a higher form

(adverb) having paramount rank, dignity, or importance

(adjective) unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion

(verb) to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged

(noun) a force that brings good fortune or adversity

(adjective) having or showing no interest, concern, or emotion

(noun) one who does evil

(noun) something made up or contrived

(adjective) similar or comparable to something else either in general or in specific detail

(noun) an occurrence or phenomenon believed to portend a future event

(noun) one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity