Word of the Day Archive



parlous \PAR-luhs\, adjective: Attended with peril; fraught with danger; hazardous.

aver \uh-VUR\,transitive verb [Inflected forms: averred; averring]: 1. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth. 2. (Law) To assert, claim, or declare as a fact.

beneficence \buh-NEFF-i-suhns\, noun: The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.

matutinal \muh-TOOT-nn-uhl\, adjective: Relating to or occurring in the morning; early.