Merriam-Webster’s Word of the day & week – June 26

Word of the day

Other words I didn’t know or wasn’t sure about its meaning or pronunciation:

  • barbecue
  • summarily
  • verdict
  • gaslighting
  • whitewashing
  • hijack
  • commonplace
  • communal
  • unwitting
  • PSA
  • heartily
  • satiation
  • gourmet
  • slobbering
  • helpings
  • foodie
  • arrant
  • slickers
  • foppish
  • towsman
  • sturdy
  • bumbling
  • frat
  • alt-rock
  • stripes
  • snobs

Words of the week

  • Hombre
  • ICU
  • In jest
  • Shambolic
  • Chicks
  • Antedating: exceptionalism

Other words I didn’t know or wasn’t sure about its meaning or pronunciation:

  • musings
  • averred
  • thusly
  • slammed
  • shambles
  • loll
  • scintillating
  • fragrant
  • specimens
  • hop
  • prop
  • dixie
  • attributive
  • pariahs
  • fortnight
  • rubbish

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