Word of the Day

preeminent

adjective
pree-EM-uh-nunt

1. more important, skillful, or successful

sarcophagus

noun
sahr-KAH-fuh-gus

1. a stone coffin; broadly: coffin

ad hominem

adjective
ad-Hah-muh-nem

1. appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
2. marked by or being an attack on an opponent’s character rather than by an answer to the contentions made

itinerant

adjective
eye-TIN-uh-runt

1. traveling from place to place; especially: covering a circle

nostrum

noun
NAHSS-trum

1. a usually questionable remedy or scheme: panacea
2. 江湖药

gadabout

noun
GAD-uh-bout

1. a person who goes from place to place in social activity
2. 四处寻欢作乐的人
3. 感觉中文多了点贬义

layman

noun
LAY-mun

1. a person who belongs to a religion but not a member of its clergy
2. someone who does not belong to a particular profession or is not an expert in some field

cerulean

adjective
suh-ROO-lee-un

1. resembling the blue of the sky

abeyance

noun
uh-BAY-unss

1. a state of temporary inactivity
2. the word itself is commonly preceded by the preposition in
3. The misdemeanor charges are in abeyance while the suspect is being prosecuted for the felony.

sagacious

adjective
suh-GAY-shus

1. having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions
2. Students reviews paint the writing professor as a sagacious mentor and a compassionate teacher.

lodestone

noun
LOHD-stohn

1. When used literally, lodestone refers to the mineral magnetite, a magnetic iron ore.
2. Lodestone is also used figuratively to refer to something that, like a magnet, strongly attracts things.
3. The city is a lodestone for aspiring(有报负的) musicians of all genres.