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Word of the Week: Eldritch

Eldritch is a word meaning something otherworldly, weird, ghostly, or uncanny. Although a fairly old word, Eldritch has had something[…]

Flabbergast is an informal verb meaning to surprise someone greatly – to astonish them. Example use: I was flabbergasted when[…]

A myriad is a lot of something. Usually, myriad means more than you can count. Literally it means in measures[…]

When you anthropomorphize a thing you attribute human characteristics to it. Anthropomorphize is the word you would use when describing[…]

An Interlocutor is a person taking part in a conversation. If you are in a debate with other people you[…]

When you eschew something you are trying to avoid or do without it. A vegetarian might be said to eschew meat[…]

This week’s word is anachronism which is something that is out of place with respect to a time period. Like[…]

Your vocabulary is all the words you know. One way to grow your vocabulary is to find interesting new words[…]