Word for today is
Bellwether
means
The word was derived from “wether” meaning ” a castrated male sheep”.
The term private eye alludes simply to private i (short for an investigator). You may also call such a person a tec (short for detective), a gumshoe (from a quiet, rubber-soled footwear), a sleuth (from an Old Norse word for “trail”), a shamus (of Yiddish origin), or a hawkshaw (from a detective in the 1863 play The…
Word for today is Frenemy means a person or group that is friendly toward another because the relationship brings benefits, but harbors feelings of resentment or rivalry or a person who pretends to be a friend but is actually an enemy; a rival with which one maintains friendly relations. Alice had a frenemy once and was troubled at…
Sophomoric means immature or conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature People often forget the ‘o’ in the middle, which can go unpronounced.
Word for today is Endemic means natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native;indigenous: endemic folkways; countries where high unemployment is endemic. 2. belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place: a fever endemic to the tropics. The word has been derived from New Latin endēmicus, equivalent to Greek éndēm (os)
Facilitate means make easier The sergeant needed at least one more lead to facilitate the investigation.
Word for today is Sylvan means of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods. The word originates from the Latin term for “forest” sylva. I came across this word while reading Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad; or The New Pilgrim’s Progress Below is the extract- The scene thrills one like military music!….wide grass- carpeted avenues that…
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