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AUGUST 16, 2017 paludal [puh-lood-l, pal-yuh-dl] adjective 1. of or relating to marshes. 2. produced by marshes, as miasma or disease.

iconoclastic [ahy-kon-uh-klas-tik] adjective 1. attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures. 2. breaking or destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration.

Dictionary.com Word of the Day AUGUST 12, 2017 sapiosexual noun [sey-pee-oh-sek-shoo-uh l] 1. a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others. adjective 1. noting or relating to such a person.

nimbus noun [nim-buh s] 1. a cloud, aura, atmosphere, etc., surrounding a person or thing: The candidate was encompassed with a nimbus of fame. 2. Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.

palindrome noun [pal-in-drohm] 1. a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop. 2. Biochemistry. a region of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides is identical with an inverted sequence in the complementary strand: GAATTC is a palindrome of CTTAAG.

fructify verb [fruhk-tuh-fahy, froo k-, frook-] 1. to bear fruit; become fruitful: With careful tending the plant will fructify. 2. to make fruitful or productive; fertilize: warm spring rains fructifying the earth.

palsy-walsy l adjective [pal-zee-wal-zee] 1. Slang. friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way: The police kept their eye on him because he was trying to get palsy-walsy with the security guard.

hobbyhorse noun [hob-ee-hawrs] 1. a pet idea or project. 2. a stick with a horse's head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children.

paladin noun [pal-uh-din] 1. any determined advocate or defender of a noble cause. 2. any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.

paladin noun [pal-uh-din] 1. any determined advocate or defender of a noble cause. 2. any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.

paladin noun [pal-uh-din] 1. any determined advocate or defender of a noble cause. 2. any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.

paladin noun [pal-uh-din] 1. any determined advocate or defender of a noble cause. 2. any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.

dorp noun [dawrp] 1. a village; hamlet.

dorp noun [dawrp] 1. a village; hamlet.