Word of the day: Chimera

It has been a while since I’ve written a WoTD post, but I’m going to try to keep at it from now on. The first I think I’ve  heard of the word ‘chimera’ was in a Harry Potter book, many of us know it as a mythical creature but I wasn’t aware of its second [...]

Word of the day: Christmas cactus

So what exactly is a Christmas cactus? Keep reading to find out. Christmas cactus(Schlumbergera) epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter. Source: http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/25295 Picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlumbergera

Word of the day: Cicerone

Today’s word is: Cicerone (pl.ciceroni) – a guide who gives information about antiques and places of interest to sightseers. <ORIGIN> early 18th cent.: from Italian, from Latin Cicero, Ciceron apparently alluding humorously to his eloquence or learning. Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary

Word of the day: Clandestine

The word of the day, or more like word of the night(I’m terribly late today), is: Clandestine – adj. kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit: she deserved better than these clandestine meeting. <ORIGIN>mid 16th cent.: from French clandestin or Latin clandestinus,  from ‘secretly’.   Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary