adjective:
1. Having a common boundary.
2. Confined within one common boundary.
3. Having the same scope, in time, meaning, etc.

“Alaska is not in the conterminous United States” 5 days ago

Blivit [bliv-it]
noun

1. something annoying, ridiculous, or useless.
2. something for which one cannot find a word; something difficult to name.
3. an unpleasant or unsolvable situation or problem. 2 weeks ago

hellion [hel-yuhn]
noun

a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person. 2 weeks ago

logomachy [loh-GOM-uh-kee]
noun

1. a dispute about or concerning words.
2. an argument or debate marked by the reckless or incorrect use of words
3. a game played with cards, each bearing one letter, with which words are formed. 4 weeks ago

mellifluous [muh-lif-loo-uhs]
adjective

1. sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding
2. flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey. 4 weeks ago

MEANING:
verb tr.:
1. To settle firmly and comfortably.
2. To hide securely.

ETYMOLOGY:
From en- (in) + sconce (small fortification), from Dutch schans (entrenchment). Earliest documented use: 1589.

USAGE:
“Vladimir Putin is once more ensconced behind the Kremlin’s walls.”
Not Such a Strongman; The Economist (London, UK); Jun 9, 2012.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998)

Thanks: http://wordsmith.org/ 1 month ago

mnemonic [ni-mon-ik]
adjective

1. assisting or intended to assist the memory.
2. pertaining to mnemonics or to memory.

noun
3. something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
4. In computing: a programming code that is easy to remember, as STO for “store.” 1 month ago

Insouciant [in-soo-see-uhnt] (French: an-soo-syah)
adjective

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. 2 months ago

swivet [SWIV-it]
noun

a state of nervous excitement, haste, or anxiety; flutter 2 months ago

jactation [jak-tey-shuhn]
noun

1. boasting; bragging.
2. a restless tossing of the body. 2 months ago

curmudgeon [ker-muhj-uhn]
noun

1. a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person. 2 months ago

cardinal [kahr-dn-l]
adjective

noun
1. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals.
2. a crested grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, of North America, the male of which is bright red.
3. a deep, rich red color.
4. a woman’s short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth and popularly worn in the 18th century. 2 months ago

desiderata [dih-sid-uh-rah-tuh]
noun

1. something wanted or needed.
Example: “Happily-ever-after” and “eternal love” appear to be the desiderata of the current generation.2 months ago

oligarchy [ol-i-gahr-kee]
noun

1. a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few. 2 months ago

ovoviviparous [oh-voh-vahy-vip-er-uhs]
adjective (Zoology)

1. producing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes. 3 months ago

Fustigate [fuhs-ti-geyt]
verb

1. to cudgel; beat; punish severely.
2. to criticize harshly; castigate 3 months ago

parsimony [pahr-suh-moh-nee]
noun

1. extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness. 3 months ago

verdant [vur-dnt]
adjective

1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass
2. of the color green
3. inexperienced; unsophisticated 3 months ago

raiment [rey-muhnt]
noun

1. clothing; apparel; attire. 3 months ago

despot [des-puht]
noun

1. a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
2. any tyrant or oppressor.
3. an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors. 3 months ago

holism [hoh-liz-uhm]
noun

1. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.
2. care of the entire patient in all aspects of well-being, including physical, psychological, and social.
3. any psychologic system postulating that the human mind must be studied as a unit rather than as a sum of its individual parts. 3 months ago

topiary [toh-pee-er-ee]
adjective

1. (of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
2. of or pertaining to such trimming. 3 months ago

obnubilate [ob-noo-buh-leyt]
verb

1. to cloud over; becloud; obscure. 4 months ago

mainour [mey-ner]
noun Old English Law.

1. a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief: ie. to be taken with the mainour4 months ago

Japanese- A way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay. 4 months ago

hysteresis [his-tuh-ree-sis]
noun

1. the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces affecting it.
2. the phenomenon exhibited by a system, often a magnetic material, in which the reaction of the system to changes is dependent upon its past reactions to change. 4 months ago