The word “acrimonious” is an adjective that typically describes an angry or bitter speech or debate. It can also describe ...

Frauds, swindles, cons, scams, and deceptions are collectively known as hoaxes. But there's more than meets the eye.

The words we say can influence how others receive our message and how they perceive us. Author Stefan Fatsis explores the ...

The word 'contagious' has evolved from describing physical illnesses spread by touch to encompassing the rapid transmission ...

Foliage at North Pond at the Savoy State Forest in Florida. "The yellow, red and orange pigments in leaves are always present ...

The Filipino superstition of making a brief stop at a public space after attending a wake or funeral. This practice is ...

Debate over the song of the summer rages on, but if there were a contest for a word of the summer, one front-runner would surely be the onomatopoeic clanker. In recent weeks, clanker has risen to ...

We’re coming back to you with a new vocabulary challenge! It’s like one you’ve seen before (if you haven’t, check it out here ...

As the theologian Gerhard Lohfink puts it in Jesus of Nazareth, “In the East one praises someone by praising his or her mother and abuses someone by slandering her or his mother.” (The same is true ...