Today's word is piscatorial, part of this week's theme, Animal House It is a (adjective) and is pronounced [pis'-kah-TOR-ee-ahl]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Wed: vermin | Tue: grimalkin | Mon: denizen | Fri:…

"What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves."…

"Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one."…

"Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other."…

"The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders."…

Today's word is vermin, part of this week's theme, Animal House It is a (noun -- singular and plural) and is pronounced [VUR-min]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Tue: grimalkin | Mon: denizen |…

chrestomathy: a collection of selected literary passages.…

"Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars."…

"No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets."…

"I'm too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don't know."…

"Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."…

Today's word is grimalkin, part of this week's theme, Animal House It is a (noun) and is pronounced [gri-MOL-kin, gri-MAL-kin]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Mon: denizen | Fri: fetter | Thu: enmesh |…

cumulus: a heap; pile.…

"It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us."…

"Ahhh. A man with a sharp wit. Someone ought to take it away from him before he cuts himself."…

"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one."…

"If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run - and often in the short one - the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative."…

Today's word is denizen, part of this week's theme, Animal House It is a (noun) and is pronounced [DEN-i-zahn]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Fri: fetter | Thu: enmesh | Wed: trammel | Tue:…

belabor: to explain, worry about, or work more than is necessary.…

"Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness."…

"I'm a jerk to everyone. Best way to protect yourself from lawsuits."…

"It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations."…

"I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso."…

gambit: a remark made to open or redirect a conversation.…

"The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives."…

"Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing."…

"Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes."…

"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."…

phatic: denoting speech used to create an atmosphere of goodwill.…

"Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one."…

"Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows."…