Word of the Day: Queried

Hegemony Meaning: Leadership or dominance. Example: The country exerted hegemony over its neighbors.

Efficacious Meaning: Effective; producing the desired result. Example: The medicine was efficacious in treating the illness.

Obsequious Meaning: Excessively eager to please or obey. Example: His obsequious behavior annoyed his colleagues.

Burgeon Meaning: To grow rapidly. Example: The city’s population burgeoned in the 20th century.

Lurid Meaning: Very vivid in color, especially to create an unpleasant effect. Example: The lurid details of the crime shocked…

Quagmire Meaning: A difficult or precarious situation. Example: The negotiations reached a quagmire with no solution in sight.