WEEKLY REVIEW
7 WORDSWords.
A closer look at this week’s seven words.
October 2026
11defenestration
noun · The act of throwing someone or something out of a window.10alacrity
noun · Cheerful eagerness or readiness to do something.09anfractuous
adjective · Full of bends and turns; winding or intricate.08zeugma
noun · A figure of speech in which one word is made to serve two others in different senses.07sere
adjective · Dry and withered, especially of leaves or a landscape.06evanescent
adjective · Disappearing quickly or gradually fading from view.05scintilla
noun · A tiny spark or the slightest trace of something.