le vih ti noun a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. A funeral is no time for levity.   Editor’s Note This week’s Words of the Day all…

ael kov a separate or recessed part of a room that is partly enclosed. We like to have breakfast in the little alcove off the kitchen. any similar space, as in a…

aeb sti mi ihs adjective 1. exercising restraint or moderation in eating and drinking. A nun is taught to be abstemious. The support group helped him become abstemious. 2. marked by restraint…

tem pə raIz intransitive verb 1. to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. The company was not returning her calls after her encouraging job…

pan tI fih keIt intransitive verb 1. to speak or behave with exaggerated authority. Just because he’s a professor, he thinks he can pontificate about any subject. 2.  to carry out the…