Word Of The Day

Engender
Blitz
Disparage
Ebb
Sanguine
Polemic
Maelstrom

Maelstrom (male-steer-em)

disordered state of affairs
The maelstrom of morning traffic is the main cause of my Monday blues.

Polemic

a controversial argument, usually over a belief
The polemic belief that man are better than women is likely to remain for years to come.

Sanguine (sang-guin)

optimistic
He remained sanguine despite his failures.

Ebb

the decline/decay
The ebb of the ancient city of Constantinople

point of decline
His fortunes were at a low ebb.

Disparage (dis-par-rage)

to belittle/discredit/degrade someone else
Do not disparage the word of the lord, it is blasphemy

synonyms
to disparage [someone] - to vilify [someone]
disparaging - derogatory (de-raw-ga-te-ree)

Blitz (be-litz)

an intensive campaign or attack 
a media blitz focused on young voters


barrage
a blitz of commercials every few minutes 

Engender (en-gen-der)

to bring rise to; to cause; produce
The government policies have engendered widespread protest