http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/ A new word is presented every day with its definition and example sentences from actual published works. en-us Copyright 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700 720 http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_logo_sm.gif http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/ 126 29 Free online dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide, crossword puzzles and other word games, online translator and Word of the Day. http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/archive/2013/06/19.html?src=rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/archive/2013/06/19.html?src=rss balk: to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified.