Today's Words to Define

deleterious
diffident
enervate
enfranchise
epiphany

deleterious: \děl'ĭ-tîr'ē-əs\; Having a harmful effect; injurious; harmful often in a subtle or an unexpected way.
diffident: \dĭf'ĭ-dənt, -děnt'\; Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid; restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.; lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
enervate: \ěn'ər-vāt'\; To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of; to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken.
enfranchise: \ěn-frān'chīz'\; to bestow a franchise on; to endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote; to free, as from bondage.
epiphany: \ĭ-pĭf'ə-nē\; (initial capital letter) a Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi; twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus; an appearance or manifestation, esp. of a deity; a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.