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fortuitous: 1) occurring by chance 2) fortunate or lucky 3) coming or happening by a lucky chance
2:02 PM Nov 22nd
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jackanapes: 1) a monkey or ape 2) an impudent or conceited fellow 3) a saucy or mischievous child
6:52 AM Nov 10th
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nettle: 1) to strike or sting with or as if with nettles 2) to arouse sharp but transitory annoyance or anger
6:51 AM Nov 10th
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complaisant: 1) showing desire or willingness to please 2) marked by a willingness to consent to others' wishes
6:51 AM Nov 10th
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Ponzi scheme: an investment swindle in which some early investors are paid off with money put up by later ones in order to encourage risks
6:49 AM Nov 10th
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grandiloquence: a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
6:49 AM Nov 10th
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expatiate: 1) to move about freely or at will: wander 2) speak or write at length or in detail
6:48 AM Nov 10th
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scission: 1) a division of spit in a group of union 2) an action or process of cutting, dividing, or splitting
6:48 AM Nov 10th
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diapason: 1) a burst of sound 2) the entire range of musical tones: range or scope 3) a tuning fork 3) a standard of pitch
6:46 AM Nov 10th
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travesty: 1) an imitation that makes crude fun of something 2) an inferior imitation or likeness
6:46 AM Nov 10th
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brogue: 1) a heavy shoe often with a hobnailed sole 2) a stout oxford shoe with perforations and usually a wing tip
6:45 AM Nov 10th
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collywobbles: a bellyache
6:45 AM Nov 10th
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plethora: an excessive quantity or fullness; profusion
6:44 AM Nov 10th
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saga: 1) a tale of figures and events of Norway and Iceland from history or legend 2) a story of heroic deeds 3) a long detailed account
7:12 PM Oct 29th
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extradite: to offer or obtain the surrender of (an alleged criminal) to another authority having jurisdiction to try the charge
8:31 PM Oct 27th
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weasel word: a word used in order to mislead a person or to avoid a straight answer
8:30 PM Oct 27th
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instauration: 1) restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation 2) an act of instituting or establishing something
8:30 PM Oct 27th
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caparison: 1) an ornamental covering for a horse 2) decorative trappings and harness 3) rich clothing; adornment
8:29 PM Oct 27th
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rife: 1) prevalent especially to an increasing degree 2) abundant, common 3) copiously supplied; abounding
3:02 PM Oct 24th
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posthumous: 1) born after the death of the father 2) published after the death of the author 3) following or occurring after death
1:59 PM Oct 23rd
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- Name Word of the Day
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