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[4me2c]

Word for Today :

misbegotten

adjective | miss-bih-GAH-tun

Definition

1 : unlawfully conceived : illegitimate

2
a :having a disreputable or improper origin : ill-conceived

b : contemptible, deformed

 

[4me2c]

Word for Today :

acumen

noun | AK-yoo-mun

Definition : keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters

 

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Word for Today :

dissemble

verb | dih-SEM-bul

Definition

1 : to hide under a false appearance

2 : to put on the appearance of : simulate

3 : to put on a false appearance : to conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense

 

[4me2c]

Word for Today :

injunction

noun | in-JUNK-shun

Definition

1 : the act or an instance of enjoining : order, admonition

2 : a court order requiring a party to do or refrain from doing a specified act

 

[4me2c]

Word for Today :

trenchant

adjective | TREN-chunt

Definition

1 : keen, sharp

2 : vigorously effective and articulate; also : caustic

3
a : sharply perceptive : penetrating


b : clear-cut, distinct

 

[4me2c]

Word for Today :

coax

verb | KOHKS

Definition

1 : to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle

2 : to draw, gain, or persuade by means of gentle urging or flattery

3 : to manipulate with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort toward a desired state or activity

 

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Word for Today :

untenable

adjective | un-TEN-uh-bul

Definition

1 : not able to be defended

2 : not able to be occupied

 

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Word for Today :

interpolate

verb | in-TER-puh-layt

Definition

1
a : to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter

b : to insert (words) into a text or into a conversation

2 : to insert between other things or parts : intercalate

3 : to estimate values of (data or a function) between two known values

4 : to make insertions (as of estimated values)

 

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Word for Today :

perquisite

noun | PER-kwuh-zut

Definition

1 : a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages; especially : one expected or promised

2 : gratuity, tip

3 : something held or claimed as an exclusive right or possession

 

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Word for Today :

rectitudinous

adjective | rek-tuh-TOO-duh-nus

Definition

1 : characterized by the quality of being honest and morally correct

2 : piously self-righteous

 

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Word for Today :

albeit

conjunction | awl-BEE-it

Definition : even though : although

 

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Word for Today :

filch

verb | FILCH

Definition : to steal secretly or casually

 

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Word for Today :

oleaginous

adjective | oh-lee-AJ-uh-nus

Definition

1 : resembling or having the properties of oil : oily; also : containing or producing oil

2 : marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality

 

[4me2c]

Word for Today :

sea change

noun | SEE-CHAYNJ

Definition

1 : archaic : a change brought about by the sea

2 : a marked change : transformation

 

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Word for Today :

chapfallen

adjective | CHAP-faw-lun

Definition

1 : having the lower jaw hanging loosely

2 : cast down in spirit : depressed

 

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Word for Today :

devise

verb | dih-VYZE

Definition

1
a : to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent

b : to plan to obtain or bring about : plot

2 : to give (real estate) by will

 

[4me2c]

Word for Today :

escapade

noun | ESS-kuh-payd

Definition : a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct

 

[4me2c]

Word and Paragraph for Today :

Byzantine

adjective | BIZ-un-teen

Definition

1. f, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium

2.
architecture : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on pendentives over a square and incrustation with marble veneering and with colored mosaics on grounds of gold

3.
Christianity : of or relating to the churches using a traditional Greek rite and subject to Eastern canon law

4.
often not capitalized
a : of, relating to, or characterized by a devious and usually surreptitious manner of operation

b : intricately involved : labyrinthine

 

[4me2c]

Word for Today :

retronym

noun | RET-roh-nim

Definition : a term (such as analog watch, film camera, or snail mail) that is newly created and adopted to distinguish the original or older version, form, or example of something (such as a product) from other, more recent versions, forms, or examples

 

[4me2c]

Word for Today :

ambidextrous

adjective | am-bih-DEK-strus

Definition

1
a : using both hands with equal ease or dexterity


b. soccer : using both feet with equal ease : two-footed

2 : designed or suitable for use by the left or right hand

3 : unusually skillful : versatile

4 : characterized by duplicity : double-dealing