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Word for Today :

hoise

verb | HOYZ

Definition : lift, raise; especially : to raise into position by or as if by means of tackle

 

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minutia

noun | muh-NOO-shee-uh

Definition : a minute or minor detail — usually used in plural

 

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palpate

verb | PAL-payt

Definition : to examine by touch especially medically

 

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crwth

noun | KROOTH

Definition : an ancient Celtic stringed instrument that is plucked or bowed

 

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abbreviate

verb | uh-BREE-vee-ayt

Definition : to make briefer; especially : to reduce (a word or name) to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole

 

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viridity

noun | vuh-RID-uh-tee

Definition

1
a : the quality or state of being green

b : the color of grass or foliage

2 : naive innocence

 

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Word for Today :

fusty

adjective | FUSS-tee

Definition

1 British : impaired by age or dampness : moldy

2 : saturated with dust and stale odors : musty

3 : rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary

 

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incommunicado

adverb or adjective | in-kuh-myoo-nuh-KAH-doh

Definition : without means of communication : in a situation or state not allowing communication

 

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lampoon

verb | lam-POON

Definition : to make the subject of a satire : ridicule

 

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Word for Today :

welkin

noun | WEL-kin

Definition

1
a : the vault of the sky : firmament

b : the celestial abode of God or the gods : heaven

2 : the upper atmosphere

 

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Word for Today :

timorous

adjective | TIM-uh-rus

Definition

1 : of a timid disposition : fearful

2 : expressing or suggesting timidity

 

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gibe

verb | JYBE

Definition

1 : to utter taunting words

2 : to deride or tease with taunting words

 

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ninja

noun | NIN-juh

Definition : a person trained in ancient Japanese martial arts and employed especially for espionage and assassinations

 

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Word for Today :

cordial

adjective | KOR-jul

Definition

1
a : showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval : politely pleasant and friendly

b : sincerely or deeply felt

2 : tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate

 

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Word for Today :

derogate

verb | DAIR-uh-gayt

Definition

1 : to cause to seem inferior : disparage

2 : to take away a part so as to impair : detract

3 : to act beneath one's position or character

 

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Word for Today :

quixotic

adjective | kwik-SAH-tik

Definition
1 : foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action

2 : capricious, unpredictable

 

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Word for Today :

laissez-faire

noun | less-ay-FAIR

Definition

1 : a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights

2 : a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or interference especially with individual freedom of choice and action

 

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Word for Today :

plenary

adjective | PLEN-uh-ree

Definition

1 : complete in every respect : absolute, unqualified

2 : fully attended or constituted by all entitled to be present

 

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loon

noun | LOON

Definition

1 : lout, idler

2
chiefly Scotland : boy

3
a : a crazy person

b : simpleton

 

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Word for Today :

pleonasm

noun | PLEE-uh-naz-um

Definition

1 : the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said) : redundancy

2 : an instance or example of pleonasm