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Word for Today :

pertinacious

adjective | per-tuh-NAY-shus

Definition

1
a : adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
b : perversely persistent

2 : stubbornly tenacious

 

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Word for Today :

shill

verb | SHIL

Definition

1 : to act as a decoy especially for a gambler or pitchman

2 : to act as a spokesperson or promoter

 

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Word for Today :

mythomania

noun | mith-uh-MAY-nee-uh

Definition : an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exaggerating

 

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Word for Today :

usurp

verb | yoo-SERP

Definition

1
a : to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right

b : to take or make use of without right

2 : to take the place of by or as if by force : supplant

 

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Word for Today :

benefic

adjective | buh-NEF-ik

Definition : producing good or helpful results or effects : beneficent

 

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kiln

noun | KILN

Definition : an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying

 

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futile

adjective | FYOO-tul

Definition

1 : serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective

2 : occupied with trifles : frivolous

 

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Word for Today :

homologate

verb | hoh-MAH-luh-gayt

Definition : sanction, allow; especially : to approve or confirm officially

 

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Word for Today :

obverse

noun | AHB-verss

Definition

1 : the side of a coin or currency note bearing the chief device and lettering; broadly : a front or principal surface

2 : a counterpart having the opposite orientation or force; also : opposite

3 : a proposition inferred immediately from another by denying the opposite of what the given proposition affirms

 

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Word for Today :

quotidian

adjective | kwoh-TID-ee-un

Definition

1 : occurring every day

2
a : belonging to each day : everyday


b : commonplace, ordinary

 

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Word for Today :

visage

noun | VIZ-ij

Definition

1 : the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal

2 : aspect, appearance

 

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dorsal

adjective | DOR-sul

Definition

1 : relating to or situated near or on the back especially of an animal or of one of its parts

2 : situated out of or directed away from the axis : abaxial

 

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Word for Today :

adduce

verb | uh-DOOSS

Definition : to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis

 

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Word for Today :

guttersnipe

noun | GUTT-er-snype

Definition

1 : a young vagabond : an outcast boy or girl in the streets of a city

2 : a person of the lowest moral or economic station

 

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Word for Today :

sophomoric

adjective | sahf-MOR-ik

Definition

1 : conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature

2 : lacking in maturity, taste, or judgment

 

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Word for Today :

emissary

noun | EM-uh-sair-ee

Definition

1 : one designated as the agent of another : representative

2 : a secret agent

 

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repine

verb | rih-PYNE

Definition

1 : to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain

2 : to long for something

 

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Word for Today :

dexterous

adjective | DEK-strus

Definition

1 : mentally adroit and skillful : clever

2 : done with mental or physical skill, quickness, or grace : done with dexterity : artful

3 : skillful and competent with the hands

 

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Word for Today :

Cassandra

noun | kuh-SAN-druh

Definition

1 : a daughter of Priam endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed

2 : one that predicts misfortune or disaster

 

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Word for Today :

rue

verb | ROO

Definition : to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for