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longanimity
noun | long-guh-NIM-uh-tee
Definition : a disposition to bear injuries patiently : forbearance
longanimity
noun | long-guh-NIM-uh-tee
Definition : a disposition to bear injuries patiently : forbearance
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allusion
noun | uh-LOO-zhun
Definition
1 : an implied or indirect reference especially in literature; also : the use of such references
2 : the act of making an indirect reference to something : the act of alluding to something
allusion
noun | uh-LOO-zhun
Definition
1 : an implied or indirect reference especially in literature; also : the use of such references
2 : the act of making an indirect reference to something : the act of alluding to something
Word for Today :
pediculous
adjective | pih-DIK-yuh-lus
Definition : infested with lice : lousy
pediculous
adjective | pih-DIK-yuh-lus
Definition : infested with lice : lousy
Word for Today :
matriculate
verb | muh-TRIK-yuh-layt
Definition
1 : to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
2 : to be enrolled at a college or university
matriculate
verb | muh-TRIK-yuh-layt
Definition
1 : to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
2 : to be enrolled at a college or university
Word for Today :
docile
adjective | DAH-sul
Definition
1 : easily taught
2 : easily led or managed : tractable
3 : liebarrel dam dems...!
docile
adjective | DAH-sul
Definition
1 : easily taught
2 : easily led or managed : tractable
3 : liebarrel dam dems...!
Word for Today :
heyday
noun | HAY-day
Definition : the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
heyday
noun | HAY-day
Definition : the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
Word for Today :
colloquial
adjective | kuh-LOH-kwee-ul
Definition
1
a : used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also : unacceptably informal
b : using conversational style
2 : of or relating to conversation : conversational
colloquial
adjective | kuh-LOH-kwee-ul
Definition
1
a : used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also : unacceptably informal
b : using conversational style
2 : of or relating to conversation : conversational
Word for Today :
plaudit
noun | PLAW-dit
Definition
1 : an act or round of applause
2 : enthusiastic approval — usually used in plural
plaudit
noun | PLAW-dit
Definition
1 : an act or round of applause
2 : enthusiastic approval — usually used in plural
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impregnable
adjective | im-PREG-nuh-bul
Definition
1 : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
2 : unassailable; also : impenetrable
impregnable
adjective | im-PREG-nuh-bul
Definition
1 : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
2 : unassailable; also : impenetrable
Word for Today :
encumber
verb | in-KUM-ber
Definition
1 : weigh down, burden
2 : to impede or hamper the function or activity of : hinder
3 : to burden with a legal claim (such as a mortgage)
encumber
verb | in-KUM-ber
Definition
1 : weigh down, burden
2 : to impede or hamper the function or activity of : hinder
3 : to burden with a legal claim (such as a mortgage)
Word for Today :
ruddy
adjective | RUDD-ee
Definition
1 : having a healthy reddish color
2 : red, reddish
3 : British — used as an intensive
ruddy
adjective | RUDD-ee
Definition
1 : having a healthy reddish color
2 : red, reddish
3 : British — used as an intensive
Word for Today :
foment
verb | FOH-ment
Definition : to promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite
foment
verb | FOH-ment
Definition : to promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite
Word for Today :
verbiage
noun | VER-bee-ij
Definition
1 : a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
2 : manner of expressing oneself in words : diction
verbiage
noun | VER-bee-ij
Definition
1 : a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
2 : manner of expressing oneself in words : diction
Word for Today :
purport
verb | per-PORT
Definition
1 : to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred); also : claim
2 : intend, purpose
purport
verb | per-PORT
Definition
1 : to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred); also : claim
2 : intend, purpose
Word for Today :
Sisyphean
adjective | sis-uh-FEE-un
Definition : of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus; specifically : requiring continual and often ineffective effort
Sisyphean
adjective | sis-uh-FEE-un
Definition : of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus; specifically : requiring continual and often ineffective effort
Word for Today :
cronyism
noun | KROH-nee-iz-um
Definition : partiality to cronies especially as evidenced in the appointment of political hangers-on to office without regard to their qualifications
cronyism
noun | KROH-nee-iz-um
Definition : partiality to cronies especially as evidenced in the appointment of political hangers-on to office without regard to their qualifications
limpid
adjective | LIM-pid
Definition
1
a : marked by transparency : pellucid
b : clear and simple in style
2 : absolutely serene and untroubled
adjective | LIM-pid
Definition
1
a : marked by transparency : pellucid
b : clear and simple in style
2 : absolutely serene and untroubled
Word for Today :
delve
verb | DELV
Definition
1 : to dig or labor with or as if with a spade
2
a : to make a careful or detailed search for information
b : to examine a subject in detail
delve
verb | DELV
Definition
1 : to dig or labor with or as if with a spade
2
a : to make a careful or detailed search for information
b : to examine a subject in detail
Word for Today :
fountainhead
noun | FOUN-tun-hed
Definition
1 : a spring that is the source of a stream
2 : principal source : origin
fountainhead
noun | FOUN-tun-hed
Definition
1 : a spring that is the source of a stream
2 : principal source : origin
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