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2 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree2 CQ
Word of the Day
: April 24, 2024\BER-jun\ verb
What It Means
To bourgeon is to grow or develop quickly—in other words to flourish, blossom or...
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: April 24, 2024\BER-jun\ verb
What It Means
To bourgeon is to grow or develop quickly—in other words to flourish, blossom or...
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2 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree2 CQ
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: April 23, 2024\EK-suh-dus\ noun
What It Means
An exodus is a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time—...
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: April 23, 2024\EK-suh-dus\ noun
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An exodus is a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time—...
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: April 22, 2024\PAL-puh-bul\ adjective
What It Means
Something described as palpable is obvious and notable. Palpable may al...
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: April 22, 2024\PAL-puh-bul\ adjective
What It Means
Something described as palpable is obvious and notable. Palpable may al...
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Word of the Day
: April 20, 2024\JIN-jer-lee\ adjective
What It Means
An act or manner described as gingerly is very cautious or careful.
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: April 20, 2024\JIN-jer-lee\ adjective
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An act or manner described as gingerly is very cautious or careful.
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3 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree2 CQ
Word of the Day
: April 18, 2024\KWAH\ preposition
What It Means
Qua is a preposition used in formal speech or writing that means “in the cap...
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: April 18, 2024\KWAH\ preposition
What It Means
Qua is a preposition used in formal speech or writing that means “in the cap...
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: April 17, 2024\ser-kum-loh-KYOO-shun\ noun
What It Means
Circumlocution refers to the use of many words to say something th...
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: April 17, 2024\ser-kum-loh-KYOO-shun\ noun
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Circumlocution refers to the use of many words to say something th...
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Word of the Day
: April 13, 2024\BRUSK\ adjective
What It Means
A person may be described as brusque when they are talking or behaving in a v...
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: April 13, 2024\BRUSK\ adjective
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A person may be described as brusque when they are talking or behaving in a v...
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Word of the Day
: April 11, 2024\diss-KUM-fit\ verb
What It Means
To discomfit someone is to make them confused or upset. Discomfit is a form...
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: April 11, 2024\diss-KUM-fit\ verb
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To discomfit someone is to make them confused or upset. Discomfit is a form...
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2 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree2 CQ
Word of the Day
: April 10, 2024\vye-KAIR-ee-us\ adjective
What It Means
A vicarious emotion or experience is one felt by watching, hearing a...
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: April 10, 2024\vye-KAIR-ee-us\ adjective
What It Means
A vicarious emotion or experience is one felt by watching, hearing a...
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: April 9, 2024\EE-jus\ noun
What It Means
Aegis is a formal word that refers to the power to protect, control, or support so...
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: April 9, 2024\EE-jus\ noun
What It Means
Aegis is a formal word that refers to the power to protect, control, or support so...
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: April 8, 2024\FATCH-oo-us\ adjective
What It Means
To describe something, such as an idea or remark, as fatuous is to say t...
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: April 8, 2024\FATCH-oo-us\ adjective
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To describe something, such as an idea or remark, as fatuous is to say t...
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Word of the Day
: April 7, 2024\kun-JEK-cher\ verb
What It Means
Conjecture is a formal synonym of the verb guess that means “to form an opin...
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: April 7, 2024\kun-JEK-cher\ verb
What It Means
Conjecture is a formal synonym of the verb guess that means “to form an opin...
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: April 6, 2024\rih-DOUT\ noun
What It Means
Redoubt can refer specifically to a small building or area that provides soldier...
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: April 6, 2024\rih-DOUT\ noun
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Redoubt can refer specifically to a small building or area that provides soldier...
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2 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree2 CQ
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: April 2, 2024\ih-THEER-ee-ul\ adjective
What It Means
Ethereal means "of or relating to the regions beyond the earth" or "o...
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: April 2, 2024\ih-THEER-ee-ul\ adjective
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Ethereal means "of or relating to the regions beyond the earth" or "o...
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Word of the Day
: March 31, 2024\EK-spee-ayt\ verb
What It Means
Expiate is a formal word that typically means “to atone or make amends for s...
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: March 31, 2024\EK-spee-ayt\ verb
What It Means
Expiate is a formal word that typically means “to atone or make amends for s...
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Word of the Day
: March 30, 2024\hap-HAZZ-erd\ adjective
What It Means
Something haphazard has no apparent plan, order, or direction.
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: March 30, 2024\hap-HAZZ-erd\ adjective
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Something haphazard has no apparent plan, order, or direction.
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Word of the Day
: March 25, 2024\JEN-yuh-flekt\ verb
What It Means
To genuflect is to kneel, or nearly kneel, on one knee and then rise again...
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: March 25, 2024\JEN-yuh-flekt\ verb
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To genuflect is to kneel, or nearly kneel, on one knee and then rise again...
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Word of the Day
: March 21, 2024\SKUR-uh-lus\ adjective
What It Means
Scurrilous is a formal adjective that most often describes language tha...
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: March 21, 2024\SKUR-uh-lus\ adjective
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Scurrilous is a formal adjective that most often describes language tha...
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Word of the Day
: March 20, 2024\FLOR-uh\ noun
What It Means
Flora refers to all the plants that live in a particular area, time, period, or ...
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: March 20, 2024\FLOR-uh\ noun
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Flora refers to all the plants that live in a particular area, time, period, or ...
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Word of the Day
: March 19, 2024\uh-LEJ\ verb
What It Means
To allege something is to assert it without proof or before proving it.
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: March 19, 2024\uh-LEJ\ verb
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To allege something is to assert it without proof or before proving it.
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