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Word of the Day : November 26, 2020

victual \VIT-ul\ noun

Definition

1 : food usable by people

2 victuals plural : supplies of food : provisions

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Word of the Day : November 25, 2020

posthumous \PAHSS-chuh-muss\ adjective

Definition

1 : born after the death of the father

2 : published after the deat...

Word of the Day : November 24, 2020

mogul \MOH-gul\ noun

Definition

1 capitalized Mogul : an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering ...

Word of the Day : November 23, 2020

vaunted \VAWN-tud\ adjective

Definition

: highly or widely praised or boasted about

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Word of the Day : November 22, 2020

debouch \dih-BOUTCH\ verb

Definition

1 : to cause to emerge : discharge

2 : to march out into open ground : emerge, i...

Word of the Day : November 21, 2020

grandiloquence \gran-DIH-luh-kwunss\ noun

Definition

: a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, m...

Word of the Day : November 20, 2020

emigrate \EM-uh-grayt\ verb

Definition

: to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere

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Word of the Day : November 19, 2020

cohesive \koh-HEE-siv\ adjective

Definition

: exhibiting or producing cohesion : causing parts or members to unify or ...

Word of the Day : November 18, 2020

bugbear \BUG-bair\ noun

Definition

1 : an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear

2 a : an object or source o...

Word of the Day : November 17, 2020

fulvous \FULL-vus\ adjective

Definition

: of a dull brownish yellow : tawny

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Fulvous has never been a c...

Word of the Day : November 16, 2020

snivel \SNIV-ul\ verb

Definition

1 : to run at the nose

2 : to snuff mucus up the nose audibly : snuffle

3 : to cry ...

Word of the Day : November 15, 2020

libertine \LIB-er-teen\ noun

Definition

1 disparaging : a freethinker especially in religious matters

2 : a person wh...

Word of the Day : November 14, 2020

infinitesimal \in-fin-ih-TESS-uh-mul\ adjective

Definition

1 : taking on values arbitrarily close to but greater than ...

Word of the Day : November 13, 2020

farrier \FAIR-ee-er\ noun

Definition

: a person who shoes horses

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Farrier is now usually applied specif...

Word of the Day : November 12, 2020

abnegate \AB-nih-gayt\ verb

Definition

1 formal : deny, renounce

2 formal : surrender, relinquish

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Word of the Day : November 11, 2020

impeccable \im-PECK-uh-bul\ adjective

Definition

1 : free from fault or blame : flawless

2 : not capable of sinning o...

Word of the Day : November 10, 2020

bailiwick \BAY-lih-wik\ noun

Definition

1 law enforcement : the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff

2 : the sphere in...

Word of the Day : November 9, 2020

reprove \rih-PROOV\ verb

Definition

1 : to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent

2 : to express disapp...

Word of the Day : November 8, 2020

octothorpe \AHK-tuh-thorp\ noun

Definition

: the symbol #

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A versatile symbol with many names (among the...

Word of the Day : November 7, 2020

multifarious \mul-tuh-FAIR-ee-us\ adjective

Definition

: having or occurring in great variety : diverse

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