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Word of the Day : April 19, 2018

headlong \HED-LAWNG\ adverb

Definition

1 : with the head foremost

2 : without deliberation : recklessly

3 : without pau...

Word of the Day : April 18, 2018

embarrass \im-BAIR-us\ verb

Definition

1 a : to cause to experience a state of self-conscious distress

b : to place in d...

Word of the Day : April 17, 2018

onomatopoeia \ah-nuh-mah-tuh-PEE-uh\ noun

Definition

1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the soun...

Word of the Day : April 16, 2018

vulnerable \VUL-nuh-ruh-bul\ adjective

Definition

1 : capable of being physically or emotionally wounded

2 : open to att...

Word of the Day : April 15, 2018

founder \FOUN-der\ verb

Definition

1 : to make or become disabled or lame

2 : to give way : collapse

3 : to become subm...

Word of the Day : April 14, 2018

succinct \suk-SINKT\ adjective

Definition

: marked by compact precise expression without wasted words

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Word of the Day : April 13, 2018

aegis \EE-jus\ noun

Definition

1 : a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena...

Word of the Day : April 12, 2018

newfangled \NOO-FANG-guld\ adjective

Definition

1 : attracted to novelty

2 : of the newest style or kind

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Word of the Day : April 11, 2018

defer \dih-FER\ verb

Definition

1 : put off, delay

2 : to postpone induction of (a person) into military service

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Word of the Day : April 10, 2018

kitsch \KITCH\ noun

Definition

1 : something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality

2 : a...

Word of the Day : April 9, 2018

maladroit \mal-uh-DROYT\ adjective

Definition

: lacking skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations : ine...

Word of the Day : April 8, 2018

bastion \BAS-chun\ noun

Definition

1 : a projecting part of a fortification

2 : a fortified area or position

3 a : a pla...

Word of the Day : April 7, 2018

reify \RAY-uh-fye\ verb

Definition

: to consider or represent (something abstract) as a material or concrete thing : to gi...

Word of the Day : April 6, 2018

ineluctable \in-ih-LUK-tuh-bul\ adjective

Definition

: not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable

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Word of the Day : April 5, 2018

veld \VELT\ noun

Definition

: a grassland especially of southern Africa usually with scattered shrubs or trees

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Word of the Day : April 4, 2018

career \kuh-REER\ verb

Definition

: to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner

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Word of the Day : April 3, 2018

sensibility \sen-suh-BIL-uh-tee\ noun

Definition

1 : ability to receive sensations : sensitiveness

2 : peculiar susceptib...

Word of the Day : April 2, 2018

abide \uh-BYDE\ verb

Definition

1 a : to bear patiently : tolerate

b : to endure without yielding : withstand

2 : to wai...

Word of the Day : April 1, 2018

cuckoo \KOO-koo\ adjective

Definition

1 : of, relating to, or resembling the cuckoo

2 : deficient in sense or intelligenc...

Word of the Day : March 31, 2018

rectitude \REK-tuh-tood\ noun

Definition

1 : the quality or state of being straight

2 : moral integrity : righteousness
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