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Word of the Day : June 21, 2021

inveigle \in-VAY-gul\ verb

Definition

1 : to win over by wiles : entice

2 : to acquire by ingenuity or flattery : wangle
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Word of the Day : June 20, 2021

progeny \PRAH-juh-nee\ noun

Definition

1 a : descendants, children

b : offspring of animals or plants

2 : outcome, produ...

Word of the Day : June 19, 2021

abrupt \uh-BRUPT\ adjective

Definition

1 a : characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning...

Word of the Day : June 18, 2021

calumny \KAL-um-nee\ noun

Definition

1 : a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation

2 : the act of utterin...

Word of the Day : June 17, 2021

harry \HAIR-ee\ verb

Definition

1 : to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault

2 : to force to move along by ha...

Word of the Day : June 16, 2021

jocund \JAH-kund\ adjective

Definition

: marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness

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Word of the Day : June 15, 2021

fealty \FEE-ul-tee\ noun

Definition

1 a : the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord

b : the obligation of suc...

Word of the Day : June 14, 2021

deride \dih-RYDE\ verb

Definition

1 : to laugh at or insult contemptuously

2 : to subject to usually bitter or contemptuo...

Word of the Day : June 13, 2021

titanic \tye-TAN-ik\ adjective

Definition

: having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal

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Word of the Day : June 12, 2021

virtuoso \ver-choo-OH-soh\ noun

Definition

1 : one who excels in the technique of an art; especially : a highly skilled mu...

Word of the Day : June 11, 2021

poignant \POY-nyunt\ adjective

Definition

1 a : painfully affecting the feelings : piercing

b : deeply affecting : touchi...

Word of the Day : June 10, 2021

majuscule \MAJ-uh-skyool\ noun

Definition

: a large letter (such as a capital)

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Majuscule looks like the co...

Word of the Day : June 9, 2021

enjoin \in-JOIN\ verb

Definition

1 : to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition

2 a : forbid, pr...

Word of the Day : June 8, 2021

bumptious \BUMP-shus\ adjective

Definition

: presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : obtrusive

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Word of the Day : June 7, 2021

solipsism \SOH-lip-sih-zum\ noun

Definition

: a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and...

Word of the Day : June 6, 2021

glean \GLEEN\ verb

Definition

1 : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers

2 : to gather information or material b...

Word of the Day : June 5, 2021

didactic \dye-DAK-tik\ adjective

Definition

1 a : designed or intended to teach

b : intended to convey instruction and inf...

Word of the Day : June 4, 2021

rigmarole \RIG-uh-muh-rol\ noun

Definition

1 : confused or meaningless talk

2 : a complex and sometimes ritualistic proced...

Word of the Day : June 3, 2021

peach \PEECH\ verb

Definition

1 :  to inform against : betray

2 :  to turn informer : blab

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Word of the Day : June 2, 2021

colleague \KAH-leeg\ noun

Definition

: an associate or coworker typically in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical o...