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November 24, 2021

Word of the Day: Feign

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Word of the Day : November 24, 2021

feign \FAYN\ verb

What It Means

Feign means "to give a false appearance of something."

// After her mom told her that she will bring her to the doctor's, Kim confessed that she was feigning illness because she forgot to finish her book report.

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Aired November 24, 2021

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