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Post by NerdiestKen on Aug 28, 2023 3:19:27 GMT -6
A different word everyday straight out of the pages of the best-selling Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 11th Edition.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Aug 28, 2023 3:29:38 GMT -6
Today's word - Assay (verb) Assay is a technical word meaning "to test something (such as a metal or drug) to find out what it contains or to assess its value."
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Post by NerdiestKen on Aug 29, 2023 4:22:05 GMT -6
Today's word - Oxymoron (noun) An oxymoron is a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings, such as “cruel kindness” or “open secret.” In broader usage, oxymoron can also refer to something (such as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Aug 30, 2023 4:06:50 GMT -6
Today's word - Caustic (adj.) In general contexts, caustic describes bluntly and harshly critical remarks, statements, or ways of being and communicating, as in "a caustic remark" or "caustic humor." In contexts involving chemistry, caustic is a synonym of corrosive, and is used to describe things capable of destroying or eating away matter by chemical action.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Aug 31, 2023 4:50:13 GMT -6
Today's word - Pundit (noun) A pundit is someone who is usually considered an expert on a particular subject and who shares their opinion on that subject in a public setting (such as a television or radio program).
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 1, 2023 4:28:20 GMT -6
Today's word - Embargo (noun) Embargo refers to a government order that limits trade in some way. In broader usage, embargo can function as a synonym of prohibition.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 2, 2023 4:07:00 GMT -6
Today's word - Copacetic (adj.) Copacetic (less commonly spelled copasetic or copesetic) describes things that are very satisfactory.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 3, 2023 4:55:52 GMT -6
Today's word - Upbraid (verb) To upbraid someone is to speak to them in an angry or critical way in response to something they have done wrong—in other words, to scold them.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 4, 2023 4:46:59 GMT -6
Today's word - Gauntlet (noun) Gauntlet was first used in English to refer to the reinforced glove worn with a suit of armor in the Middle Ages. Gauntlet later came to refer to any long, heavy glove worn to protect the hand, as well as to an open challenge to an argument, fight, competition, etc., usually in the common phrase “throw down the gauntlet.”
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 5, 2023 4:32:51 GMT -6
Today's word - Ambiguous (adj.) To describe something as ambiguous is to say that it can be understood in more than one way or that it has more than one possible meaning.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 6, 2023 7:19:06 GMT -6
Today's word - Pareidolia (noun) Pareidolia refers to the tendency to perceive a specific and often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 7, 2023 4:29:17 GMT -6
Today's word - Disingenuous (adj.) Disingenuous is a formal word that describes things, such as speech or behavior, that give a false appearance of being honest or sincere. Similarly, a person who is being disingenuous may seem sincere, but is in fact only pretending to be open and candid.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 8, 2023 6:34:03 GMT -6
Today's word - Redound (verb) Redound is a formal word that when paired with to means “to have a particular result.” It is often used in one of two idioms: “It redounds to someone's credit/honor” is used to say that a person deserves credit/respect for having done something. “Redound to the advantage of” means “to benefit (someone or something).” Redound is also sometimes used as a synonym of accrue and reflect.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 9, 2023 4:07:38 GMT -6
Today's word - Bellwether (noun) Bellwether refers to someone or something that leads others or shows what will happen in the future—in other words, a leader or a trendsetter.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 10, 2023 5:17:16 GMT -6
Today's word - Orotund (adj.) Orotund is a formal word used as a synonym of sonorous to describe something—usually a voice—marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound. It can also be used disapprovingly to mean "pompous" or "bombastic."
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