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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 24, 2024 5:20:21 GMT -6
Today's word - Capitulate (v) To capitulate is to surrender to an enemy, often after negotiating terms, or to stop trying to fight or resist something.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 25, 2024 6:03:43 GMT -6
Today's word - Vivacious (adj) Someone or something described as vivacious is happy and lively in an appealing way.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 26, 2024 12:47:12 GMT -6
Today's word - Lexicographer (n) A lexicographer is an author or editor of a dictionary.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 27, 2024 5:16:00 GMT -6
Today's word - Docile (adj) Docile is used to describe those who are easily taught, led, or managed.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 28, 2024 5:52:58 GMT -6
Today's word - Ne plus ultra (n) Ne plus ultra refers to the highest point of development or success that something may achieve; it is a synonym of acme.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 29, 2024 5:06:42 GMT -6
Today's word - Emote (v) To emote is to express emotion in a very dramatic or obvious way.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 30, 2024 5:13:29 GMT -6
Today's word - Bailiwick (n) Bailiwick refers to the domain or sphere in which someone has superior knowledge or authority.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 31, 2024 5:46:44 GMT -6
Today's word - Quotidian (adj) Something described as quotidian occurs every day or occurs routinely or typically. More broadly, quotidian is used as a synonym of commonplace and ordinary.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 1, 2024 8:09:31 GMT -6
Today's word - Damask (n) Damask refers to a usually shiny, thick fabric (as of linen, cotton, silk, or rayon) made with patterns. The word can also be used as a synonym of Damascus steel, or for a grayish red color.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 2, 2024 5:33:22 GMT -6
Today's word - Prognosticate (v) To prognosticate is to predict or foreshadow something.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 3, 2024 6:19:42 GMT -6
Today's word - Acquisitive (adj) Someone or something described as acquisitive is characterized by a strong desire to own or acquire more things.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 4, 2024 5:26:03 GMT -6
Today's word - Zeitgeber (n) Zeitgeber refers to an environmental agent or event (such as the occurrence of light or dark) that provides the stimulus which sets or resets an organism’s biological clock.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 5, 2024 5:20:58 GMT -6
Today's word - Gratuitous (adj) Gratuitous describes things that are not necessary, appropriate, or justified, as in "a gratuitous insult" or "a gratuitous assumption." Gratuitous can also mean "free."
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Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 6, 2024 6:01:39 GMT -6
Today's word - Signet (n) Signet refers to a seal used officially to give personal authority to a document in lieu of a signature, or to the impression made by or as if by such a seal.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 7, 2024 5:10:11 GMT -6
Today's word - Absolve (v) To absolve someone is to free them from a responsibility or commitment, or from the consequences of guilt.
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